@@allantankl thanks so much! We've been living in Malaysia for 2.5 years, Fran is from Penang and we are real estate investors so we are extremely plugged into the real estate markets all over the world
I was living in JB with my young family. It was great, and we all had a good time but pandemic hit and I was separated from my family as I returned to Singapore for work, while my children and wife stayed on in JB. Well, I decided to move my family into SG during the pandemic and it was a strain financially and emotionally. My marriage suffered and my wife and I eventually divorced. My children are not living together with me in SG as they have reached schooling age and I’ve decided that it would be better for them to grow and educated in Singapore. Anyways, I yearn for the times when I could live in JB or Malaysia again. Perhaps once my kids are settled and independent, I may decide to return to Malaysia to live.
@@kiddytube3915 we're sorry to hear about your divorce. Sending you lots of good wishes for your future and here's to moving back to Malaysia again some day
We have relatives in Kulai, so they make the commute to Singapore for work. Have to get up very early and coming home late, but earing Singapore dollars. I can understand why some in Singapore may be attracted to JB. Appreciate the vlog.
That is the problem for locals esp as Sg have push the prices up with their demand and jam up all the roads - really living in JB is like Sg town has taken over JB 😢 going anywhere in JB is a fight in traffic and crowds - have to now fight for everything even to find a table to eat out is a challenge now 😢 many locals also move to JB to live as they travel daily to Sg to work - sorry to see the once pleasant city if JB turned into a nightmare border town 😢
You can have all the wonderful suggestions. But Singaporeans are only allowed to stay in MY for 180 days per calendar year. An overnight stay isn’t 1 day but considered as a 2 days’ stay. So, you can’t really move there till the MM2H changes its stringent requirements.
@@victoriat4603 there are other ways to stay legally in Malaysia besides MM2H. Digital nomad visa is one. In this digital world we live and work in, you'd find that many people can qualify for it
Your views on JB which is different from what we have been hearing from other property agents. Thank you for sharing useful, relevant and honest information.
Did you know that we have Facebook group called Breakout Community By Fran & John? Click here to join : m.facebook.com/groups/708243561254195/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
I am a true Blue Fairdinkum unschooled Chinese Ah Beng living in Malaysia for the last 30 odd years due to circumstances not out of choice preferences. Just one last parting shot to my naive Singaporean who contemplating to invest in Malaysia. The Bear is now riding over the Bull but only the Pigs will get slaughtered. Not at liberty to elaborate further like all truth it only offends. Peace to all my beloved Singaporean or in hokkien 'Ann' the most precious word never take it for granted like most Singaporean do. I am living my last days out in Malaysia as a Crocodile Dundee Cowboy in order to survive." No worries mate anyhow have a Windfield as the saying goes". Cherrio xoxo.
As a Malaysian Chinese i would like to remind our Singaporean to be careful of the ## Hornets nest ## ......ie the Malays in general. U see the Malays in general are very polite cultured respectful n give ways even in quarrel etc but they are like the Hornets nest.... respect n give ways n dont offend them ....then u can enjoy ur holidays here.....WHY i am reminding U all bcos Singaporean in general are sometimes snobbish kiasu blah blah n even some forgotten they are in foreign land so when u created a havoc here u are indirectly also putting us local Chinese living here in distress n affect our livelihoods. With due respect n of no offence intended....wisdom natures humanity . ❤
Once the RTS is operational, more Singaporeans and Malaysians will shift to stay in Johore Bahru, as it is so much cheaper to buy or rent a property there. Likewise, there's better food, services and living environment there as compared to Singapore.
@@marialee3744 I believed will not crashed, as more FT will be brought in. Hence, demand for room rental may maintain or room rental price may fall 10-20%. As other non-Malaysian FT are less likely to rent condo or landed homes in JB and travel daily to Singapore to work. But these non-Malaysian FT may be less willing to pay more for room rental as they will also know fewer Malaysian will rent in Singapore come post 2027 when RTS becomes operational. What is more worrying is many shops will close as retail sales will drop drastically. And more retail workers will be retrenched. And more SG dollars will outflow to JB. And once the SG-JB SEZ commences, more factories and offices will closed in sg and relocate to JB, causing another round of significant retrenchment here.
@@gost7213 thank you! If you would like to hear from more early retired couples, we interviewed a few of them on our channel. Feel free to check them out
Is there a Johor MM2H? I've been to that Mid-Valley mall. I think you may need a car if you live in JB. Everything is spread out. We stayed at the Renaissance Hotel, and it was not central at all. We took Grab everywhere.
My job nature brings me to numerous high end residences . Many of these remote working entrepreneurs are working as online shares / investment agent or on their own which work from home . Obviously they drive expensive car and lead a luxury lifestyle with Malaysian tycoon and Dato as their neighbour . Most people dunno know much of their existence as they stay in guarded and gated exclusive communities and regular passerby has no glimpse of their living environment.
