₦airaland Forum

ambrosedmax:
it depends on where you reside, but the best woods for roofing in West Africa as a whole,
1: apknontu (ayin, mereke)is a strong wood- this can be used for your rafters, wall-plate, all skeleton.

2: Melina is a soft wood, still quality though, can be used for your pole-line, and nogging. Will also stand the test of time.

I created a thread on this though...

https://www.nairaland.com/4714369/building-around-abuja-lets-discuss

kintus:
Then try and show the positive side of you.

We all have gone through one thing or the other but that shouldn't deter you from believing in the bright future ahead of you.

kintus:
People can only run away with your vehicle or okada if the proper safety measures are not taken. Starting with background checks, provision of genuine guarantor, working with people you already know (family, old classmate, church member, neighbour) etc. are some things that people must consider to protect their investments.

FYI, no business is risk free. You either minimize the risk or your exposure.

kintus:
I have been following your comments.

Truly, you have a CLOSED MIND.

This is not good for your own development.

I believe anything and everything is possible.

ahiboilandgas:
If u come with a foreign atm u withdraw in Nigeria atms u get naira ...if u travel aboard using naira atm u withdraw in dollars....... Nigeria students travelling to mushroom nations and unaccredited and useless university in benin republic,sudan,ghana ,malaysia,Philippine and other substandard nations will hence forth not be funded via form A ....student travelling to western europe ,north America and Australia plus south africa will be funded ....student travelling to cyprus ,Egypt and co can be funded if studing a research degree in sciences,engineering,medicine...

Pineapplelove:
But the current Nigerian Vice President is a senior pastor. How come all these is happening under his nose

bmarketing:
Well, that is not scalable especially f you have a fleet or planning to... Obviously, the idea is such cases is to give out the cars which bring us back to my point.

Dubemcapital1:
Use Melina wood and Danta

kintus:
It's like most you didn't bother to read in between the lines before responding to message.

The young man said he wants to do HIGHER PURCHASE. This is quite different from rentals.

The desperation of a genuine driver to own a car is enough to make such a person work diligently and meet up with any said agreement.

HP is a good option. All he needs is to get a good and trusted person with well signed agreement. Default to attract penalties....... personally, I'll advice him to start with a car and study the business for 6months before committing more funds.

Nero2424:
One tenant I wouldn't want to rent from my property is a Yahoo boy, am not sure I want a tenant that doesn't know when his next income will roll in.

mufutau55:
People beware. Please report any bad deal here.
Read this thread below, dont enter one chance o.

https://www.nairaland.com/6085653/pls-avoid-borehole-driller-nairaland

Thanks.

Hajji M.

Ucee1999:
Wow. What an unfortunate experience.

Anyway, you shouldn't generalize them as worst because of the experience you've had with one of them. I can relate to what you just said sha.

Although, I still work with a start up company presently and my salary was affected because of the lock down. But I still believe things will work out well in the future. Or what do you think? Should I stay or leave?

RavagedHeart:
Can you say more on this BDC, or a pointer where I can see reviews of how they roll.

bmarketing:
So in essence, a good driver is needed. A tokumbo car with regular maintenance (monitored) to mitigate regular repairs that occur on nigerian used cars. Ensure the driver has all the papers before driving the car. They are not so expensive one about 5k or so if I remember correctly. Have tracking enabled to monitor their movement. Schedule regular inspection...What else... I may sound naive but I belive with all this in check one can give it a shot.

Ucee1999:
Explain how they are the worst please

MrMcJay:
If in Lagos, you are to receive minimum of 6 months notice. As it stands, the notice you were served is invalid.

However, if the landlord did you no wrong and is a reasonable person, you can discuss with him to find a way of amicable resolution.

Ucee1999:
Yeah depending on the agreement you've made with your employer. When you make an agreement/deal with the employer in favor of you and the company, I believe he will not breach the deal if he's a God-fearing person But if he does, then you'd have to let God settle the case. He will reap what he has sowed.

Tvegas:
I am glad Leezah confirmed that the storm will be over. Many investors lose sight of the fact that it's during storms that wealth are transferred and wise investors make tons of money.
@OP do any of the following
1. Buy Wapco shares below N12
2. Buy Zenith share below N17
3. Follow the guys on the US stock page they are making a kill with the surplus stimulus fund.
4. Look for a fixed income fund that can give you at least 10% per annum.

On wapco and Zenith, let's compare notes by April 2021.

RavagedHeart:
In the attempt to wake from my simping slumber, I want to join the league of investors.

Gurus in the house, which investment can I start with 100k with high ROI.

wamiikechukwu:
The average Nigerians..

The two Monika above me.

Manwarrior55:
Got into this in January it’s not as sweet as it seems, I am planning to exit it.

You’ll be better off with your money in Zenith or UCAP stocks trust me

bmarketing:
Every biz has a level of risk. Please tell us reasons why it can go bad instead of scaring him.

At least if he knows he could mitigate the risk early on. I believe that’s why he asked for our opinion.

n3xt:
Yes to Ondo.

I've never designed or built a house without secretly stalking the fabulous ideas of other houses within the locality of the proposed development. I saw this while working in Ondo state.

QSFemi:
Good afternoon.

It's advisable to get an independent cost assessor, Quantity Surveyor, that will help you give an impartial, fair, value-for-money projected cost of your housing development.

With that, you can never go wrong and you would have avoided the pitfall of contractors deliberately underestimating for the construction project in order to lure you into committing yourself or overestimating in order to fleece you of your hard earned money.

After you've done necessary drawings, get a quantity surveyor to help establish the budget.

I'm sure you'll be glad you did.

Merci.

AZUH:
nothing is cheaper there . here is the picture of what they are doing and they will wash them by December. You can use cement and stone for your own . You must not practice everything you see on the internet. I am in Belgium sir but will be in delta by December.

earthrealm:
forward planning is key.
constructing a small trench or gutter with slabs accross the open space in the compound and incorporating the stamped concrete over it, gives you flexibility to do many things in the future, without having to break the stamped concrete

qdlvy:
Your questions have been addressed on pages back ad nauseam.
I don't live in Naija but I have been to a few houses in Ondo that have landscaping instead of concrete all through. Besides, your questions miss the point. The point is why is landscaping not adopted more than the alternative being discussed. Pictures I posted is to show examples of what can be achieved with landscaping vs. concrete. And, it's not rocket science like some people will make you believe. It's just not common practice.
Thanks to a one-minute Instagram search, attached is an example from Lagos.

EgunMogaji2:
Frankly, I prefer to just build and sell but I’m being pressured by investors to rent instead so there can be continuous plus residual income.

One of my mum’s tenant couldn’t pay but we were shocked to see him arrive in court with a lawyer.

God dey.