Without giving higher commission to agent, lower rent and more free rent, can't find other way that could beat the rest.

Given number of rental units available, those asking for a higher rent need to prepare for a long wait.

Furnished and rent out daily or weekly via air bnb.

Another out of box idea; partitioned lounge and kitchen into bedroom, you will have 2 to 3 extra rooms over neighbours.

With so many landlords competing for tenants is dog eat dog bone situation, you will either leave your unit vacant or rented out.

Another out of box idea is to rent by weekly, get tenant to bank in rent weekly.

As this is a benchmark, any suggestion to beat it? Rm200 monthly rebate? Pay a lump sum at end of tenancy?

Given it is a tenants market; someone could start a bidding wed site, re agents list tenants, rental rate and property name, and landlords to bid for commission paid to re agent.