Buy subsale only for its location. The renovations gonna cost another 1/3 of the house paid. Better buy a new house at the outskirts if reaching retirement age. Lots of newly launched houses in Broga, Semenyih areas for around 700k, no need renovations headache except for built ins eg cabinets. Cost of living slightly lower, spending less cos less meet-up yumcha with friends and also less impulsive shopping. But only good if you are reaching retirement age or kids are independent already. Don’t have to fetch them from schools, colleges or unis.
Used to stay around USJ 5 areas while working at Sunway, then moved to OKR. Just before retirement, decided to move to Semenyih. Tired of the traffics, noise and sound pollutions and am glad we made the move. Went back to OKR periodically and what a nightmare the whole road is due to the numbers of condos there and built jalil areas.

This post has been edited by nauticat99: Feb 12 2025, 10:59 PM

Budget 200k also maybe not enough. You haven’t factor in replacing the cabinets in kitchen or rooms. Any houses more than 20 years old have very outdated interior design.

Semenyih/Broga is a nice place due to the surrounding hills and farms. Many eco resorts and retreats due to the fresh air. Only thing is no guarantee the hills will still be there in the future seing how the developments are encroaching into the hillsides. Will be ideal if you do not have to go to KL or PJ areas on a regular basis.

It should be interesting if there is a study done on students staying back at those familiar areas post studies. As for me and a few that I know, most will relocate nearer to their work place (rent rooms) since they are more mobile at that age and may not have the capacity to buy a house yet.