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iphenon:
Hello, I need advice from Real Estate agents in the house.

For the past few months I've been able to save up to 1.6million naira from my freelance business and I'm still working.
When I told my Parents about the money and how I was thinking of the best way to invest it, they advised me to buy a land. We got a land (100x100ft) at a very good location and already on the verge of paying for it (1.4m)

Now here's my worry. The thought of building a house at this point frightens me. I want to make plans for four units of 3bedroom flat, but I have no idea of how much it would cost me (location: Benin).

My plan is to save like 2m then start building, and take things little by little. Is this a wise decision?

Like most people advised, get the Land first and secure it appropriately. Be 101% sure of the title documentation and genuity before you commit your money. its a good thing you're thinking of a property and not a car like most of your peers would be.
I dnt know about building at 24, especially if you don't have enough money to hire a professional to do this. You might want to give yourself some time to learn more about building and evolution of building design, no pressure. cos a few more years and a few more zeroes down the line you might come to discover that your taste has changed drastically. Personal opinion

iphenon:
per month, for now till I stop working

500k per month ?? on freelancing ? Is your freelancing programming or I.T related ?

Na wa o, I don miss this thread ooo
I greet all Ye Better People. Feels good to be rid of construction headaches for the time being, but sometimes you just miss all the brainstorming and research and planning and designing and shiii. God knows I dont miss the Debit Notifications tho

TouchstoneNgr:
Final installation pictures

nice transformation

ceelog:
Rotecch this is top notch finishing especially with the straight lines, smooth walls and choice of windows and window designs.
But if I might ask what informed the choice of a rustic (washed bricks) and a modern (precast design) together in one build? Wouldn't it have been better to go one way or make one (rustic) less obvious?
#Justasking

Astute observation, the "architectural style" is inconsistent. Good effort nonetheless.
so far say oga landlord like am. oti tan niyen

0- 60 mph in less than 2secs? Holy sh!!!tttt, what the actual fvcckkk!!!
even the bugatti chiron and porshe spyder haven't managed that feat. this makes it the only Hpyer car currently able to do 0-60 in less than two seconds!!

no knee pads , no elbow pads
Nigerians and shoddy safety habits

only in the jungle called Nigeria..

arcike:
dis ur dogo turanchi is wat I don't understand, wen u c any exboy stop him and explain all dis long rubbish I could Nt read...

and yes u are a bloody civilian, if u hv any objection locate me and do ur best 2 impressive me..
c dis ene

When you become the COAS or a General, we can trade words, until then... buy yourself some commonsense

arcike:
we are alumni of d prestigious NIGERIA MILITARY SCHOOL, Zaria...




and 4 dat young man above dat said he would sue us pls note dat 80% of past COAS are ex-boiz Nt just dem judges, generals, doctors,chief of staffs, States SSG's, governors, prominent traditional rulers mostly in d north sha.. even dbanj was an ex-boi tho he was dismissed in his class 4....

ex-boyship is more Dan just mere humans but a brotherhood forged in blood and suffering....

#pride

Your posts reek of ignorance and low self esteem.

people like you have a very weak moral fibre and are corrupt, abusers of position, power or privilege whichever happens to be bestowed upon you.

I graduated from FUTO 14 yrs ago, and if this is what "education" has come to, then all is Lost.

People from a "prestigious" institution will conduct themselves in an enviable and examplary manner.
Not as rascals and thugs. You should not be found wanting in character and learning

arcike:
do u knw wat an ex-boy is? we hv bin carrying guns and going 4 map reading while u still dey hide behind ur mother.....

i survived 6yrs in NMS con pass out and a bloody civilian like u will dare confront me. just knw ur village ppl are after u if u try dat wit me.....



meanwhile according 2 my colleagues @ futo dat wasn't d accurate story. O.P pls get ur facts right

This kind of talk and mentality is something i find really disturbing and worrisome. Things like this make Nigeria the jungle it is today....?

