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folmus:
get paid you meant?

It depends on the agreement. But in most cases yes. 2-5% up to 10% in some cases.

yes, thanks!

Hello All,
Question, in the Nigerian real estate market, does the seller pay commission? if so, what is the normal percentage?

mufutau55:
Did @Gbadexy supplied you the Painter?
Shadrach, may be?
Very nice color combinations.

Hajji M.

Hello sir, thanks, Yes and no, he recommended the painter who had worked for another NLer, he is doing a good job, I would highly recommend him as well. It wasn’t Shadrach, his first name is Shola.

New pictures

Exterior painting ongoing,,., can I say it one more time, Regal Paint!!!!and I MUST give a plug to my painter, he is doing a WONDERFUL job!! tho, he is not on NL.

michlins:
The sample versus my work

u are good at what u do!! keep it up!!!!

michlins:
And I'm happy to announce that I have been mobilised to make a 38ft tank stand.

The site location is in Enugu. Kindly follow me on this journey

I am sure u will do well as always, and the owner will be very satisfied!

Chikebrain:
I've been seeing nice reviews about @gbadexy paints. Hope to try him out on our current build

I highly recommend him! His product is very good and he is a perfect, honest gentleman! He will not disappoint!!

michlins:
I pray mama finds rest

Thanks my brother!

eazyd:
Nice work! I’m also working on a project and almost at the same stage. Rotech helped inspect my site at the beginning of the project and he caught some errors that was quickly fixed during the raft foundation.
I have some questions- how much did the plastering and pop cost? Was screeding done before painting?

Congratulations on your project! I couldn’t tell u exactly the cost of plastering,,, but yes screeding was done before painting. Rotech77 is good!

So a few years ago we bought a 4 bedroom bungalow for my mother in law in ibadan, well mama just went home to be with the Lord. Now we have to decide what to do with the house. First option is to sell it (my option) second option, convert it to 2-2bedroom apartments and rent it out. (Wifey is from ibadan) ;Dso option 2 is it! Next, we have to get a moderate contractor for the job. Small job, if u are good; HONEST, GOOD & MODERATE, let me know.

Fence and Gate done, Stamped floor ongoing,, External Painting loading....,,

Lynkings:
7 seater leather sofa 450,000

I like this! I might call you, keep up the good work, let your work be neat, it will speak for itself, finishing is the key!!!

PrimeQuay:
I also confirm this, the transaction was smooth, paint was delivered promptly.

I will feedback the house on my findings, for others to be enlightened.

Thanks @gbadexy / Regal paints.

I trust Gbadexy to deliver!! He is the most humble, gentle, honest and genuine Nigerian artisan I have met on this tread. My opinion only!!!

Badgers14:
Well, this is the scenario that always concerns abroadians..or folks that build a house but don't reside their full time.

I guess it comes down to planning, that's why I think planning is one of the most important if not the most important of an build.

Depending on the layout of the building, one could still achieve their privacy while still renting out to tenants..

The popular style of house to achieve this would be duplex in the front and 2 bedrooms of 2 flats at the back. I know of someone that was lucky, his lot was on the corner with one street in front and another street at the back.. so he built duplex plus 2 bedroom flats at the back, the tenants access their building from the other street and oga landlord access his duplex from the other street.

Another guy I know, he couldn't have separate entrance because of the location of the build and he doesn't leave their full time.. what my suggestion was for him to have his lawyer put a for let sign in front of the duplex, then pretend it was for rent but when people come to enquire, have them fill out a form ( no fee collected.. ) and the lawyer tells the prospective tenant, there's someone in the pipeline already, so when landlord moved in , folks thought he was a tenant that have a job that takes him around, that's why he is not always home ( landlord doesn't live in Nigeria).

Finding good tenants this days seems like Finding a needle in a haystack. With the high cost of build these days. For you to find a tenant that could be able to pay a market rate sometimes (depending on location) , they are yahoo boys. Average Joe with decent jobs with family do struggle sometimes to afford the rent in a new build.. so when you rent, work with your agent/lawyer.. you might need to work with the "good tenants " with legitimate source of income when you come across them.

Thanks! Very good advice.

