We used to apply "Investment portfolio Diversification" in stock mkt , but in property investment, I always believe this "Golden Rule" can be challenged.
Put all the apples in one basket is not always wrong

To answer your question needs further in depth analysis..
Let's put location (prime), project concept, building design + quality, developer's reputation, accessibility, land tenure as constant factors for both scenarios

a few variables hv to be taken into consideration.
1. Is the condo ease of tenancy? (located near decent & renown colleges (Taylor, Sunway, Inti, HELP, SeGi etc), LRT)
2. Projected yield (3.8%-4.5% nett ROI, CONSISTENTLY is healthy)

3. Holding power (how long to sustain the mthly repayment?), if one can hold 2 years after the completion, then SD is better bet. If kenot hold, but 1 & 2 is fulfilled, then condo is safer bet.

Alwiz remember, for condo play, dun simply buy although it is relatively cheap or below mkt value, must do more studies on vicinity development (DD vs SS). Condo/apt supply has touched a critical red line!!

My 2 cent

This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Aug 21 2011, 01:26 PM

I cannot expect everyone carry the same opinion like me, otherwise it defeat the purpose of this forum. Although I dun agree what you say again & I do sometimes dun agree what Pai Kor say too, but I truly respect & welcome feedback & disagreement.

This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Aug 21 2011, 07:40 PM

This is the diagram taken in TMS sales office, the drawing is scaled according to the actual plot being measured by land surveyor, shd be quite accurate.
I do not know whether TMS has the intention to mislead the buyers, but if you look at the locational plan carefully, at the bottom part Semi-D road is stated 40ft. Try to use a ruler to measure the distance and compare to the link houses inter link road, you will find that link houses road is slightly wider, otherwise measure the link houses which is 75ft and measute again. It clearly shows that the road width is more than 50% of 75ft.

According to the SA, individual title of the link houses has been subdivided out prior the land dealing between TMS and Mahajaya, it is too late for TMS to alien the individual/strata title & make it G+G for link houses, thus only SD & Bungalow are strata title. TMS has to follow Mahajaya original planned lot size to launch KR link houses, if you examine the old phases by Majajaya, you will notice that the road is almost 50ft wide.

By the way, how do you measure? infra red distance measurement instrument? I hope you are wrong.

This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Aug 22 2011, 12:13 AM

I dun think TMS makes such a mistake or has any mean to mislead, if not...
Shd be at least 45ft, my main concern & reason to purchase the superlink is road width. 50ft wide is superb, it looks something like this...



This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Aug 22 2011, 12:42 AM

Dropped by sales office just now.

http://www.chinapress.com.my/node/246219 - China Press
Today's news, proposed new highway,
Kinrara - Serdang - Putrajaya Highway (SKIP)
Good news to Putra Permai and Equine's park residents

No I dun think so, highways or new access will definitely bring prosperity to vicinity areas in different magnitude.
Except for those condos / row of houses that face the highway / elevated highway directly will be seriously affected, a good example is the Zone L M & N in Sri Petaling, price of those houses that back by the elevated Maju Dedicated Highway are seriously tarnished.

I do not know whether the route has been finalised or not, judging fr the sketch drawing, there are 7 interchanges being proposed, once it is completed, 90% of the surrounding houses / shops / factories prices will be inflated in certain degree (including Kinrara Residence).
IMO, in between Putra Permai to Cyberjaya/Putrajaya, there are a few mega projects under planning, another CBD is definitely in the making.


O2 City - Option 1

O2 City - Option 2


IOI Resort City The mall will have 1.3 million square feet of lettable space for anchor tenants such as hypermarket, cinema, health and fitness centre, ice-skating rink and wave house. about 40% of total floor area of Mid Valley.

Area benefits fr this highway
1. Putra Permai / Equine Park - Escape / reduce traffic jam / time taken to KL / PJ can be shorten by half
2. Serdang lama / baru (UPM) - ease of excess to Puchong and PJ
3. Lestari Perdana / Kinrara Uptown - perfect location as one interchange proposed next to it
4. Kinrara / Kinrara Residence - Time saving going south to KLIA / LCCT is enhanced, ease of connecting to CBD in Cyberjaya in the future

If this highway is built elevated in Kinrara area, Duet Residence @ Bdr Kinrara could be affected, facing golf also facing highway

My 2 cent

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Added on August 28, 2011, 12:36 pmIt is not Kinrara - Damansara Highway, no connection at all.
KD Highway starts fr Taman Kinrara / Sunway Kinrara - PJS 3 - PJ town center - Tropicana

This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Aug 28 2011, 12:39 PM

I think this is a preliminary proposal only, pending for objections fr residents being affected.
After SKIP passing by Kinrara Uptown shoplots, in order to bypass residential areas, it goes straight up cutting Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve until touching KR border, and then make a sharp left turning into AHFR again passing fr the back of Kinrara BK6 Hening, came out cutting through Duet Residence's land, end joining back to Kinrara main road.

1. Behind Hening is a large natural reservoir, will be a hassle.
2. Duet Residence 2 acres of land is part of the route, could it be? If yes, then Duet Residence has to be cancelled.





