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gisthabit:
Staying in Lagos can be very stressful especially if don’t plan yourself carefully. If you must reduce the level of stress that comes with the day to day activities as a typical Lagos resident. Then you must take time to plan carefully when looking for an apartment of your own in Lagos.

3 Critical Things When Looking For an Apartment in Lagos

#1. Nearness to Your Place of Work or Business


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In developing cities like Kaduna and Jalingo you can afford to be residing kilometres away from your place of work. Because of the ease of movement from one point to another due to less traffic and very affordable means of transportation.

Unfortunately, it is totally a different case when it comes to Lagos. You must consider the cost of transporting yourself to work daily and also the average traffic situation of your route before choosing to move into an apartment.

To be on a safer side, the recommended practice is to get a place that is affordable and close to your place of work. By so doing the cost of transportation will be reduced drastically as well as the length of time you will spend in traffic.

Let me give you a practical example – when I was looking for an apartment after I was posted to Lagos Airport, I got a one-room self-contain apartment for 140,000 Naira annually at Egbeda. But after my cost analysis, I realised that I will be spending an average of 600 to 700 Naira on transportation on daily basis with heavy traffic.

I also got another one-room self-contain apartment at Mafoluku for 160,000 Naira annually. But I discovered that my daily spending on transportation will be 200 Naira or less with little or no traffic.

#2. General Power Supply Situation in That Area


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Don’t ever do the mistake of not factoring the power supply situation of an area before paying for an apartment there.

To be realistic, the majority of the areas being occupied by the average people in Lagos lacks steady power supply. But notwithstanding, there are some places that suffer more and I am sure you wouldn't want to find yourself there.

Another very important factor to consider is the average power billing for that area. Yes, some areas receive outrageous power bill monthly that you will be forced to ask yourself if your house is a manufacturing industry.

I was once in a house where the electricity company brings an average bill of 20,000 Naira monthly even though I was rarely at home to consume the so-called electricity.

#3. The Water Level of the Area


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A lot of residents in Lagos today are suffering as a result of their failure to make a good decision when it comes to this. The truth is, the majority of the lands in Lagos were sand filled before buildings were erected on them.

If possible, the best time to look for an apartment in Lagos is during the raining season. It is during this time you can be able to know how effective the drainage system of an area is. And also to know if you are about moving into a flood-prone environment.

But in a situation where you can’t wait for the raining season to come, I recommend that you do a visual inspection of the drainage in the area and also the wall of the buildings before making your choice.

You may also want to ask questions from people you know that reside in that community or even strangers. But the problem with such method is that sometimes they will not be willing to tell you the truth.


Source: https://gisthabit.com/3-critical-things-when-looking-for-an-apartment-in-lagos/

As a traditional man , I do visit the Baale of the area to ask question

Lagos is bleeped up

Very stressful place

Not only in Lagos, anywhere in naija, add security of the area too.

Number One This helps my brother a lot, his place of business near his home even without taking a bike/ride to his place of work.

But he doesn't care about the outrageous amount he paid annually.

Omo LAGOS is a country.

Be careful, everyone you approach will be house agent.

In addition, Also put into consideration the outstanding utility bill in the building, the security of the area and the building itself and the type of neighbor and co-tenant in the compound.

Check check check!

One critical factor, is your intended Landlord gainfully employed or does he while away at home all day. Very important otherwise you will find yourself in a situation where Monkey set work, baboon dey chop.

# 3 reminds me of the man that narrated his story here some times ago that his flat was flooded, I really feel for him, if he knew that the place was prone to flood he won't have got the apartment.

1. Hit a hammer slightly on the wall to see how strong the house is. If the house cracks, my guy, that house no strong o
2. Check the PHCN bill if you're not using pre-paid meter
3. Check the drainage system
4. Look around to see the kind of neighbors
5. Security. Dont rent a house without a street gate.
6. Water supply

Very wrong to equate Kaduna with Jalingo as developing cities.

mechanics:
# 3 reminds me of the man that narrated his story here some times ago that his flat was flooded, I really feel for him, if he knew that the place was prone to flood he won't have got the apartment.

sometime ago and not sometimes ago. Wonder why certain tribe use that.

4) you should also check if there's on outstanding bills in case there is no prepaid meter yet in the apartment

Suspect33:
If you are still considering moving to lagos, my advice to you is DONT, but of you're already where and looking for accomodation, avoid ijora, mushin, inshut the whole mainlain except surulere, Lagos is over-rated

oga ikeja is the best place in the mainland, there is lere, there is festac, ojodu and ogba are not bad too. Lagos is not overrated one bit, it depends on what you are doing

Check security, proximity to churches, mosques if you hate sleep disturbances, light

NEPA accumulated bill on d apartment
Trust me I bi victim

MannaFromHeaven:
4) you should also check if there's on outstanding bills in case there is no prepaid meter yet in the apartment

This one really hook me as my wife no do her painstaking research. Bill of over 200 k.
Na we dey pay am w other tenants.
Nice thread

bayelsaowei:
Lagos the overhyped yeye city

Yet, your state Governor stole your collective patrimony to buy properties in Lagos.

DesChyko:
Most importantly; your pocket
Some Landlord wahala make village people look like say dem dey learn work

As far as I'm concerned, this is the first most important point...especially if you work on the island. A person working in Ikoyi, for instance and earning say 80 to 150k certainly can't afford an apartment in Lekki, VI or Ikoyi. It would be foolhardy.

Never I repeat never rent a crowded compound no matter how cheap or the amenities available. Anything more than 4 tenants na problem you dey find be that

MrMcJay:
Yet, your state Governor stole your collective patrimony to buy properties in Lagos.

how does that change the fact I just stated...the whole Nigeria is useless.. every single state in the country.. Lagos is useless just like Bayelsa

NOETHNICITY:
OI understand ur grudge particularly when the city fails to meet ur economic expectations on ur arrival

But for me, Lagos has been exceedingly amazing

oh please state the reasons..

Is it the flooded , heavy traffic ridden roads or the lack of constant electric power ??...

May God bless my hustle this year, I go like to rent house for GRA Ikeja.

kingthreatz:
1. Hit a hammer slightly on the wall to see how strong the house is. If the house cracks, my guy, that house no strong o
2. Check the PHCN bill if you're not using pre-paid meter
3. Check the drainage system
4. Look around to see the kind of neighbors
5. Security. Dont rent a house without a street gate.
6. Water supply

Comot number 1 abeg, my apartment that I got recently, the wall na stone, to even fix my cotton with concrete nail na war, talk more of fixing other appliances.
and I can't be wasting money calling all these carpenter's whenever I want to fix something to the wall... I laff @ number 5, tho it depends on the area sha, the main thing is that your house should have its own gate cos most times the street gates are always in bad conditions

tabithababy:


Yea..very.correct

Dont stay in areas like bariga, mushin, ajegunle,oworonshoki, oshodi,ebute metta

Dont stay in a house with live in landlord

Check their NEPA bill

Dont stay directly beside an event center or a religious center

Check for flood

And I'm here looking for accommodation around Mushin because of my new job at Matori