So in your educated and civilized mind, spending 6yrs in NMS, wearing a uniform or carrying a gun elevates you above fellow citizens, who you now idiotically describe an "bloody civilians" ?

Do you know what the US Marine , Navy SEAL or Russian Special Forces is?

Do you think undergoing that training gives them the right to flaut the law or become a nuisance to other citizens? In saner climes Local policemen can arrest Marines for breaking civil laws, let alone aggravated assault and torture of this nature.

There are certain things called law, order and civility, but of course things like that are a myth to people like you because you have "SURVIVED 6YRS IN NMS AND STARTED READING MAPS AND CARRYING GUNS BEFORE MANY WERE BORN" so you are a therefore a higher being. What a Shame. I weep for my continent.


Like a wise man said, the limits​ of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress

dancok:
all of u are saying selling selling,i bought in January for 1.2m in that era of scarce dollar,if am ur relative will u say i should sell it,sell it whom,to scavenger for 50000naira,u people are not merciful.

LOL @ bolded , OP don vex

...succumbing to changing market conditions and global economic pressures

earthrealm:
OR SIMPLY BORE THRU UR wall. there is something they use...wch makes it so much easier boring tru a wall ,
if man get money..na to cast round in house upto lower lintel level, another cheaper alternative is to use ceramics as this is resistant to the major boring compound

LOL that one na die oo @bolded

allCopacetic:
I still don't know who this is o
thank you for your kind patronage Sir.
I'm happy your wife didn't get to say I told you so

YOu know, without knowing..
just keep up the good work and maintain a solid integrity and you wont end up like some yeye vendors here

mufutau55:
My brother... disadvantages of that plenty o.
Everything nah double I dey buy... but that is the work of my maker o, nothing I can do about it. If I had the choice, I will choose "Regular".

Hajji M.

LOL @ bolded

mufutau55:
Me standing at 6ft 11in, I am no match for a hanging chandeliers o. Fainting mode.

Hajji M.

7ft ? lol, Oga na only you waka come o

FastShipping:
Alcopacetic is simply the best.

Imagine he upgraded some of items I paid for but no more in stock. I went ahead to pay him for upgrade he did today but surprisingly he said I didn't need to.

In contrast, I paid someone to supply some materials to me exactly a week ago and I'm yet to see the items delivered. The person is also on nairaland property section.

when you conduct business with integrity you attract alot of good will.


what explanation are you getting for @ bolded ? Na wetin dey tire me with online vendors be that.

EgunMogaji:
Okay I understand now.

I have a safe room in mine.

LOL this man, you have everything shaaaaaaaa . I envy you oo

FastShipping:
God DAMN!!!!!

I fvcking need assault rifle to sleep with my eyes closed in Nigeria.

I keep telling people that burglary proof is to only slowdown armed robbers for maximum of five minutes.

I need guns to protect myself while on visit in Nigeria.

How do I get one to protect myself while in Nigeria?

the choice of hollow pipes for burglary proofing in non-secure ungated estates is a poor one.
it'll probably take three or four times longer to cut through a solid rod or bar and thieves dont want all that stress and risk. when they do thier reconnaissance na soft targets them dey find.

Na to secretly connect all your metal burglary proofing to one special switch in one hidden place like that wey only you fit access. once they come disturbing , get the whole family to a safe location and energize the thing and the rest is history

the smart ones will cut your power supply sha if youre on the grid

kopell:
Allcopacetic is the best in my experience, so with couple of my friends. Fast delivery, genuine brands in both cables and electrical accessories. We did couple of million naira business with him, within months drama free.

Absolutely!! without a doubt.
My wife thought I was crazy to trust an absolute stranger, a Nigerian for that matter!! with an ungodly sum of money not only to deliver but to deliver the agreed numbers and agreed quality or better. on some occassions He upgraded some items they didnt have in stock and left it open for me to choose to pay or not pay for the upgrades.most sellers would downgrade and tell you its the same or not tell you at all. I am a very good judge of character and I study ppl before I even attempt to engage them.

useful recommendations, high end brands, and good after sales relations. some items were damaged during transit and were replaced without plenty grammar. Once most sellers collect Money, you are O-Y-O

AngelicBeing:
@commonsense 101, please sheath your sword, biko, ejo, kiyihakuri

sword ke, me I'm just drinking ogi and watching TV o. I no get sword .