Hi guys, I followed your posting on early retirement in Penang and was very impressed with the research you did. Could you do a JB 2.0 version to cover immigration visas needed for long term stay as a renter in JB? Your Penang posting did cover that but I am not sure if the laws have changed since then?
Thank you so much for watching our videos! There are several videos that we did which covered visas and such. One is this latest MM2H video : th-cam.com/video/A3NM-llL1k8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mTjW3jfHOG-ImrjT Another video is this early retirement in Penang video where we covered the different visas available, which can apply to Johor as well : th-cam.com/video/gfNRmV-lFrM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6QY5S1gpllJzybB7 And finally, a hack that can be used if MM2H isn't a viable option : th-cam.com/video/LD6JARhJVrs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bUWboulTZKKraxjx
Good luck to Singapore. Johore will be attracting more foreign investors there and brain drain from Singapore. Singapore costs of living are getting out of control. High property, food, vehicles, medical prices,etc.
@@choonhockong8215 food prices are still very reasonable in Singapore. We've been living in Malaysia for the last 2.5 years and we find that in relation to the costs, food in Singapore has better quality and quantity.
The population of the whole Johor is 4.2 million. JB metro population is 2 million. Malaysia properties prices (be it house, lands, shops etc) are historically uptrend except the high rise residence as the locals always prefer the landed, many couldn't afford the landed will go to the high rise. The new supply of landed properties in the first tier cities like Penang, JB and those within Klang Valley have been limited, this has been driving up the prices.
I sometime ponder if it is possible to build a connecting road bridge that spans across South China Sea linking Singapore to Kuching in East Malaysia. The flying time from Singapore to Kuching is less than an hour, similar to the flying time from Singapore to KL. So the concept of building a vehicle bridge connecting the 2 (just like the one that connects 2 separated parts of Brunei territories together (note Brunei is separated by Sarawak inland) may be a possibility and worth exploring. Of course, this will be another mega project which requires extensive funding from SG and Malaysia
And many whom u think are SingaPoreans are actually Mal PR and new citizens who were once Malaysians. And those spore car plated car in llanded properties actually belong to same group of people
@@corporatebreakoutcouple there are true sporeans who live in JB many of whom actually have relatives/ connections there. The average sinkie eschews going inside nowadays except for the inexperienced young people. It is the inhuman jam that ought to have the 2 gvt sacked for such incompetency. I had been a religious JB fan for 30 years driving in a few times in a week ,as if it was another town in woodlands. My friend and I would just pop in ard 10pm ,had some seafood supper, topped up gas,car washed and zoomed back home just after 12pm. Was such a breeze. Even the peak hr eve jams on Fri nites can't compare with these horrible nitemares. I have stopped going in, not worth yr time. No more fun. That is the purpose of our garbagement. See those traffic lights they installed to slow the flows of veh in & out deliberately...even in the wee hrs of the morn.
Hello, Breakout Couple! Greetings from the Land of the Free!! In this Video you talked about "landed property". No offense, but this is so typical Singaporean! Plesase think about the 21 to 31 year olds, *Single* who are starting their work careers. Where should they live in JB? Which *Apartments* would you recommend? Convenient access to Grocery stores, Organic food, Coffee shops and the new Mustafa under construction is key. Thanks!
@@propertyguru22 if you were to head over to IProperty Malaysia and Property Guru Malaysia, there will be plenty of choices. Fran personally likes landed homes as she grew up in landed houses all her life and John prefers condos due to the amenities. So it's really a personal choice. Certain condos cost way more than landed homes in JB. The locals in JB are also usually staying in landed homes because there is just that much land.
Grass is always greener on the other side, isn't it? No country is perfect. We've lived in Malaysia for the last 2.5 years and we're very happy each time we are back in Singapore because there are some things which Singapore is just the best in
As a Chinese, Sarawak and Sabah are still the best and most ideal Malaysian states to live, invest or retire in. I am saying this from a political and cultural point of view. Certainly not in West Malaysia
Dude it doesnt matter what is your best? By the way your sarawak n sabah are known to be lousy area which all singaporean avoid cus malaysia wont invest there
@@norman6499 Dude, please do your homework, research on the geopolitical history and background of Sarawak and Sabah and compared them with that of West Malaysia
@@kingriteh specifically for us, John is on spousal visa because Fran is still Malaysian. There are plenty of other options to stay long term in Malaysia. Digital nomad visa, MM2H, SMM2H, work visa, business visa
@@kingriteh we actually created a step by step detail on the process when John was applying! th-cam.com/video/vqae8G_SEWI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oqUtITmYltu5dQHF
Some Singaporean retailers and hotel operators are beginning to worry that once the RTS is in operation, more Singaporeans will conveniently go to JB for shopping and food - similarly to Hong Kongers gojng to Shenzhen now.