[quote author=Badgers14 post=111826174]For me, if I live in a compound full time and if I am blessed money isn't an issue, I will not rent to an outsider.. security, trust issues for me.. and personally, I still be a local man.. I don't like been restrained in my own space..

I like to sit outside alot, eat outside, chit chat outside, dressed in my singlet and shorts and walk around.. I just like to be free in my compound.

Option 1: could be an easy yes for me if I live in the premises part time. If I live there full time, I won't rent it out, if I do ( to raise a bit of income) it has to be someone close to me like a family member or a very close acquaintance, so I can still be free in my space.

Option 2: Air bnb in 9ja I hear people are doing that here in 9ja but I am terrified of that, I could maybe think of airbnb if I don't live in the same compound.. the idea of seeing different people who might possibly use fake ID to book, so you are sharing a compound with someone you dont know and most likely will not know even in your best effort to vet them.. please, man cannot can oo...

Option 3: this will be my choice so I can be free in my own space. If push come to shove, and I want to raise a bit of money, I could grudgingly rent it out if there's a way to section off the bungalow from the main building (fencing).


Hmm, this brings an interesting question for me. I purposely built 2 -3 appt. In the back so there will be someone else in the compound, not because of the income but that there will be some other people in the compound. But, privacy is also as important, what to do, what to do! I have heard of horror tenant story! Mind you, I do not plan to live there full time, but when you are keeping a low profile, tenants will know when you are home, locally built in informant! May Almighty God grant us wisdom!

gbadexy:
Truer words have never been spoken.
With offline contractors, there isn't any means of knowing negative feedbacks and reviews from dissatisfied clients unlike what is obtainable here.
Thankfully we have more people coming out to police this thread and prevent newbies from being scammed or taken advantage of.
These are advantages not easily gotten elsewhere.
I've heard painter and some say there are complaints on color by the topmost paint producer and they informed them to drop it, not go and pick it and come back after certain days. Some even complain of some certain colors fading but only the person directly involved knows and not significant prospective new clients.

Absolutely! Topsy23 has a great reputation, he has supplied me wires for my build and all transactions were faceless and there was never any issues! Even up until last week, close to a million and no issue! Please keep it up.

gbadexy:
That's tyroline and looking neatly done.

Yessir! Thank you very much sir, I can’t wait for the finished product!

michlins:
I like the wall.

thanks my brother!!

Some of the work ongoing this week: stamped floor - let me know what u think.
finishing electrical work. Wires supplied by my trusted wire guy! Topsy23! Trust him with your money, he will not disappoint!
Fence- design chosen by my bricklayer �, but I like his intuition!
Painter should return next week!

gbadexy:
These are the finishing pictures of the painting of @ The next.
The paints are produced and supplied by me.
I bet anyone one can't distinguish it from imported brands.
I appreciate the client for the opportunity given.

Simply beautiful! yes!!! more grace sir!!!

Congrats!! @Thenext!!! we de come celebrate ooo!!!!!

gbadexy:
To be candid, 3 strikes main accusation to me seemed that you recommended contractors that didn't perform well.
You obviously also missed his reason for the post which was to advice you to be able to be true to yourself and admit when wrong and make ammends.
I've posted this sometimes back about you. I did mention then that I wasn't and still isn't in a position to say you are innocent or guilty but you always seem to have answer to every allegations. Never wrong.
You do the greatest disservice to yourself. I think one of your major flaw that prevents you to taking a different approach and rising above challenge like 3 strikes meant for you is your ego and pride.
I remember when you contacted me for graffitex some time ago, after long series of questions that I figured were meant to get information about the spread rate and proper quantity, I knew you were never interested in any purchase but needed the information to get it elsewhere.
That in itself didn't bother me but what bothered me was knowing you could have asked for the details on the thread and I would have volunteered the necessary information instead of taking me through the deceptive merry-go-round from around 2 am I happened on your message till day break. I wonder how you cope without sleeping. Even far back I'm likely to see you on the general thread any time I randomly check for update.
What really struck me was the prepared speech you gave me after getting the information telling me earlier that I should know the phantom client thinks highly of me whatever happens before you later called to say how merciful the client was in still going along with the almost 3 times of the initial quantity the other contractor gave because he wanted to give him a chance.
My opinion of you then was that you are an actor, a real sociopath if such exists in Nigeria who has a mask displaying a different character, an actor performing to audience you think are not as smart as you, and someone very calculative and don't forget things.
Your erroneous believe that you are smarter than people, ego and pride is what is preventing you to really reflect what went wrong in some previous builds and improving on it. You can't always be right even though you always have ready come back.