I talk no more adiós mis amigos

Daboomb:
Like you said, we are all adults and we should be able to comport oursleves and really behave like adults.

This type of rucus has happened repeatedly before between Egunmogaji and many, many other forumites, just on this particular thread.
But with passage of time, l hope and was hoping we have all learned a thing or two from our "past experiences" so we grow to be more mature. discerning and humble.

There is no need to be insulting and denigrating to others at any and every opportunity
Nobody feeds anybody, nobody builds for another or pay another, no matter how "Big Man" you think you are.
All those ego-trips are just unnecessary and infantile.

Notwithstanding, l dont want this to get out of hand because it is actually NOTHING (I only made suggestions about using Inverters instead of Fuel Generators, which should not attract the kind of venom, ....it is not as if l have an outstanding beef with him?).

My appeal is to you and others, to just let it pass and not be offended further.
I dont want the thread to descend back to the 'They Hate me' fiesty-cuff level of the past


@Adany01, @dirdaves, @flaghouse, @desiji, @oyb, e.t.c nice contributions and
Happy Independence day to everyone

This isnt just about his response to your comment , its the distasteful manner he carries on in this and other threads that gets to me....
in any case i hardly have the time to get sound sleep let alone waste my energy on some meaningless banter. I jst had to put some things out there. enough is enough,

@Egunmogaji learn to respect others and regulate yourself.

Ha Ha ha, So you reported and had my post deleted Egunmogaji

i will reiterate, this time with no excuse for any deletion

you are not even a trending topic in your own life!! let alone in mine,
And did you say haters ?? seriously ? what are you, 19 yrs old?
Sometimes I wonder who died and made you king.
You are in the annoying habit of making caustic, snide and belittling remarks on other people and that is just plain irritating especially when I know you don’t have the bragging rights.

I read your posts making rubbish of Quantity Surveyors et al,…. Another man’s profession!! For God’s sake?, Simply because….?? All you do is castigate criticize and malign unless you’re kissing butt for a favour.
You're a mere immigrant in the U.S. So what That does not give you the right to run about making snide and caustic remarks, denigrating people’s professions and livelihood . If you do not need or cannot afford their services commodity or input, just keep “chut “ that’s what a sensible adult does. That is the difference between getting old and growing old. There’s no need to be a "-Head". Artisans are human beings too, they are workers like you.
I wonder what your profession is anyway for you to have this much free time on your hands. Sometimes I wish Nairaland had a profile section like linkedin so everybody knows their positon in the food chain. I am a reservoir engineer in Texas , what are you Egunmogaji ?

Even the elcectrical guy Acopacetic, intelligent and honest chap. One of the best vendors I have ever had contact with on this forum. Infact the only thing I regretted about meeting him was not meeting him earlier, but just because he dared hold a divergent view from yours you started taking a piss. I’d rather pay a premium and sleep well than risk getting eaten alive in the jungle. My electrical contractor who was fond of criticizing and condemning everything I buy, looked and looked and looooooked!! but couldn’t find any straw to grasp, at that point I knew It was a Hit!
We have had enough of your horsing around, go to your rofo rofo thread and play alone there. We are grown men and women here, we don’t like rofo rofo . Even naming your thread the same as this didn’t and wont get you the attention you want. If you make me go through the trouble of logging in here again , I will replace this koboko with a baseball bat.

Speaking of baseless arguments.. this is egunmogaji in March

EgunMogaji:
Thank you for your response.

The issue here is the fact that labor is too cheap in Nigeria. I am guilty of that too because sometimes when I pay asking price to artisans I just have to add more to it just so that I can sleep at night.