Their concerns are valid and it will happen even now without RTS just look at the massive crowds! What more after! I can foresee JB to be drowning in people form SG all eating shopping here as if it is part of the same country they live - it would be horrendous for the locals in JB sadly 😢 prices will be pushed up higher and have to deal with all the growing exploding traffic jams and noise and crowds - honestly why even bother having a checkpoint just open it all up and merge the two cities
I like everything about living in johor. However I wished the public areas were a lot more pedestrian friendly. As a senior citizen I like to go for my daily walk. Must be very careful.
@@Jeff-sm8of this is not a Johor issue. It's a Malaysia issue. Malaysia in general is not pedestrian friendly. Almost everyone drives a car or rides a motorbike, which is why the roads aren't catered with the pedestrian in mind
True..hope this can be better …ah kong wanna move around in wheelchair 🦽 is a challenge in pedestrian….your advice is particularly good not to buy property but rent
@@georgetang3489 thanks! The problem with the pedestrian walkways is that if the govt creates a wider walkway or even have a walkway, the makciks and pakciks will set up stalls to sell food illegally. In Malaysia, each time there is a big enough walkway, you can bet there will be some illegal roadside stall there
In Malaysia, the cars seem to have the right of way (the bigger, the more right) and never give way to pedestrian crossing the road.@@corporatebreakoutcouple
@@iamtg1 please don't. Buying property isn't like buying clothes, a spur of the moment decision. It's a big ticket purchase that locks up your finances for the long term so do your due diligence thoroughly before making the decision.
I have watched and enjoyed some of your videos on living in various parts of Malaysia. In this episode I feel that most of the information you shared about Malaysia should be almost second nature and redundant to the majority of Singaporeans. For example the shopping malls. food, driving and general loving conditions. The proximity and abundance of Malaysians already working and being permanent residents in Singapore should make Malaysia almost a second home either by birth or historical ties. I say this not to be critical of your content but rather that perhaps you focus more of topics concerning transitioning, adjusting and perhaps also any negatives about living in Malaysia. Lastly, I also feel that foreigners should minimize talking about how inexpensive it is about retiring or living in Malaysia especially when in Malaysia. The fact is that Malaysia is solely attractive to retire because of the weak riggnit. However, be respectful to the local Malaysians who are stuggling with the daily living (and lower income potentials) in their country because of the weak currency and constantly having to listen to some the foreigners ‘bragging’ how cheap Malaysia is but the foreigners are themselves struggling in their own country. I am an ex-Malaysian that immigrated to Canada over 50 years ago but still have family ties in Malaysia and at times consider returning to experience my home country for a few years in my retirement. Malaysia is my birth country however to me home is Canada.
Over the course of our channel, we've mentioned here and there in various videos about certain things we've noticed about Malaysia. We prefer not to make a video specifically mentioning any negatives as it's not our style of video to make. We talk a lot about our experience in Malaysia in our Masterclasses and our videos on our FB group. Some things aren't just suited to be in a TH-cam video due to the sheer variant of audience on our channel. Hope this explanation helps!
In fact many China citizens coming to Stay in Malaysia for d 2nd home scheme, d response is v Good thus they welcome their China , HK citizens to come + can gey good school s for their children too..+ their children love studying n making friends here happily....
@@kwokleongawyong1064 safety is an illusion. You just have to be aware of your surroundings, be vigilant. Singapore is a safety bubble such that everywhere else seems unsafe. Hope you understand where we are coming from.
Have you seen Mr. Loo (1M65 channel on youtube) latest video? Some Singaporeans "see people no up", saying only Borderline Singaporeans choose to live in JB.
It is a ruling that foreigners could only buy high end property or surplus properties to prevent competition with the locals in properties buying. It is also to prevent speculative properties buying by foreigners.
Singaporeans' future will be bleak, all flocking to Johore to spend lavishly. They will boost Malaysia economy, buy properties there, shop, enjoy sumptuous food , etc. With the opening of the RTS, Singapore Woodland F&B, shopping centre etc would be badly affected. Singapore government should look into this issue urgently, or else more Singaporeans, SPR will be moving to Johore, working from home and getting Singapore salary.
@@corporatebreakoutcouple I disagree with your sentiment. There are several articles that talked about this issue once RTS is operational. Here's one article from DBS, "S’pore retail sector could lose S$2.1 billion once RTS link opens & spurs shopping surge in Johor"
@@corporatebreakoutcouple it'll be a win for mncs in singapore as they get a bigger labour pool to choose from (reducing their costs) but a loss for ordinary salaried workers (downward wage pressure from competition), retail and landlords. covid has already shown what happens when you restrict border crossings (more $ stays in singapore for retail and rent, salaries go up faster). RTS will have the opposite effect.