Very well said sir, until you guys the “artisans “ are willing to “police” each other and weed out the bad ones on the tread, there will always be problems. We the clients come and go, you guys are here and you make a lot of money from this tread, it’s your obligation whether you like it or not to monitor it. Most professional bodies in the civilized world monitors itself, and are quick to discipline rogue members.


I come in peace!

On the issue of the Aluminium guy, I didn’t say it was resolved, I just let it go and may just count it as loss. I was warned before even giving him the job, but, see, I have this forgiving spirit and want to believe the best in human. I have gotten many chances in life and I chose to return the same. My brother and wife warned me not to give him anything, I gave him the roof, it was messed up, I gave him windows, it was messed up,I gave bamboo to buy,it was messed up, what made me think this will not be messed up? To top it off, he was beginning to be rude to me! I paid him off never to deal with him again! Let those who are coming to his aid support his business, I have tried!

Currently, we have several things going on, internal painting, the painter is doing a great job so far, and he has the right attitude, he wants to satisfy his client. I believe he also painted for another NLander, Thenext?

TV console to be done next week by Hamtabfawaz NL Interior Designer.

Gate, fence and stamped floor is being done by non Nlanders. I will post more pictures next week.

So, after 2 weeks in 9ja, we were able to accomplish some things, right now, we are about 96% finished. This country can be very challenging! 99% of the people are not truthful nor hard working! Sorry, just my opinion. Liar everywhere �but we give all Glory to Almighty God for His Grace even for the little we are able to achieve. I must give gbadexy a lot of credit for his maturity. Please, please, please patronize him!, u will never regret it! I assure u! In fact I am willing to guarantee it! His paints are just as good as Home Depot’s �

FEGEITOK:
Part of my training is to distill issues to their basic minimums, I think that there a world of difference between trying to get services free and withholding payment until a vendor rectifies issues of concern that the client believes the vendor handled shoddily or less than satisfactorily.

I got paid 75% on a contract. 25% is still due. Client said he is not satisfied with my delivery. I said in that case I will be back. I took a month to prepare....it's services not goods, I spent a month working on the issues, then I wrote the client back, I am ready for you now.

To ask for my balance without satisfying the client is as immoral or more immoral than trying to get free services.

Even more so when this is a client that has sent funds in the millions your way.

By failing to satisfy the client you have basically cut off yourself from his network, remember that this is how money circulates among the rich and from the rich to the not so rich, by introductions and referrals.

Only a vendor who doesn't care about the future will prefer a little morsel over the enormous goodwill that satisfying a client will being in terms of future business.

The paint maestro gba.dexy will testify to this truth.

Thank you very much, I think u get it! As we speak, my brother wanted me to recommend an Aluminium guy for his build, would I recommend him? Again, this is someone I have counseled, advised, several times in the past and yet nothing changed. Again, talk is cheap, I have personally given him work of about 7m, if I intended to cheat him, it wouldn’t be now! Of all he had done for, this is the smallest! Let all who are defending come out and say they have given him such!!!

This was a job that was supposed to have finished in January! Do u know and understand what was held up because of this?

Hmm,, sometimes, the best answer for a fool is silence, those who know me here and have dealt with me, know it’s not about the money, it’s the principle of the thing! I don’t need to brag. Even the artisan knows this, I have given him chances upon chances and he cannot deny that.

I rest, answer not a fool in his folly.

