Jesscy said “Malaysia is good IFF you want to stay there.”
Residential … foreigners must buy high-end units of RM 1M+. They are hard to rent out
— I found this discussion in the Malaysia magazine [[Personal Money]]. I feel the Malaysia context is somewhat similar to the Singapore context.
- For rental yield, prefer condo
- For capital appreciation, prefer landed
- For a combination of both, prefer commercial rental properties, “where it’s possible to get the best of both worlds” as described by Milan Doshi. I hope this is true in other Asia countries.
Milan Doshi liked prime locations along the Malaysia MRT stations, or well-established neighborhoods. I agree that the top 3 factors are Location, Location and Location.
Vincent Ng pointed out “Unfortunately, landed property gives you poor (rental) returns.” He also said condo give good rental payout. “In the past, people wouldn’t buy property unless they got 7% to 10% in (rental) returns, but now anything above the 4% to 5% benchmark is difficult to come by”. I think he refers to NGRY.