Beach or Mountain? Retirement / Holiday home musings ...

I'm more of a mountain person actually - prefer the cool, damp environment.

So here are the choices ... window shopping more like ...

1. A small apartment in Fraser's Hill or maybe nearer Genting - the cost is fairly low, small, easy to look after and most importantly: nice cool weather away from the heat of KL
Cons - damp, mould, leasehold, can be creepy and too much yin energy at times.

2. A large piece of land near Port Dickson - cheap on a per square foot basis, land is better than an apartment, can build my architectural dream home (at extra cost!), possibly more valuable as time goes by because it is a bungalow lot after all.
Cons - hot, sunny, don't know how breezy it is. Land area will become too difficult to handle as I get older.

Ah well... it's not a problem, really.. as I said, just musing about it. Not in a big rush to buy something.

For practical purposes, the land seems like a better deal and the apartment is a nice-to-have thing because that is not going to give any return nor capital gain, but I can start using it immediately.

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