A lot of Malaysians like to compare shenzen - hk to jb-sg. What they dont get is that while the Chinese govt can condemn hk by passing security laws in hk and impose China covid madness in HK, MY cannot influence SG to condemn itself. Critical difference as it was never in China's interest to continue to let HK outshine their iwn tier 1 cities.
@@boonkailee8237 don't lah eat hawker food every day. Cook, eat healthy food, eat various types of different cuisine and most importantly exercise, sleep well and have a healthy mindset.
The cost of living in Singapore is expensive now. Many people buy their monthly grocery in Johor. Why spend $50 here when you can spend Rm166 in Johor supermarkets.
RM166 doesn't stretch as much as one thinks. We have been living in Malaysia for the last 2.5 years and a simple grocery trip is often a few hundred ringgit.
Johor is Booming 🎉
Yup!!
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I noticed that this channel’s opinion on JB property purchase actual differs from the other TH-camrs. Good to hear from honest folks here.
@@allantankl thanks so much!
We've been living in Malaysia for 2.5 years, Fran is from Penang and we are real estate investors so we are extremely plugged into the real estate markets all over the world
I was living in JB with my young family. It was great, and we all had a good time but pandemic hit and I was separated from my family as I returned to Singapore for work, while my children and wife stayed on in JB.
Well, I decided to move my family into SG during the pandemic and it was a strain financially and emotionally. My marriage suffered and my wife and I eventually divorced.
My children are not living together with me in SG as they have reached schooling age and I’ve decided that it would be better for them to grow and educated in Singapore.
Anyways, I yearn for the times when I could live in JB or Malaysia again. Perhaps once my kids are settled and independent, I may decide to return to Malaysia to live.
@@kiddytube3915 we're sorry to hear about your divorce.
Sending you lots of good wishes for your future and here's to moving back to Malaysia again some day
Malaysia is the only Asia country in world top 10 ranking as best retirement country 2023 based on many aspects
Cool!
Welcome !
@@kokwahtan8577 😍
We have relatives in Kulai, so they make the commute to Singapore for work. Have to get up very early and coming home late, but earing Singapore dollars. I can understand why some in Singapore may be attracted to JB. Appreciate the vlog.
Thanks Gary for sharing your perspectives.
The link between the 2 countries because of the proximity has been beneficial for both ends
That is the problem for locals esp as Sg have push the prices up with their demand and jam up all the roads - really living in JB is like Sg town has taken over JB 😢 going anywhere in JB is a fight in traffic and crowds - have to now fight for everything even to find a table to eat out is a challenge now 😢 many locals also move to JB to live as they travel daily to Sg to work - sorry to see the once pleasant city if JB turned into a nightmare border town 😢
@@davidchan9187 The Iskandar Puteri side is still OK. Spacious, less traffic
Congrats 10K 🚨
@@CKology thanks man!
You can have all the wonderful suggestions. But Singaporeans are only allowed to stay in MY for 180 days per calendar year. An overnight stay isn’t 1 day but considered as a 2 days’ stay. So, you can’t really move there till the MM2H changes its stringent requirements.
@@victoriat4603 there are other ways to stay legally in Malaysia besides MM2H.
Digital nomad visa is one. In this digital world we live and work in, you'd find that many people can qualify for it
Your views on JB which is different from what we have been hearing from other property agents. Thank you for sharing useful, relevant and honest information.
@@hhspore thank you so much for watching!
Sharing that Foreigners can buy below RM1 million from developers in JB for certain projects ..😊
Did you know that we have Facebook group called Breakout Community By Fran & John?
Click here to join :
m.facebook.com/groups/708243561254195/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
Whatever u do there pls respect the people and culture in their country😮do not treat as if it is your own home. Enjoy🎉
Great advice 👍
@@corporatebreakoutcoupledon't ever see people no up.
I am a true Blue Fairdinkum unschooled Chinese Ah Beng living in Malaysia for the last 30 odd years due to circumstances not out of choice preferences.
Just one last parting shot to my naive Singaporean who contemplating to invest in Malaysia.
The Bear is now riding over the Bull but only the Pigs will get slaughtered.
Not at liberty to elaborate further like all truth it only offends.
Peace to all my beloved Singaporean or in hokkien 'Ann' the most precious word never take it for granted like most Singaporean do.
I am living my last days out in Malaysia as a Crocodile Dundee Cowboy in order to survive." No worries mate anyhow have a Windfield as the saying goes".
Cherrio xoxo.
@@mansirsirman8399 😂😂
Interesting content! Keep it coming
@@shay201007 thanks so much!