Adedward:
I don't ask him to give me money or anything, just want him to put it into consideration, it's the second team dat went there to finish the work, and when u gets there it was u see some complained about the work and dat installer has gone back to mainland , and I said u should send #20k to the man, so dat he can come and rectify what he complained for, dats is what cost all this,
So, I dat have been spending money for the other man in hospital don't know what am doing, dats just what I told him ,

Now, I am really pissed off! U called and begged me but u come here and talk? Do u want me to even post pictures of your work? The fact that someone got injured at my site is not my issue, do you know what I went through before I earned that money? Do u know if I was injured in the process? I didn’t say anything more since yesterday, u are crying for 40k, maybe u forgot how much I paid u in the past for the roof that leaked several times how much I paid for windows with imported materials instead of the Tower brand I paid for!

If I were u, I will stop now! Or I will begin to post pictures of your work and let’s see who will help u pay then! Or who would have accepted the mess I accepted with u!!!

mufutau55:
Plenty Gbosa for Gbadexy. I can't even count how many clients I have sent his way. I have never got any negative feedback.

Hajji M.

I can second that opinion! This is impressive! I met him personally last week, sent him 1.3m for paint, paint supplied yesterday, no questions, no story! Even followed up on the painter on my behalf. Please keep it up Gbadexy!!!

EgunMogaji2:
https://www.nairaland.com/2550211/general-topic-thread-to-discuss-anything/2853#111300889

I don’t think we can call Adedward a hungry artisan. And he’s also on here too

We have an issue that we need to look into to fix this happenings.

My bathroom enclosure guy seems to be well learned in his industry. He sent his “boys” to do my job. I was practically begging him on WhatsApp not to send them alone and that I’ll even wait till he’s personally available. He said they can do it and they’ve done for the Sultan of Brunei (I’m joking). They came, they screwed it up as I suspected. He resolved the issue to my complete satisfaction 110% weeks later and in fact I’m asking him to do one more for me.

Contractors just need to do what they’re paid for.

Promises made, promises kept. Simple.

Bros, if I open the can of worm on this guy en! This is someone I have personally paid over 7m in works he has done for me and every one has a problem!

Adedward:
boss no probs jare, I was not arround and my installer has back to mainland, I ask him to send #20k to him, out of my money as am not there right now, so dat he can go and see what he complained for, someone dat left ur site without #1k transport money and and I ask him to come and correct something with no Kobo, ? U are there when he is doing it, u left site before he finish,

Ok, now that u have chosen to respond, I am supposed to pay for him to come and do your work? And come to correct it? If I pay him 20k, All that is left is 20k, when will the corrections be made? U were not around, since December! I initially paid u in the first week of December, this is March and it’s still not done and u are talking about u are out of town! I have waited for almost 4 months!!!
Now that you have responded, I will begin from the beginning, do u want us to do that? And I have proofs, so if u want to open yourself up, go ahead. U have begged me not to but this is too much!!!

Ok, I want to bring a matter here as well, there is a certain Aluminium guy here, I will save his name for now, he has done a lot of work for me, I mean in the millions!
Roof - problems, executes, stories from start to finish.
Windows- we are still at corrections after 2 years! Inferior materials.
Bathroom doors - used inferior materials
NOW BATHROOM CUBICLES - PLS HELP US SETTLE THIS BECAUSE I KNOW HE WILL READ THIS, WE AGREED IN DECEMBER FOR HIM TO BUILD 3 CUBICLES, IN DECEMBER 2021!! THEY WERE NOT FIXED UNTIL MARCH ! ONE STORY AFTER THE OTHER, HOW THE CHINESE FACTORY WAS CLOSED,,,,,, NOW, I HAVE PAID 400k OF THE 440K AGREED. YESTERDAY HE TEXTED THAT THEY FINISHED AND I NEED TO PAY THE BALANCE, I SAID ONLY AFTER MY INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, I SENT HIM PICTURES OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE ANY PAYMENT. AND HE IS INSISTING THAT I NEED TO PAY HIM, HIS WORKERS ARE FAMILY MEN, (I DON’T KNOW WHAT I MA!)
HONESTLY, I HAVE GIVEN THIS GUY MORE CHANCES THAN HE DESERVES! I AM NOT PAYING A PENNY UNTIL ALL CORRECTIONS ARE COMPLETED!!
ARE MY WRONG?

michlins:
you're welcome

Thanks my brother.