Hello,

I love reading this forum so I thought it would be a great place to get feedback.

Although I am aware of many other areas which are more promising (within 30 minutes of city center), I am very partial to Subang properties(esp. ss14/15/19) due to the township it offers and Hartamas due to its location and 'happening' factor. Also, I believe both areas have yet to reach its potential value in terms of $$$.

Landed properties(bungalows and semi-d's-dont like links as noise travels so well... Ahem. Privacy issues u understand.) are my favourite choices for possible long term investments (capital gain...) but with the surge of young professionals -20's-30's- opting to rent apartments or condominiums along with middle aged group vying to purchase their own properties (what with so many banks offering loans...) and the increasing choices coming up everywhere one has to question if the long term holding of properties in the area will be worth it especially if the homes will be untenanted due to difficulty finding interested renters during the course of ownership? How is the market for rental landed homes?

Apartments and Condominiums are very convenient what with the security and amenities offered but I have to ponder of the likelihood of finding tenants again if they are spoilt for choice in various parts in and around the city center? Another issue about apartments and condos which scare me is the possibility of having bad neighbours who will spoil the building in general making it undesirable I know it is less likely with middle-high range but still... you never know? Not to mention appreciation for non-landed properties seem to lag in comparison to landed properties.

Aihs...

Personally, I have no doubt any property bought within 1 hours commute of the city will appreciate (look at any other country in the world mah...) but like I mentioned above the question remains is how MUCH will it appreciate and in the meantime how good is the prospective rental market in general to ensure that more than 6 months of the year (averaged out la) it will bring in passive income to cover payments(if any)?

Erm... Not looking for people to give me written in stone answers - just opinions and thoughts on subang & hartamas properties as well as the points mentioned above (prospective rental market, landed vs non-landed appreciation & capital gain, etc.)

*nods* I didn't realise that about subang. Thank for pointing that out >< My friend actually mentioned subang is scary in the sense of break-in occurances... guess i forgot.

oh well.

The problem with 'the closer to klcc'(like ampang) is that it is also waaaay more expensive. Sooo scary the prices @_@ but I suppose the appreciation is also much much much more than areas further away :/ Guess I will look around sentul and bangsar areas and see if anything seems promising.

Hmmm...