Hye beloved mates, lads, brothers and sisters here. I need a realist and smart advice here regarding buying a house for own stay, not an investment.
Preferred location would be around Rawang and Puncak Alam (or even Sungai Buloh). Reason, I am comfortable with Northern Klang Valley.
Of course, I understand and respect the majority of opinions here about the "completeness" and "superiority" of Southern Klang Valley when it comes to amenities, infrastructures, location wise, nearest to Cyberjaya / Putrajaya / KLIA and so on...
Currently, I am staying in Bandar Tasik Puteri, Rawang. I am planning to sell my current 2-storey terraced house before this end of year, with an EXPECTED profit of RM 70,000 - RM RM90,000.
My budget, anything below / around RM 600,000. So my question would be... Which project? Which developer? New or subsales? ** Note, I have kids to school right now.
I have surveyed and attended a few of showhouses
- M Panora by Mah Sing Group, Rawang
- M Aruna by Mah Sing Group, Rawang
- Halya 2 by Daunan Worldwide, Puncak Alam
- Caledonia by KLK Land, Near Puncak Alam, but it's in Ijok
- Amaya @ Acacia Park (Bandar Tasik Puteri) by Low Yat Group, Rawang
- Subsales, M Residence 2 by Mah Sing Group, Rawang (strata title)
- Orchid by Scientex, Kundang Jaya, haven't been to showhouse
- Myra Gardens by OIB Group, Kundang Jaya, haven't been to showhouse
- Templer Residence by Hong Bee Land and Emerald by Guoco Land, I think it's too expensive for us, but we LOVE the houses there I admit that.
Have asked my wife, SO FAR she loves Caledonia (new), M Panora (new) and M Residence 2 (subsales, but due to matured and proper strata status, and the house is ALREADY there).
M Aruna, based on Whatsapp Group, seems like aaa... Completed and still some NEW units, but still defects here and there, complained by the current owners who have just VP-ed.
Caledonia, seems like my wife doesnt' care about the 60 seconds walk to cemetery there. Literally, just walk to the grave.
Amaya @ BTP by Lowyat Group, Lovely house with landscape, BUT, BUT... Slab roof / square roof - Isn't that it is prone to leaking and the paint would be ugly after two or three years, am I right? Suitable for our weather?
Sorry, need more info here regarding this slab / square roof design.
Thank you, appreciate for you info, mates and lads here.
RM600K is too low to get anything gate and guarded. RM1 million is more realistic nowadays, regardless which area.
Your 70-90K profit is too low. Enough only to pay downpayment and lawyer fee if you go for new launch or subsale market.
If you have been staying the current landed house for some time probably you are fine being not G&G.
G&G you need to pay additional maintenance fee and sinking fund too.
Given your age, better to keep the extra cash for children education, vacation or emergency use.
Double transfer for strata title will take at least 1 to 1.5 years to complete.
Hopefully, your new buyer is Malay too else expect to wait up to 2 years if it's Malay to Non Malay, even it's not Bumi lot.