Hi, my parents have a terrace house in KV that is worth around 600k. They like to plant things and have their own garden so I looked around and found that there are a few areas in Seremban where they sell bungalow lots for people to build their own houses. There are also some double story semi-ds that cost around 400k to 500k. The residential land costs around 200k - 300k.

I'm wondering if it is better to buy a semi-D with around 3500 sqft of land that already has a house built and just spend 50k on basic renovations or buy a 5600 sqft land and build a single story bungalow. The main reason I'm asking this is because I'm not really sure how much it would cost to build a house in Seremban. I heard people say you can build a single story bungalow for 100k, and some say you need 300k.

If they sell their house in KV, they will probably have about 550k left.

Which of the 2 do you guys think is the better option?

I think they are mainly afraid of cost overrun if building a bungalow.

They will probably have 200k for building once they bought the land. Is that enough for a 1200ish sqft 3 room 2 bath house?

Since you mention clients, what do you work as?

What are some potential issues I should look out for when shopping for a piece of residential land to build a bungalow on?

The lands I'm looking at are in Rasah Kemayan in Seremban. Not sure if you are familiar.

It was design for people to buy an individual bungalow plots and build their own house. I read that the developer bankrupt and some of the shoplots there build halfway abandoned, and that place still not fully build up yet, probably why the price is affordable.

But I have went and checked it out with my family and we actually really like the place, very quiet, but not so quiet that you would feel afraid. I asked the agent about the utilities and they said that it shouldn't be a problem since the other houses there also have water, electricity, and phone connections. We even went and checked out the abandoned shoplots and it turns out they have been recently completed, so I guess the value of the lands there are slowly going up.

The thing that I am most concerned about is how much it would cost to flatten the land.

For example, this land

https://www.google.com/maps/@2.6962331,101....3312!8i6656

is quite uneven, so I presume it would take a bit of work to flatten it so that a building can be built.

Ahh I see.

I'm sorry for asking so many questions, but may I ask if you know how much does it cost per sqft for land clearing?

I heard from a property agent that it costs rm5000 to clear a 10,000 sqft land, but I'm not sure if I can believe him.

We will try to keep cost low by building a very small (around 1000sqft) house and with very bare furnishings.

Planning to budget 150k -200k and still have 150k as cash for cost overrun. Furniture will pretty much just reuse old furniture from old house. Only kitchen and toilet willing to spend more to renovate.

10% is a lot lower than I thought it would be

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I'm guessing it's probably gonna be around 50k?

Can't I just get an architecture firm to draw the house plan for me, have them do the paperwork, and then get a contractor to start work?

I'm probably oversimplifying, but isn't that the gist of it?

I thought you need certified architect to give signature?

Any good general contractors in Seremban? I'm really not familiar with that area.

They do seem quite nice but aren't those depreciating assets? Especially if you don't own the land that they are on. There's also the problem with getting proper utilities.

Of course it is but have to be able to afford it

Wonder if can customizer it.

Like the neighborhood there.

Also parents prefer more Chinese area

There have unifi

Though don't know if build new house need wait how long

Thanks

Will definitely make a thread about it once the building gets going.

Almost bought a bungalow land but mother got scared at the last minute and kept telling my dad to just buy a normal house

Unfortunately, yeah