Own a unit at Larkin Residence 2 (or buying one)? Whole-unit is the play, and the market is already formed. Thirteen live 3-bed listings ask RM2,000-2,500 a month — most sit at RM2,000-2,200 — which works out to about 6.0-7.6% a year gross between the RM346,000 entry ask and the RM400,000 transacted median. Rooms lose on the arithmetic here, and short-stay has zero building-named units. Ten minutes to CIQ is why it rents.
Three ways to run your unit
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What can you earn?
Rent at the going rate, buy between the entry ask and the transacted median. Every live card is the same product — a 3-bed/2-bath on 900-1,300 sqft — asking RM2,000-2,500, with the mode at RM2,000-2,200 and ten of the thirteen cards run by agents. The building-level floor elsewhere reads RM1,900. This is a formed family-let market, not a frontier.
Worked out: RM2,100 x 12 = RM25,200 divided by RM400,000 = 6.3% a year (asking rent over the RM400,000 transacted median from 56 recorded transactions at RM364 psf, 11 Oct 2026). Buy at the RM346,000 entry ask instead and the same rent gives 7.3%; the honest band across the mode is 6.0-7.6%. Asking-basis figures — your real yield is lower after vacancy and costs.
Based on comparing current listings: "RM2,000 Larkin Residence Phase 2, Johor Bahru Condominium 1,217 sq.ft furnished 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms ... below market"; "RM2,200 ... 900 sq.ft Near Larkin Terminal Stadium CIQ"; "RM2,500 ... 1,108 sq.ft furnished Nicely decorated".
SPEEDHOME's own board is the gap: zero dedicated Larkin Residence 2 listings today. The corridor's demand is already on our books — a Larkin Heights room listing has pulled 24 chat requests and 2 viewings, and Country Garden Central Park 28 chat requests and 6 viewings. A zero-deposit whole-unit listing here would be the first these tenants see.
Three honest catches. The RM0.20 psf maintenance figure that circulates for this scheme is unverified — treat it as a question for the management statement, not a fact. The transacted record beyond the 56-transaction median was not fully captured this sweep. And do not confuse the building with D'Larkin Residence — a different project a short way off whose RM430,000 median is not your comp.
Why whole-unit wins here
The building is one product: uniform 3-bed plates, low-density 5-storey blocks, families and CIQ commuters. Half the live listings sell the same hook — near Larkin Sentral, near the causeway, JB town ten minutes away. One household per unit is the model the market has already voted for.
Rooms lose on the arithmetic. Corridor rooms around Larkin rent at RM499-750 — three of them gross RM1,500-2,250 against the RM2,000-2,500 whole-unit let, with three contracts, three vacancies and shared-bills friction for less money. And zero in-building room listings exist anyway; the split is not a market here. If the management letter ever changes that, the room rental and co-living guide is the next read — it is not evidence this building cleared the gate.
Short-stay is not a market here either: zero building-named short-stay units when read. The nearest cards are other buildings' — a Larkin Junction 2-bed at RM793 for five nights, a Mastura Homestay at RM1,395 — none of them Larkin Residence 2. Nobody has demonstrated the model at this address; treat it as unavailable until the management's letter and your own trial say otherwise.
One record note before you buy: the scheme review dates all phases complete by 2013, while the phase profile reads completed around 2020. The transfer date on your title settles which cycle the building is in — and how much of your fit-out budget is condition-critical.
5 checks before you buy
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Get the real land title document — not the agent's ad. The record is leasehold: the remaining term travels with the title and prices your financing and exit. Done: you hold the title copy.
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Get the management's rules in writing — short-stay, room rental, pets. One letter answers all three. Done: you have the letter.
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Get the real running costs — maintenance fee, sinking fund, quit rent. None are published and the RM0.20 psf figure is unverified, so ask. Done: a number on paper. See the real cost of self-managing a rental.
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Show your renovation plan to MBJB before you sign anything. Johor Bahru's city council (Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru) holds the approval pen for alterations here. Done: the council answers in writing.
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Until checks 1 and 2 are done, buy nothing you cannot undo. For Larkin Residence 2: furniture yes, walls no — a reversible SPEEDRENO rental fit-out converts the unit back to normal in a day.
FAQ
Can you rent rooms at Larkin Residence 2?
Zero room listings exist in the building, and the corridor arithmetic loses: three rooms at RM499-750 gross RM1,500-2,250 against the RM2,000-2,500 whole-unit let. Whole-unit wins on money and on effort. See the room rental and co-living guide only if the management later allows sharing.
What yield does Larkin Residence 2 give?
About 6.0-7.6% a year before costs on the RM2,000-2,200 mode, between the RM346,000 entry ask and the RM400,000 transacted median (56 transactions, RM364 psf). The worked mid case is 6.3%; at the entry ask, 7.3%. Running costs are unverified, so your real return is lower.
Is short-stay allowed at Larkin Residence 2?
No building-named short-stay units exist when read on 11 Oct 2026 — the model is unproven here, not banned. A bus-terminal address attracts homestay interest, which makes the by-law question live: the courts have confirmed a management corporation can prohibit short-term letting, so the letter comes before the lockboxes.
Are pets allowed at Larkin Residence 2?
The building's rules are not public. SPEEDHOME coliving is cat-friendly — cats welcome in our coliving rooms — and pet-friendly rooms earn about 15-20% more. The offer is SPEEDHOME policy; building rules can vary.
What running it looks like
Setup is two documents: title, house rules. Then the work is one family whole-unit — one listing, a handful of viewings, a stamped tenancy agreement, then rent day — with the Larkin Sentral and causeway commuter base keeping demand steady through the week. Rooms only multiply contracts for less gross; short-stay has no proof at this address. SPEEDHOME runs the listing, the viewings and the zero-deposit screening; you approve the tenant before the agreement is signed. Keep the fit-out reversible, and treat selling as a bonus — the rent is the business.
Ready? List your unit with SPEEDHOME — zero deposit, we run the viewings, you approve the tenant.
All figures are asking prices read on 11 Oct 2026 (the building's live rental feed and SPEEDHOME's own board); the sale median is transacted (56 recorded transactions), and the maintenance rate is unverified. More: the landlord investment decision guide.