1) i have a female friend (unmarried) that owns two properties she bought from the sub-sale market. the first she bought was a small apartment in SS2. she told me that time the asking price was around 100k. originally it was in a sorry state but at least the previous tenant didn't pour cement down the drain. so she basically clean it up and repainted, then offer it for rental as bare unit. part of it was due to her financial situation at the time and she was thinking whatever tenant she gets that area might be low class people won't appreciate the furniture anyway. she got lucky a chinese couple rented the place because want to send their daughter to the chinese school there. her income was good that she decided to get another property and thinking for the future she decided to get a landed property, she found something cheap in SS14 (she didn't disclose the amount to me) and her target weren't students as most owners in SS14 partition up the houses then rent to students studying at Taylors/Inti, instead she did basically the same as her SS2 property target families wanting a Subang Jaya address for the public and chinese schools in that area for their kids. both properties doing well with long term tenants as the parents would be invested in that area for their kids for at least 5 years and longer if they have more kids. location is important for this, there is less chance of them renting elsewhere or buying their own as prices have risen over the years for sub-sale and new ones would put them in financial burden. heard stories from her that the parents either have no plans to move or bought property which is cheaper but further away in places like Bangi and Rawang, and would move there once the education of their kids is complete or retire as they're working nearby so don't plan to commute. she manage to avoid MCO issues other owners having in subang jaya because colleges are closed so all the students went home and nobody renting their pigeon hole partitioned rooms. yes, u can earn more with partitioning and renting out individually but collection is a headache. she also previously lived a frugal life of renting a small room near any office she works at, now is living rent free with her bf/fiance.

2) i have a male friend whom bought a high-end condo quite recently. he comes from a slightly broken house with an abusive mom and absent father, so whatever he do is always quite kiasu so instead of getting something reasonable and sensible he has to get something really cool to show off as he was convinced after a friend bought at 'tropics @ 3 damansara' that a condo atop a shopping complex was the way to go. so he got a SOFO at atria, i think he got it from developer with all the developer perks but at the height of property price a few years back. he got influence by minimalist lifestyle which lead him to caravan lifestyle which lead him to steath camper lifestyle, he thought of a way to keep his property and earn from it. he converted his mpv unto a stealth camper to stay in while he rented out his SOFO, he then rented an extra car park from the management to park his camper while his original parking spot is for tenant use. in his words he is using all the condo facilities for RM100 parking fee per month and earning rental from his property. he tells me every morning he go to gym, swim, sauna then bath at the common bathroom and change into his work clothes then go to office, he told me slight inconvenience changing in the public shower room and getting up early so nobody uses the facilities yet but apart from that he doesn't pay a single cent for water and electricity. during mco period he either uses the lounge, meeting rooms for WFH (free wifi) or go down to the shopping complex to have lunch then lepak at the cafe for a few hours. he had to make some sacrifices but i think it is smart, he told me if he lived in a camper earlier but didn't own a condo with facilities he would've just gotten a gym membership.