If you are interested in other states like KL or Penang, we've done many cost of living videos
As a Malaysian Chinese i would like to remind our Singaporean to be careful of the ## Hornets nest ## ......ie the Malays in general. U see the Malays in general are very polite cultured respectful n give ways even in quarrel etc but they are like the Hornets nest.... respect n give ways n dont offend them ....then u can enjoy ur holidays here.....WHY i am reminding U all bcos Singaporean in general are sometimes snobbish kiasu blah blah n even some forgotten they are in foreign land so when u created a havoc here u are indirectly also putting us local Chinese living here in distress n affect our livelihoods. With due respect n of no offence intended....wisdom natures humanity . ❤
Thanks for sharing your perspectives
You afe right thou, as singaporean, i agree many of them are che bye kia when they are just another peasants driving bmw in SG
Very good sharing of information. Thank you.
You're most welcome!
remember to take a picture of where you park your car .always got lost looking for the car .the car park is mega huge.
👍😅
Once the RTS is operational, more Singaporeans and Malaysians will shift to stay in Johore Bahru, as it is so much cheaper to buy or rent a property there. Likewise, there's better food, services and living environment there as compared to Singapore.
@@jasonlim6060 Once RTS is up, the whole Malaysia is opened up to Singaporeans, not just JB. JB is the 1st step. Exciting times ahead for sure!
When RTS is ready, I reckon the rental market in Singapore will crash…
@@marialee3744 I believed will not crashed, as more FT will be brought in. Hence, demand for room rental may maintain or room rental price may fall 10-20%. As other non-Malaysian FT are less likely to rent condo or landed homes in JB and travel daily to Singapore to work. But these non-Malaysian FT may be less willing to pay more for room rental as they will also know fewer Malaysian will rent in Singapore come post 2027 when RTS becomes operational.
What is more worrying is many shops will close as retail sales will drop drastically.
And more retail workers will be retrenched.
And more SG dollars will outflow to JB.
And once the SG-JB SEZ commences, more factories and offices will closed in sg and relocate to JB, causing another round of significant retrenchment here.
we need each other to overcome each other's strengths and weaknesses..from jb
True that
Breakout Couple should do a video on Forest City.
@@cac1504 sure. One day
Eh, enjoying life….should be the youngest retired couple in Sg n Malaysia….. so fortunate n blessed.
@@gost7213 thank you!
If you would like to hear from more early retired couples, we interviewed a few of them on our channel. Feel free to check them out
As A Malaysian JB is okay btw I prefer Singapore For Political Stability as I Love Singapore More than Malaysia 🇲🇾
@@kuraphlau03 ❤️
Car rental in JB is not as cheap as you mentioned (RM50-60). For 1 day is about RM130-140,
if rent for 1 week, 1 day free.
@@leslieloh2749 thanks for sharing!
They need to earn. if it's a car loan, minimum $3000 down payment, $6.50 a day.
@@leslieloh2749 rental for perodua axia is around RM120 for 2 days. Still can find car rental at lower price, depending on the car
th-cam.com/video/pW-_LQgkeC0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=W-AhP6euJ2H7W-gq
Another TH-camr mentioned they used Wahdah and rented a car for 3 nights, RM 475.65.
Is there a Johor MM2H? I've been to that Mid-Valley mall. I think you may need a car if you live in JB. Everything is spread out. We stayed at the Renaissance Hotel, and it was not central at all. We took Grab everywhere.
There is an Economic Zone MM2H, which includes Forest City.
But you have to buy a property that you cannot sell off.
Its a Big NO for me.
Feel free to watch our recent video we made on the latest MM2H.
In Malaysia, it is best to have your own transportation because Malaysia is huge!
My job nature brings me to numerous high end residences . Many of these remote working entrepreneurs are working as online shares / investment agent or on their own which work from home . Obviously they drive expensive car and lead a luxury lifestyle with Malaysian tycoon and Dato as their neighbour . Most people dunno know much of their existence as they stay in guarded and gated exclusive communities and regular passerby has no glimpse of their living environment.
Ah just like KL where the rich & wealthy are worlds apart from the common folk
Hi guys, I followed your posting on early retirement in Penang and was very impressed with the research you did. Could you do a JB 2.0 version to cover immigration visas needed for long term stay as a renter in JB? Your Penang posting did cover that but I am not sure if the laws have changed since then?
Thank you so much for watching our videos!
There are several videos that we did which covered visas and such.
One is this latest MM2H video :
th-cam.com/video/A3NM-llL1k8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mTjW3jfHOG-ImrjT
Another video is this early retirement in Penang video where we covered the different visas available, which can apply to Johor as well :
th-cam.com/video/gfNRmV-lFrM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6QY5S1gpllJzybB7
And finally, a hack that can be used if MM2H isn't a viable option :
th-cam.com/video/LD6JARhJVrs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bUWboulTZKKraxjx
Good luck to Singapore. Johore will be attracting more foreign investors there and brain drain from Singapore. Singapore costs of living are getting out of control. High property, food, vehicles, medical prices,etc.