This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Aug 30 2011, 01:24 AM

Mah Sing
2 & 2 1/2 storey - Sand bricks
3-storey - Clay bricks

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Added on August 31, 2011, 9:43 amThanks!

This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Aug 31 2011, 09:43 AM

Sound resistance
Quality / hardness
Heat insulation
Color preservation (for clay roof tiles)

This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Aug 31 2011, 11:49 AM

According to SA, for 3-storey, kalsa bricks will be used in the event shortage of clay bricks

You kenot hv both.
There is no perfect house in this world, this is fact. so sometimes we need to let go something in exchange with personal needs.
Knowing that KR is leasehold,
Knowing that KR design is so so (including the SDs)
Knowing that KR is less strategic compared to Bdr Kinrara
Knowing that the building quality might not be tip top
I am vesting my interest in KR 3-storey still. Why?
Frankly, in Puchong, I dun hv many choices if I want :-
1. Decent security (safty)
2. Place escape fr LDP (going to KL / PJ)
3. Club house (for my children)
4. At least 5 rooms (I need 6 rooms indeed)
5. Sea level >40 m, flood concern
6. Assuarance of product delivery (TMS shd be safer bet, I only pick top 30 companies).
7. 50 ft wide road (my priority concern, hard to find in new housing now).
8. Near my work place in Bkt Jalil

I strongly avoid, high tension cable, ex-mining land, too near to factory and mosque.
IMO, KR fulfills 70% of my needs, not PERFECT but good enough. just sharing

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Added on August 31, 2011, 11:29 pmI hv no knowledge bout kalsa, may be true.
Building specifications not finalized yet and buyers putting deposits, quite weird ya

This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Aug 31 2011, 11:29 PM

well said!!

Your question seems very simple, but it is indeed quite hard to answer.
IMHO, buying a property (for own stay) is very personal. It is all to do with Weighting/priority issue
Many years back, 3 golden investment rules/tips that I hold firmly :-
1. Freehold (50%) 2. Prime location (30%) 3. Landed (20%)

5 years ago, I change my rating (weight/priority)
1. Freehold 2. G+G 3. Prime location / average prime + good accessibility 4. Landed 5. Environment (landscaping) + club house 6. House facade + layout design
2 years ago, I change the sequence again
1. G+G 2. Freehold 3. Prime location / average prime + good accessibility 4. Environment (landscaping) + club house 5. Landed 6. House facade + layout design
and Now,
1. G+G 2. Prime location / average prime + good accessibility 3. Environment (landscaping) + club house 4. Landed 5. House facade + layout design 6. Freehold

BPP is freehold definitely better than KR leasehold, if you think or weight freehold the most important criteria, and rate location as minor concern, then BPP is definitely better for you. BPP will become a prime location when Puchong has well developed (next 10 years) and Cyberjaya / Putra Permai Equine park area become mature (15 years I estimate).



This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Sep 1 2011, 02:07 AM

Sorry I think I misunderstood BPP - I thought Bandar Bukit Puchong?
You mean Bandar Puteri Puchong rite?


My answer to KR location
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...0#entry36710308
page 20

This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Sep 1 2011, 03:20 AM

Sales as at 10/9/2011
Bungalow:

Semi-D Three-Storey (total 144 units, 119 units sold) - 83% sold:
Semi-D Double-Storey (total 120 units, 98 units sold) - 82% sold:
Link Three-Storey Purchasers (total 269 units, 245 units sold) - 91% sold:
Link Two-and-a-Half-Storey (Total : 67 units, 60 units sold) - 90% sold:
Link Double-Storey (Total : 113 units, 105 units sold) - 93% sold:

Too early to finalize Ambrosia SD & Bungalow, preliminary around 30 units sold

Dun really understand LBS, the SD ceiling height is bout 10th only, I am not impress. D'Island overall environment is quite fascinating, response for Superlink 22x100 (1.5 mil) & 22x80 (1.2 mil) also sold > 90%.
Location no comment

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Added on September 23, 2011, 4:02 pmI carry different view, added value (at least 15%) for KR once SKIP is ready. Except for those houses directly facing the highway will be affected, the rest of the areas will benifit fr ease of accessibility.
Try to imagine...
if without NKVE - how will Setia Eco Park & Setia Alam perform?
if without LDP - how will Bandar Puteri & the entire Puchong, DPC perform?
if without KESAS - how will Kota Kemuning, Bukit Rimau, Botanic & Bkt Tinggi perform?

SKIP will certainly boost up the property price in Putra Permai (the most), Serdang, Kinrara.


This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Sep 23 2011, 09:48 PM

Loan stamping is calculated based on loan amount (not selling price)
for instance :

A - Bought 3-stry Superlink at 1.0 million, loan 90% = 900K

- MOT stamp duty = 24K
- Loan stamping fees = 4.5K

B - Bought 3-storey Superlink Corner at 1.5 million, loan 50% = 750K

- MOT stamp duty = 39K
- Loan stamping fees = 3.75K