Utilities, assessments are more expensive for commercial rather than for residentials. Each asset class has its own merits and there is no hard and fix rules as to which is better. Otherwise most people would only invest in one type of property. I don't think we can summarise residentials are for beginners and commercials for advance.

Even residential there are quite a fair few subclasses - apartment, condo, low costs, terrace, semi-d, bungalow, land and Commercial - office space, retail lots, shophouses, land. Every single one has its own pros and cons. Not least the difference in prices.

Dealing with tenants again quite different over the different class. Chances of a low class tenant in a low costs property compared with educated people in higher class properties. One would stupidly avoid paying you rent while the other, even run away with 4 months unpaid rent, you will still say, that's one hell of a good tenant.

What exactly are you looking at the difference between the two?

This is a rather new thing. Commercial land actually attracts a higher land premium. For every township, the town planner will always proportionate their land to certain percentage. However, as some owners who bought commercial land find that perhaps office space or shopping centre might not fetch as much profit (possibly due to oversupply) they will build service apartment which essentially is residential built on commercial land.

I disagree slightly. The plot ratio of each land has already been predetermined by the relevant council so it does not matter if it is residential or commercial. In town planning there are also plots of lands which are designated high density residential. You are right about the car parking space.

Of course this is Malaysia.. there are many reasons to allow higher plot ratios. But somehow I don't think commercial is one of them. Look at Mont Kiara, pretty good plot ratio there.

Not necessarily true. Mayland had been launching some of its "commercial" service apartment and it has zero downpayment scheme especially for its Johor projects.

Actually come to think of it, even mah sing does it. So I guess it is no difference if residential or commercial.