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Before you rent a new place, take time to understand the source of income of the landlord. Many landlords don’t have any active source of income aside from the house you’re about to rent. To survive, they depend entirely on tenants for their livelihood. This often leads to frequent rent increases, unnecessary billings, and constant financial demands that can frustrate your peace of mind.

Choosing a landlord who has other income streams can make a huge difference in your rental experience. A landlord who isn’t desperate for the property’s income is more likely to respect agreements, maintain the property properly, and avoid making tenants the financial pillar of their personal life.

This isn’t just about finding shelter; it’s about securing your peace, stability, and sanity in a place you’ll call home.

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

Aje!

You have said it all.

The last paragraph sounds like face me I face you house

Goo0dHardDick:
Before you rent a new place, take time to understand the source of income of the landlord. Many landlords don’t have any active source of income aside from the house you’re about to rent. To survive, they depend entirely on tenants for their livelihood. This often leads to frequent rent increases, unnecessary billings, and constant financial demands that can frustrate your peace of mind.

Choosing a landlord who has other income streams can make a huge difference in your rental experience. A landlord who isn’t desperate for the property’s income is more likely to respect agreements, maintain the property properly, and avoid making tenants the financial pillar of their personal life.

This isn’t just about finding shelter; it’s about securing your peace, stability, and sanity in a place you’ll call home.

The is largely true. I've experienced a landlady whose only income was the house. It wasn't pretty.

Then I had a landlord who had many properties and thriving businesses. Best landlord I ever had.

But I also had a landlord who was very well educated and had a business and was very badly behaved. He and his wife were very churchy and talked a lot about grace, but they had no single grace to give anyone.

Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

Also look up and update yourself about the spiritual status of the house.

Important information, but very difficult or impossible to know before renting...

Leave that thing, a wicked person is a wicked person.



Even if the landlord has houses in the 36states of Nigeria he can still frustrate tenants if WICKEDNESS is his middle name.

You said it all. Thumbs all.

JuanDeDios:
The is largely true. I've experienced a landlady whose only income was the house. It wasn't pretty.

Then I had a landlord who had many properties and thriving business. Best landlord I ever had.

But I also had a landlord who was very well educated and had a business and was badly behaved. He and his wife were very churchy and talked a lot about grace, but they had no single grace to give anyone.

Most times, the person that actually built the house is even dead.
The landlady will often be 2nd or 3rd wife who inherited the property. Many times, landladies like that are the most evil and wicked. Frustrating tenants is usually their hobby.

Boladogailese:
Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

Nobody asked you for this madam

Krak:
Also look up and update yourself about the spiritual status of the house.

Lol. Any tips on how to investigate this?

LabStores:
Most times, the same thing as too

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GJames:
Nobody asked you for this madam

She's just an attention seeker, don't be surprised the person behind that moniker is even a guy with hairy blökös.

People have gone from poor to rich living with landlord, while landlord stayed poor. Life is never one size fits all

Also, avoid any house which it's landlord comes from any tribe or town that doesn't joke with money.

Boladogailese:
Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

This information just made my landlord reduce my rent from 800k to 150k. Thank you for this info, ma. It's a lifesaver.

LabStores:
Most times, the person that actually built the house is even dead.
The landlady will often be 2nd or 3rd wife who inherited the property. Many times landladies like that are the most evil and wicked. Frustrating tenants is usually their hobby.

Spot on. It was built by her husband who was by now dead.

Boladogailese:
Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

What does this have to do with profiling?

It's always the middle and poor class people with their classist mentality all the time. 😏

Wetin concern brokenness for the OP post now.

Boladogailese:
Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

You for no love him if he no build house? Talk true

There is one landlady in Rumuogholu in Obioakpor LGA of Rivers state, she has K legs.

Avoid that woman with everything you can think of. Avoid her house. She's everything the OP described.

Noted. Gonna do a background search on my next landlord

This is a good advice. Some Landlords have more than one house, yet they are very greedy and they don't wish their tenants to also become landlord, but to continue to live in their house and pay their rent.

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

Some landlords are people who know road..

Sonnobax15:

Good advice.

And also, any compound that a landlord lives in,avoid it.

And lest I forget,any compound that has a landlady is also a big red flag too.

But then again,a compound that belongs to a polygamous family,my brothers and sisters, don't ever consider renting such an apartment.

I lived with my tenants until I moved after few years.
They loved having us around. There was no issue for once because I understood their rights and they tamed their excesses to an acceptable level.
I think if we're all humane, there would be no issue at all whether living in the same plot with landlord or not.
Treating other people's property as yours is the easiest way to curtail one's excesses which we all have.

Also... Check the power supply payment history ( NEPA bill history)... very important.

This is absolutely correct. I've been a victim. My former landlord an ex policeman extorted me and my neighbors a lot last year. Infact he made us understand openly that landlords don't pay bills where tenants leave. Myself and my neighbor couldn't wait for our rent to expire before we evacuate the house. He show us shege with unnecessary billing.

Haha,
Ko necessary naw , abbba

Boladogailese:
Thank God i didn’t marry a broke man, my husband built our house at 26 love him

JuanDeDios:
Lol. Any tips on how to investigate this?

Different people with different ways: some use their pastors, alfas, babalawos or whatever. Just make sure to confirm it BEFORE you pay your rent so that you would know whether to avoid the house, neutralize any negative power found or just pack in if the coast is clear.

I actually learnt this the bitter way last year.

@op, I dey look for Mike and loud speaker like this for you. Even in the event of rent payment default, they are more understanding.

Lolz! Una never see house una dey make choices, ebe like say this Nigeria never still clear una for eye😀😀😀😀😀😃😃😃😃