Over here, when you are paying cement folks at $35 per hour then you only want to pay them for 2 hours instead of 8 hours

4 guys at $35/hour for two hours = $280.00, versus 8 guys at $35/hour for 8 hours = $2,240.00

Here is egunmogaji in September.

EgunMogaji:
Bros, please, Nigeria is very expensive. For quality level of material and labor.

To get the same level of USA building then you have to hire Skimanski or Julius Berger

Oga ki lo sele gan gan ??!!
You argue just for the sake Arguing or for an opportunity to gloat.

Daboomb:
The good in all these is that those who think they would find the Book useful, are asking for a PDF copy.
I bought four units of the Hard Copy and made 'gifts' three of it, to friends.

@Commonsense101: I will appeal to you to not react to the snide remarks of Egunmogaji.
Let it pass-by, l am sure his choice of words was not lost on anyone here but "he is who he is" and l am not taking offence.

@desiji: Here, we are talking about individual and domestic consumption ONLY.
Three phase that you are referring to, is for Grid-tie connections (we all know that the Grid has R,Y,B and Neutral). I dont think anyone here has even generated enough power to fully discharge hsi needs, no tot talk of having surplus to export to the National Grid.
Even the way Nigeria's power grid is, you cant tie into it for now, unlike say in the U.K or U.S

Automatic Current cut-off has nothing to do with ...and is not achieved by neither Three or Single phases.
You are probably referring to the load balancer. and associated cut-off Diodes.

Be that as it may, it is not an issue for arguement, we are all here to learn, right?

because you people are in the habit of massaging his elephant sized ego, and condoning his excesses just to be in "good terms" .

I visit this forum to connect with my people , to have a feel of home and get useful information on happenings in different spheres and industries. I do not need to come here and read people talking like Nigeria and Nigerians aint shyt . If I could I would pack my kaya and hightail out of here. But we all want a better life and Income. God knows I miss the good old Nigeria. Home is Home ...I cant wait to grab all the pennies I can and retire back home.

By the way,
Happy Independence Everybody, We will become great again.....Someday

Jagermeister:
Sadly, yes.

I've owned/own two Camry models. They were grossly styled IMO.

I thought the later models would profer a solution to that situation. Unfortunately, it only got worse.

The New Camry doesn't look any more than a Honda Civic. Too compact.

I was going to say thier design language is getting uncomfortably close to Honda's

images of the exterior and pool would be nice

Jagermeister:
Oh no.

Very disappointing style and finish.

The Camry's are getting blander and blander.

you think ?

EgunMogaji:
You've posted what may be useful for others, but certainly not for me. My bungalow doesn't have to be 5,000 square feet but it is because it's what I want. The very top range of monitored SunnyBoy is what I "want", could be far different from "what" I need.

I know exactly what I want and have done my due diligence. Nairaland is my board for Nigeria centric stuff and that's where it stops. My research on solar power will never be off of Nairaland.

Thanks.

OH niggur please!!!! arrgggh!!
hush already!!!! you talk too much. too fvcking much!!! I no wan talk before but I just couldnt stand this.
you probably couldnt even afford the midrange quality yet you go just dey make mouth dey make noise.
with all the noise and americana picture wey u dey post since 1970..... I have waited and waited and waited to see the wonders you will unleash in this your 20 years and counting "build" Alas!!! nothing!!
the only beta thing wey you manage use na 70k toilet set . And we have not rested since then, your toilet set is probably on every page of this thread what happened to the rest of the building, you no show us the "top of the range" items wey you use there ??

who ask you how many million square feet your bungalow is ? that your 5,000 square feet cant buy 10 square feet in some places yet landlords in such places are here and dont make noise.

Talkers ain't ballers , ballers aint talkers..


spare us this your "this is just my garage apartment" and " buying Nigeria to grow Nigeria" hogwash, we all too old for that shyt son.


Agbalagba ni e ooo, ma ma se be.