@@choonhockong8215 food prices are still very reasonable in Singapore.
We've been living in Malaysia for the last 2.5 years and we find that in relation to the costs, food in Singapore has better quality and quantity.
JOHOR IS GOING BOOM CHARLIE. MATE.. ..THAT PER SURE.......
@@ausnzbyluxewellmarie6652 💥💥💥
The population of the whole Johor is 4.2 million. JB metro population is 2 million. Malaysia properties prices (be it house, lands, shops etc) are historically uptrend except the high rise residence as the locals always prefer the landed, many couldn't afford the landed will go to the high rise. The new supply of landed properties in the first tier cities like Penang, JB and those within Klang Valley have been limited, this has been driving up the prices.
@@my101home thanks for the correction of the Johor population
I sometime ponder if it is possible to build a connecting road bridge that spans across South China Sea linking Singapore to Kuching in East Malaysia. The flying time from Singapore to Kuching is less than an hour, similar to the flying time from Singapore to KL. So the concept of building a vehicle bridge connecting the 2 (just like the one that connects 2 separated parts of Brunei territories together (note Brunei is separated by Sarawak inland) may be a possibility and worth exploring. Of course, this will be another mega project which requires extensive funding from SG and Malaysia
@@bennettan4245 wow bug vision
And many whom u think are SingaPoreans are actually Mal PR and new citizens who were once Malaysians. And those spore car plated car in llanded properties actually belong to same group of people
@@deepone5005 thanks for sharing your perspectives!
@@corporatebreakoutcouple there are true sporeans who live in JB many of whom actually have relatives/ connections there. The average sinkie eschews going inside nowadays except for the inexperienced young people. It is the inhuman jam that ought to have the 2 gvt sacked for such incompetency. I had been a religious JB fan for 30 years driving in a few times in a week ,as if it was another town in woodlands. My friend and I would just pop in ard 10pm ,had some seafood supper, topped up gas,car washed and zoomed back home just after 12pm. Was such a breeze. Even the peak hr eve jams on Fri nites can't compare with these horrible nitemares. I have stopped going in, not worth yr time. No more fun. That is the purpose of our garbagement. See those traffic lights they installed to slow the flows of veh in & out deliberately...even in the wee hrs of the morn.
About 1.1 million Malaysians living in Singapore.
Yes most are actually Malaysians who work in SG in JB now they are the richest people in Malaysia 😊
Hello, Breakout Couple! Greetings from the Land of the Free!! In this Video you talked about "landed property". No offense, but this is so typical Singaporean! Plesase think about the 21 to 31 year olds, *Single* who are starting their work careers. Where should they live in JB? Which *Apartments* would you recommend? Convenient access to Grocery stores, Organic food, Coffee shops and the new Mustafa under construction is key. Thanks!
@@propertyguru22 if you were to head over to IProperty Malaysia and Property Guru Malaysia, there will be plenty of choices.
Fran personally likes landed homes as she grew up in landed houses all her life and John prefers condos due to the amenities. So it's really a personal choice. Certain condos cost way more than landed homes in JB. The locals in JB are also usually staying in landed homes because there is just that much land.
Singapore has gone the way of the Majority . They want much more of the same. Many escaping to JB
Grass is always greener on the other side, isn't it?
No country is perfect. We've lived in Malaysia for the last 2.5 years and we're very happy each time we are back in Singapore because there are some things which Singapore is just the best in
As a Chinese, Sarawak and Sabah are still the best and most ideal Malaysian states to live, invest or retire in. I am saying this from a political and cultural point of view. Certainly not in West Malaysia
@@bennettan4245 the SMM2H program is also a lot easier to obtain
Dude it doesnt matter what is your best? By the way your sarawak n sabah are known to be lousy area which all singaporean avoid cus malaysia wont invest there
@@norman6499 Dude, please do your homework, research on the geopolitical history and background of Sarawak and Sabah and compared them with that of West Malaysia
Living in Johor offers so much bang for the buck. SG is simply too expensive.
@@monkeynorn 👍
Hi. As Singaporean, what scheme do you use to live in Malaysia? MM2H, PR, long term pass or other means?
@@kingriteh specifically for us, John is on spousal visa because Fran is still Malaysian.
There are plenty of other options to stay long term in Malaysia.
Digital nomad visa, MM2H, SMM2H, work visa, business visa
@@corporatebreakoutcouple Is spousal visa difficult to obtain? Or should be approved quite easily? Do you have any video or content on this? Thanks
@@kingriteh we actually created a step by step detail on the process when John was applying!
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Some Singaporean retailers and hotel operators are beginning to worry that once the RTS is in operation, more Singaporeans will conveniently go to JB for shopping and food - similarly to Hong Kongers gojng to Shenzhen now.
