[QUOTE=Serendipity2;110335]Thanks Tumbleweeds,

Looking forward to 'discovering' Penang. I was impressed with KL in my short visit but a city or town a bit smaller would be more to my liking. I appreciate your insights. Would you recommend a real estate person there or just contact individual owners advertising their apartments or condos? I'll check out "Real Estate Properties in Penang, Malaysia" to see what's available as well. Thanks [/QUOTE

Before I first came to KL, I had emailed an agent, who agreed to meet me shortly after my arrival to show me several properties all on that same day. That was so easy! We looked at about 4 places, one of which was just perfect. So at least for me, it was much easier to go through an agent who had several properties - and I think that she was excellent, also, because she helped negotiate the rent, probably much better than I could have done without her. She also helped get the lease done, registering the lease, etc, so there were no worries. Others might have different experiences, but using an agent, for me, was definitely a good idea! One good resource for this would be Malaysia Property & Real Estate For Sale / Rent - iProperty. You can browse through their many properties, and look for an agent, too. Good luck!