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One year rent + agent fee + agreement + caution fee 😭

Sometimes I wonder:
At what point does owning a house become cheaper than renting in Nigeria?

Let’s hear your experiences.

That's how building a house in Nigeria is not for the weak too it's vice versa.

Owning a house in Nigeria especially in Lagos, can be compared to "Newton third law of Motion". (Which states that action and reaction are equal and opposite) Due to the fees associated to documentation process and charges accrued from Land use charge to Electricity/Meter to CDA levies to ... and so on and so forth.

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Fharahyiola:
One year rent + agent fee + agreement + caution fee 😭

Sometimes I wonder:
At what point does owning a house become cheaper than renting in Nigeria?

Let’s hear your experiences.

If we have agreed, what am I paying for agreeing for?
Too many extortion to drain you in 9ja

isio1:
Owning a house in Nigeria especially in Lagos, can be compared to "Newton third law of Motion". (Which states that action and reaction are equal and opposite) Due to the fees associated to documentation process and charges accrued from Land use charge to Electricity/Meter to CDA levies to ... and so on and so forth.

Very accurate. The purchase is just the action — the reaction is documentation, land use charge, electricity, CDA levies, and endless “small small” payments. Homeownership in Lagos truly tests endurance.

BItt:
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If we have agreed, what am I paying for agreeing for?
Too many extortion to drain you in 9ja

That’s the painful part. You agree, then the billing starts — agreement fee, documentation fee, processing fee… extortion has been normalized.”

Jakarta:
That's how building a house in Nigeria is not for the weak too it's vice versa.

True. Whether you’re buying or building, it’s not for the weak. The process tests patience, finances, and mental strength.