I disagree...

Screwed up immigration policies caused infrastructure issues in SG now..
And driving up housing prices including HDB..
Meanwhile, salary level is depressed...
Cost of living is ridiculous now..

PAP govt is world no.1 in milking money..
Even China, Brunei.. etc send officials to SG to learn...

Malaysia is learning already..
In SG, BIGGEST LANDOWNER is GOVT... BIGGEST MONOPOLY BIZ all GOVT-LINKED..
Tat is why not much entrepreneurship in SG..
High risk of starting a biz in SG...
High cost too...

There are more opportunities in Malaysia due to inept govt..

I disagree...

Screwed up immigration policies caused infrastructure issues in SG now..
And driving up housing prices including HDB..
Meanwhile, salary level is depressed...
Cost of living is ridiculous now..

PAP govt is world no.1 in milking money..
Even China, Brunei.. etc send officials to SG to learn...

Malaysia is learning already..
In SG, BIGGEST LANDOWNER is GOVT... BIGGEST MONOPOLY BIZ all GOVT-LINKED..
Tat is why not much entrepreneurship in SG..
High risk of starting a biz in SG...
High cost too...

There are more opportunities in Malaysia due to inept govt..

if it is true why not keep buying HDB flat? You can make a fortune out of it. 

yup...the opportunities still a lot in malaysia...u no need to be very competent or have very strong background in first place to setup ur business in malaysia...of course u need to work hard n get good networking (cable) to success...

Exit Strategy from Singapore mah..

KL too far...
Transport expenditure will be high even with HSR...

Even if I rent out R&F cheaply in future, I can still easily access it in case tenant run away...etc..
Very hard to monitor overseas properties if too far..

No bike.. No car..
That is why I only pick R&F Princess Cove..

My mum got a terrace/something in Taman Daya..
Whole house rent out only RM 530 a month (excluding utilities) and always tenant run away without 1st informing us..
1st time lost 3 mths worth of rental..
Just happened again with this one and heard from neighbours that the whole house lights is turned on..
Wonder how much rental losses this time...

That is why I avoid buying properties that is not easily accessible for me...

Rental in malaysia is really headache one.
When tenant runs.. u won't able to locate them in Malaysia..

As I mentioned, rental is crap in Malaysia.. with the risks involved..
R&F on the plus side is easily accessible for me...

Rental or not, it serves a great purpose as exit strategy..

Yes I ll buy a hdb instead of princess cove. I can rent out at sgd2.2k n u have hard time to rent out at rm5k. Same time hdb price ll go up in the next 10 years time as already got talks of 10 mil population....

Your purpose of purchase is slightly different from mine!

I only buy new house directly from the developer and stay for a certain period of times (no rental, please)
KL is not consider that far when HSR ready in year 2020!
Even now I get use to travel from Singapore to Malaysia regularly by coach or bus for more than half day!
I do not drive to Malaysia eventhough I own a car.
Location wise, KL is still much better than JB but that for me!

Thank you very much for sharing your opinion!

For me. If need to stay n work in singapore. Buying or investing in a hdb definately better than buying in iskandar.

If I get retrenched or SG is too expensive to bear..

Can downgrade to living in R&F while renting out entire HDB for old age...
This is better than the leasebuy back crap from PAP govt and the CPF life crap..

Not for me as I have been staying in Singapore for many years already
Looking forward much cheaper and better housing after stop working!

http://mothership.sg/2014/06/15-reasons-wh...me-in-malaysia/

For me. If need to stay n work in singapore. Buying or investing in a hdb definately better than buying in iskandar.

U dont get the point.  Those singa lang looking into investing in overseas already sorted out their own stay house n most likely is a hdb.

U wont consider buying rnf vs hdb flat. U will consider a private condo in singa vs rnf.

Just like u wont consider keeping a mistress before u even get married bro

My few colleagues singa poh lang investing in oversea like hk n phillipine n thailand. They didnt give a thought of jb leh except one ex GM who bought a unit at horizon hill...

It depends on your objectives.

For Zelphon, he is a genuine buyer and is clear that this RnF property is his exit strategy from Singapore in the event when he is retrenched. I respect and understand his intention.

If you view RnF as investment, maybe this is not so sustainable in short to mid term. Calculate your monthly mortgage installment and compare it with the existing rental market at JB. If the estimate rental (in 3 years time when VP) can give good yield, then it's a GO!

Yes..

But u can only own 1 HDB...
To get a 2nd property in SG..
Even a studio 1 BR in f***ed up locations cost min. SGD $550,000..

Then all the ABSD.. TDSR comes into play... Making it very very difficult to get a 2nd property..

Govt is trying to control people by forcing them into debts via HDB... Screwed up CPF schemes and unabated high cost of medical treatments...

SG is a richman's playground now..
A place to earn money...

That's it..

Boss mind to share which part of Singa is Fark up???

I'm looking at jurong and ang mo kio. Isit gd???

It's true Singa props r at nonsense price now. But just wanna buy one in case need to Zhao Lou fr Malai.