Material costs already rise so there isn't much you can do about it... if you wanted to save on building materials cost you should have started construction earlier (at least a year back).

Or you could build a traditional wooden house without steel or cement... (silly idea I know sorry).

Take the article with a pinch of salt, as a general rule of thumb it's true but you'll need to evaluate each property on a case by case basis.

The location of the property is important just because the article says apartment has better rental doesn't always ring true.

Also the smaller hill side plot could make it difficult to start construction, if the land is angled too steep the ground needs to be leveled.

There is also the risk the hill side might not be suitable for building construction and you can't get permission to build.

In addition because it's going to be rental for vacation etc the income stream might not be constant but fluctuating

My money is with the larger plot or should I say your money teehee.

This post has been edited by aaronpang: Jul 1 2008, 02:45 PM

You're right it could be agriculture land... or something else...

First time I'm hearing of "geran besar", you sure it's an actual geran for the land and not TOL?

I remember long ago some folks in my kampong (JB) got scammed into buying TOL land thinking it will later be converted to POL

If you're in a city, town, or anywhere that has a Majilis Perbandaran you'll need permission to build a house.

Unless the land your land is deep in the jungle no roads, running water or electricity then by all means go ahead and build whatever you want

Better yet hire a lawyer to oversee the sale and perform due diligence before committing to purchase.