property investing in Malaysia

Ways to make money from property investment:

1. discount from developer
2. rental return- completed medium cost apartments; 7-8% pa; poor appreciation; timing not needed; tenant management
3. capital appreciation - completed landed homes; poor rental return 3-5%; good appreciation 5-10%; timing important
4. commercial properties (shoplots, offices) -rental 6-8% pa; good appreciation 5-10%; location important; for wealthy individuals
5. raw land development
6. plantation
7. orchards/ecofarms
8. property development
9. buy basic or run-down house - refurbish
10. abandoned/haunted house
11. auctions
12. accessibility being upgraded - OKR, Kesas, Guthrie
13. area with new projects
14. residential convert to commercial - main roads with conversion potential
15. student accomodation - near LRT
16. flipping
17. bird nest farming

(Source: Milan Doshi)