Hi Serenity, your friends must be very grateful towards you for your sharing. Apart from the price appreciation of more than 100% based on current prices(paper gain), they still managed to get very good rental yield at present. Is your own semiD rented out partially or fully furnished? RM10k is also a very good yield if yours is also partially furnished only. By the way, congrats for getting such a good tenant since 2012, you must be really happy So do you have any intention at all to ever stay in EL yourself?
My semiD was rented out as partial furnished, had a very good and understanding Aussie tenant, he requested to put up mosquitoes screening and offered to share half the cost, and will leave behind when the lease is up, and I agreed. Landlord and tenant need to built a good relationship, it will make things a lot easier when comes to minor repairs, who to bear the cost, even though it was clearly spelt out that below RM500 is borne by tenant in the agreement. (my wet kitchen glass on the wall was broken and I investigated that to be design problem by contractor and I bore the cost of replacing it instead of pinpoint fault at tenant and ask him to pay)
Well, semiD is just too big for me and my wife to stay, will retire in my 2 rooms Puteri Harbour condo Teega, easier to take care and enjoy waterfront living.