@@cac1504 yes, so true about the HKgers heading over to Shenzhen and Guangzhou. It's happening on a daily and weekends are insanely packed!
Their concerns are valid and it will happen even now without RTS just look at the massive crowds! What more after! I can foresee JB to be drowning in people form SG all eating shopping here as if it is part of the same country they live - it would be horrendous for the locals in JB sadly 😢 prices will be pushed up higher and have to deal with all the growing exploding
traffic jams and noise and crowds - honestly why even bother having a checkpoint just open it all up and merge the two cities
You are wrong. The population of jb is 1.1 million. The entire state is 4.1 million
Thanks for correcting!
you are still sleeping,1.1m?
@@daigamessg6725 yeah we just woke up
Haha
I like everything about living in johor. However I wished the public areas were a lot more pedestrian friendly. As a senior citizen I like to go for my daily walk. Must be very careful.
@@Jeff-sm8of this is not a Johor issue. It's a Malaysia issue. Malaysia in general is not pedestrian friendly. Almost everyone drives a car or rides a motorbike, which is why the roads aren't catered with the pedestrian in mind
True..hope this can be better …ah kong wanna move around in wheelchair 🦽 is a challenge in pedestrian….your advice is particularly good not to buy property but rent
@@georgetang3489 thanks!
The problem with the pedestrian walkways is that if the govt creates a wider walkway or even have a walkway, the makciks and pakciks will set up stalls to sell food illegally. In Malaysia, each time there is a big enough walkway, you can bet there will be some illegal roadside stall there
In Malaysia, the cars seem to have the right of way (the bigger, the more right) and never give way to pedestrian crossing the road.@@corporatebreakoutcouple
@@cac1504 yes, and above the cars are the motorbikes. The motorbikes are the Kings of the road unfortunately
I always go this mall
Perhaps we will bump into each other one day 😍
Buy a house in Johor now before the ringgit up.
@@iamtg1 please don't. Buying property isn't like buying clothes, a spur of the moment decision. It's a big ticket purchase that locks up your finances for the long term so do your due diligence thoroughly before making the decision.
Great advice.
8:52 thanks for being more honest compared to tge Alpha marketing guy 😂.
A person can buy milk without buying a cow 😂
@@ocswoodlands thanks for watching our videos as always!
Sounds like u havent been to JB before.There are sinkies who got even 2nd wife in JB since donkeys years ago, even before Malaysia had the proton car.
Ok, thanks for sharing your perspectives
But how does Singaporean allow to stay in JB with renting a property ? no Visa or investment scheme require?
@@Lex-ld2rb when someone wants something badly enough, the brain works hard to think of a solution.
Digital nomad visa is one way.
@@corporatebreakoutcouple Malaysia has a Digital Nomad Visa??? Could you share more or share the URLs?
@@Lex-ld2rb yes, it's called De Rantau.
mdec.my/derantau
Aren't you glad you stumbled upon our video? 😍😉
@@corporatebreakoutcouple yes! Thank you so much
@@Lex-ld2rb 😍
I have watched and enjoyed some of your videos on living in various parts of Malaysia.
In this episode I feel that most of the information you shared about Malaysia should be almost second nature and redundant to the majority of Singaporeans. For example the shopping malls. food, driving and general loving conditions. The proximity and abundance of Malaysians already working and being permanent residents in Singapore should make Malaysia almost a second home either by birth or historical ties. I say this not to be critical of your content but rather that perhaps you focus more of topics concerning transitioning, adjusting and perhaps also any negatives about living in Malaysia.
Lastly, I also feel that foreigners should minimize talking about how inexpensive it is about retiring or living in Malaysia especially when in Malaysia. The fact is that Malaysia is solely attractive to retire because of the weak riggnit. However, be respectful to the local Malaysians who are stuggling with the daily living (and lower income potentials) in their country because of the weak currency and constantly having to listen to some the foreigners ‘bragging’ how cheap Malaysia is but the foreigners are themselves struggling in their own country. I am an ex-Malaysian that immigrated to Canada over 50 years ago but still have family ties in Malaysia and at times consider returning to experience my home country for a few years in my retirement. Malaysia is my birth country however to me home is Canada.
Over the course of our channel, we've mentioned here and there in various videos about certain things we've noticed about Malaysia. We prefer not to make a video specifically mentioning any negatives as it's not our style of video to make.
We talk a lot about our experience in Malaysia in our Masterclasses and our videos on our FB group. Some things aren't just suited to be in a TH-cam video due to the sheer variant of audience on our channel.
Hope this explanation helps!
问题不会因为别人不说或者是说好听的话语而消失。
You are damn right. Too many malls
@@keangwooichoo6138 😂😎😍
In fact many China citizens coming to Stay in Malaysia for d 2nd home scheme, d response is v Good thus they welcome their China , HK citizens to come + can gey good school s for their children too..+ their children love studying n making friends here happily....
