what about putra heights and setia alam? the houses / landscaping and environment are quite nice

you dun just look at the area, for a place to dev look at the type of people staying there. affluent, middle class is what you look for - then the place will grow and prices will appreciate. places like cheras, sg buloh, serdang etc will take time as there are still many pockets of land available for dev and the crowd there is very different from places like sri hartamas, bangsar etc so appreciation will take time.

currently property market is stagnant and is very soft. dun believe all the developer hype about places being sold out unless it's a super duper hot area. you can see previously hot area now having slow sales - just check out kota kemuning, setia alam, bkt jelutong etc - all still got loads of houses for sale direct from dev. previously you have to queue overnight ......

in believe very soon it will be buyer market - you know like car market. then you can buy completed houses direct from dev (better deal for us )

ss2 - yes it's very strategically located, practically toll free access to most part of pj/kl. also place is established. what to look out for is the location of the house. i believe the place you're looking at is either near chow yang or nearer to sea park market. both area are ok but those very near to chow yang will have to live with the thurs pasar malam. you will need to check the house properly as they are more or less 30yrs old - set aside some budget to re-do the piping, bathrooms and roofing, unless the current owner have done very good maintenance. overall ss2 is a good buy - rental is very good and easy to find tenant. for family - there's easy access to restaurant, shopping mall, schools and amenities.