I used to know a friend. She was into town planning. Her town planning skill was so good that she was perpetually employed by the town planners from that fucken little island.
During my engagement with her, I didn't bother to ask her anything about town planning. What a waste? I will ask her when I next go to meet her.
The white land ultra-grand chieftain just told me yesterday that my application to convert my farm to residential use is approved. I am now allowed to build 980 multi-storey buildings on that one site. Fuck ... I am finally allowed to build that fucking forbidden city. But, I shall resist. White crane just told me that it would have been better to just build my botanic garden first, then use the indian land i just gotten for my forbidden city and tiananmen together. Her father, grey hawk said I better don't play with him. The promise was to leave the indian land untouched for 10 years when the willows are being prepared. With the hot spring coming my way, white crane said, "You must follow the sayings of the stars. Do not succumb to one's poor fancy." Fuck them ... All noise, no action.
Town Planning
Town planning is very important. Understand town planning, all things will be put in place. I will build the concept of town planning in the reverse. Only then, will you understand the concept of town planning completely. I will only deal with freehold land.
Farm
In the beginning, there are only forested land. So the chieftains gave free land to the locals to convert to farm land. They would do so by cultivating the forests into farm land. Some are so god-damn far. It is really a true challenge to would-be farmers. No power, no water, no road, no flat land, i.e., no "三通一平" （通水、通电、通路、平整土地）. The grand chieftains then try to build train tracks all over the place (I will use West Malaysia as an example as it is easier to understand, West Malaysia is organized linearly). If power option exist, internet connectivity is not an issue.
Small Town (15 - 25 km apart)
No farmers can tahan a solitary life-style. They need to hundle together to get some form of social interactions and some services. So at every 10 -15 km radius, there would be a small town developed. In the small town, they will have postal services (snail mails are not sent to the farm itself, the farmer needs to get a postbox at the small town to receive snail mails.) The small town will have "七通一平"（通水、排水、通电、通路、通讯、通暖气、通天燃气或煤气、平整土地）. Shops are rare, but they do have churches. Internet is not an issue.
Medium Town (30 - 50 km)
The medium town is born out of tertiary needs. The medium town will have banks, auto repair shops, restaurants, motels, insurance companies, real estate agents, schools, co-ops and most conveniences.
Major Town (100 - 120 km, e.g., Muar, Yong Peng, Kluang)
The major town has almost every thing, including some government services. It might even have hyper-marts or cinemas.
City (150 - 200 km apart, e.g., Segamat, Seremban, Malacca, Ipoh)
The city has almost every thing, including all government services. It will have adult entertainment.
Capital City (250 - 300 km apart, e.g., Kalau Lumpur, Penang, Johore Baharu, Kuantan)
Some capital cities are even bigger than the Capital itself. It will have a regional airport.
Investment Opportunity
If you are not rich, start a least-risk option. Buy something at the small town level. The property prices are super reasonable. Save enough for a typical property and then lie-in-wait. Wait for that desperate owner who just died a closed relation. He will throw out like a used tampon. Eat it up and do a bit of repair. Rent it out if you like or use it for your small-time business. You will definitely be able to make a simple living. If your kids are in schooling age, then you have no choice but to fight at the medium town level. The property price level is higher, but you have a double-barrel income stream.
After you have played this game. You are now stronger. Play with the farms then. They are more pricey but way more fun. Don't buy anything that has buildings on them. Build your own buildings.
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