@@yinhoychan1074 Penang has many PRCs, sending their kids to international schools. They're living a fantastic life in Penang
Is save to travel there’s I don’t thing so
@@cstan7373 yes
If another Covid breakout, Johor gate close , what will happen to my house in Johor😮
@@Bxw-gh9fq that's the risk one needs to bear when you have property overseas, not just in Malaysia.
Which is why we advocate rent, not buy.
@corporatebreakoutcouple Thanks for the good advice to rent rather than buy. I remember there was a visa issue for China citizens in Forest City.
@@Bxw-gh9fq yup that was the lure for the China citizens
No you're wrong, Johor state population is 3.7 million according to Wikipedia.
@@manachurch OK, we're wrong. We are human, we make mistakes
Thanks for correcting
Stay there for good don’t come back. Super good
@@ahchaieliaswong1996 😂
Is it really safe? I m not trying to be a dxxx
@@kwokleongawyong1064 safety is an illusion. You just have to be aware of your surroundings, be vigilant. Singapore is a safety bubble such that everywhere else seems unsafe. Hope you understand where we are coming from.
Have you seen Mr. Loo (1M65 channel on youtube) latest video? Some Singaporeans "see people no up", saying only Borderline Singaporeans choose to live in JB.
@@cac1504 yes, we briefly saw the headline title.
Most Singaporeans are buying houses in the Forest City in Johor 🇲🇾
@@decTac great for Johor and the developer
There are many properties below RM500K still selling at JB. Why now become 1 Million?
@@lingxinru6777 it's the govt's price requirement for a foreigner to purchase.
There are some properties below RM500k that are available for foreigners to buy.
It is a ruling that foreigners could only buy high end property or surplus properties to prevent competition with the locals in properties buying. It is also to prevent speculative properties buying by foreigners.
Leisure farm 5 star meh???? Have u being there
@@philippelee5720 perhaps it's not to your standard
Johor is malay muslim dominant states right ?
@@human-wd8pg Johor state yes. JB not really. A lot of Singaporeans
@corporatebreakoutcouple ouh ok thanks
Singaporeans' future will be bleak, all flocking to Johore to spend lavishly. They will boost Malaysia economy, buy properties there, shop, enjoy sumptuous food , etc. With the opening of the RTS, Singapore Woodland F&B, shopping centre etc would be badly affected.
Singapore government should look into this issue urgently, or else more Singaporeans, SPR will be moving to Johore, working from home and getting Singapore salary.
@@choonhockong8215 we honestly believe that won't be the case. The 2 govts definitely have considered all factors and create a win win for both sides
@@corporatebreakoutcouple I disagree with your sentiment. There are several articles that talked about this issue once RTS is operational. Here's one article from DBS, "S’pore retail sector could lose S$2.1 billion once RTS link opens & spurs shopping surge in Johor"
Is already happening
@@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko thanks for sharing
@@corporatebreakoutcouple it'll be a win for mncs in singapore as they get a bigger labour pool to choose from (reducing their costs) but a loss for ordinary salaried workers (downward wage pressure from competition), retail and landlords. covid has already shown what happens when you restrict border crossings (more $ stays in singapore for retail and rent, salaries go up faster). RTS will have the opposite effect.
Pretty sure johor population is 4 million plus
@@HKspurs10 yup we made a mistake. 1.1 M is for JB alone
@@corporatebreakoutcouple no worries, great video as always
A lot of Malaysians like to compare shenzen - hk to jb-sg.
What they dont get is that while the Chinese govt can condemn hk by passing security laws in hk and impose China covid madness in HK, MY cannot influence SG to condemn itself. Critical difference as it was never in China's interest to continue to let HK outshine their iwn tier 1 cities.
@@ocswoodlands thanks for sharing! Great perspective
Papies sibeh song…get million dollars pay checks while passing the buck to mudland
@@KT-yy7dw 😂
It is good to be a quitter.
@@zhenwenlu2607 what's a quitter?
Malaysia Sing POSSIBILITIES ENDLESS THE SKY THE LIMIT !!!!!
@@jackreacher8858 haha we love your enthusiasm
When you retire, eat that type of food in coffee shop or hawker centre can make you sick or some health issues
@@boonkailee8237 don't lah eat hawker food every day. Cook, eat healthy food, eat various types of different cuisine and most importantly exercise, sleep well and have a healthy mindset.
The cost of living in Singapore is expensive now. Many people buy their monthly grocery in Johor. Why spend $50 here when you can spend Rm166 in Johor supermarkets.
RM166 doesn't stretch as much as one thinks. We have been living in Malaysia for the last 2.5 years and a simple grocery trip is often a few hundred ringgit.
Nothing to see
@@new5plus429 go for yourself lah
Ty
@@swimlah you're welcome!