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Princess4ng:
Lol.... Then I wont have any problems with the maid ooo... If I catch my husband eh.... Lol... Make I no think bad sha... Good morning dear

lol

Tonason:
This is just waste of space and time. You asked a question yet you answered all. What a useless topic

but your opinion is important. You may not like the idea. It is personal.

A maid’s room? No no, and for others, it’s a big yes. A maid’s room is a room built for the purpose of housing a live-in help or a nanny. It’s commonly found in luxury apartments in Nigeria. It’s usually separated from the other rooms in the house.

The idea of having a live-in help sounds scary to some. Especially those who have heard the scary tales of a house helps. These stories are usually based on Myths, Facts, and Fiction. It may be based on an abstract story or experiences from family and friends. In Nigeria, stories of live-in house help range from spiritual to physical. While some people in Nigeria believe that house helps have spiritual problems like witchcraft, marine spirit or ogbanje spirit, others believe that they are; thieves; unfaithful, and can corrupt children. It’s so bad that some Nigerians make their house helps sleep under the staircase or an unworthy place in the house. Wealthy people take good care of their house helps. This is what shows that they are wealthy. I will neither approve or disapprove any of this claims, maybe this topic will be discussed in future write-ups.

In time past, the idea of a maid’s room may conjure images of cell-like spaces tucked away behind the kitchen. It was uncommon and partially recognised by the rich and the elites who travel out of the country from time to time. Nowadays, spaces for the help are leaving behind the claustrophobic feel of the early 20th century and making a comeback. Several new developments have incorporated maid’s rooms into their larger apartments, and while the rooms are separate from family sleeping areas, they are generously sized and have standard en-suite bathrooms. The latest iteration of servant quarters has a distinctly 21st-century feel.

Having a maid’s room may denote luxury in Nigeria. Because only luxury apartments come with maid’s room. It may mean that you are so rich that you don’t have to keep your maid in the family quarters. This may be a feather in your cap or an update of status among your friends. It may even be an idea borrowed from a friend or a family friend. The 21st-century real estate developers add maid rooms to their building plans and, of course, this makes the house more expensive, either for sale or to lease. While some people abhor the idea of a live-in maid, it’s paradise on earth for others. Having a servant at your beck and call can be a big deal. This may also be required for working class mums who have no option but to employ the services of a house help. Thus, the need may be borne out of compulsion.

The idea of a maid’s room is somewhat uncommon in Nigeria. It is only a language that can be understood by the creme de la creme of the society. Many Nigerians feel it’s appropriate to just allocate a room to your maid out of your three bedroom flat or four bedroom duplex. Not bad, But the term luxury may mean all round comfort. You would not want to be disturbed by arguments between your maid and the gateman or the driver.

Despite the recession in Nigeria, there is still strong demand for live-in help. There are requests for hundreds of nannies and housekeepers annually in the Nigeria. In most cases, families in Nigeria are looking for live-in maids rather than just a housekeeper.
With the new developments in real estate, and with the bias of a good number of people about live-in maid’s, Is a maid’s room a bad invention, or an invention that denotes class?
I kept pondering on this question. Will you rather buy a house with a maid’s room or buy a house without one. Your opinion is very important to me. Please send in your comments.

Source: https://www.tolet.com.ng/blog/will-you-buy-a-house-with-a-maids-room/?utm_source=naraland&utm_campaign=nairaland27_12_2016&utm_medium=blog

Getting an office space may be a channel of wealth, or bring about an increase in profit. Yet, getting an office space is the worse nightmare for some people. How can you maximize your profit my getting the right office space? I have met a number of people who got office spaces and the office is all that they can show for the business. The profit margin is nothing to write home about. While for others, changing their office location is the worse mistake they have ever made in business. Although the office location is not the only factor that affects a business, it plays a great role in determining the success of a business. The environment depends on the type of business you do. So what sell in a particular environment can be bad business and in another environment, the worse business to do.

Ikeja

This is the capital of Lagos. Over the years, Ikeja has proven itself as the real capital of Lagos by being home to a lot of small scale businesses and Large scale businesses. It houses the popular Computer Village and it is the abode of most of the fore-runners in the tech industry. Beauty Business, Tech Business, Phone and Laptop Businesses thrive in Ikeja. The market is attractive for a working class people, hairdressers, market men and women and all Lagosians. This may be because of the strategic computer village.

Lekki

Getting an office Space in Lekki is a combination of class, poise and creativity. Offices in Lekki offer opportunities to a wide range of businesses. Since it’s located on the Lagos Island, you can be sure of patronage from a good number of people. Lekki also houses a lot of fun spots. Offices in Lekki appeal mostly to working-class people and the creme de la creme of the society

Victoria Island

Like Lekki, Victoria Island is highly sophisticated and you can be sure of selling your goods at profitable prices, and meeting people. Apart from this, your services will be rendered for so much value. Your target here is also working class middle aged people and wealthy people.

Gbagada

This is a major link in Lagos. Gbagada can be easily accessed by Islanders and mainlanders. So Gbagada is a win win location. You will have patronage from the Island clients and the mainland clients. Gbagada is also quite sophisticated, however, it houses a lot of residential apartments. So Gbagada can be a good grocery or household items market. Beauty products will also thrive there.

Surulere

This central point in Lagos. All classes of people live in Surulere. Also, you can get different age ranges to patronise your goods and services. The win thing about Surulere is that if you want to access a group of young people, it is a sure place. Because it is easily acessible to Unilag students, Yabatech students, Federal College of education students and Queens College Students among others. Doing business is Surulere is diversified so you can reach more people.
Now that you know where to get your office spaces, do that now and enjoy the benefits of having an office space.

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Port Harcourt is sure a home for the rich. It is one of the most expensive cities to live in Nigeria. It is also one of the places you can make cool cash. Luxury apartments are not scarce in this top industrious city. Thus, accommodation in such a hub is big deal. Do you want to know a little about Rivers State? Check out the top 5 best residential estates in Port Harcourt here:


Lekki Gardens, Airport Road

Few minutes from Pace Setters University by greater Port-Harcourt City, lies the Lekki Gardens Estate Airport Road. This Estate has enjoyed strong market followership due to its proximity to the Port-Harcourt International Airport. Already about 30% completed, this estate boasts of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom Semi-Detached Bungalows and 4 bedroom duplexes. Construction work is ongoing in earnest and some houses are already approaching roofing level.

RIVTAF Golf Estate

This Estate is still under construction. The development of this huge estate has a land area of 25 hectares and is being built in two phases; the first phase is done and the second would be ready by July.The second phase has a total of 250 units, comprising Terraces and Duplexes. There are 110 completed units and the first batch of residents has already moved in.
There will be a 9-hole golf course at the rear of the estate close to a slow-moving natural river. Other amenities include; man-made beach with bush-bars, club house, creche, sports/recreation area (tennis court/soccer etc)
The first phase has 700 units, a mixture of apartments, terraces, and duplexes. It is 95% completed with the full completion expected next month.
The clubhouse in the first Phase is well underway and will be completed in June. There will be a restaurant, bar, gym, pool, events area, office, among others.The Estate has other facilities like centrally supplied 24-hour electricity from PHED and standby generator (no individual generators allowed).
There is also centrally supplied water throughout the estate with central sewage management and water treatment station. Security is provided by a mixture of armed and unarmed security with an electric fence around the perimeter of the estate. Residents have efficient garbage collection service, lawn and cleaning service, car wash station, among others. The main entrance road, connecting from newly commissioned Woji Bridge, is 90% completed and will be operational by June.
Residents of the estate need not go far to shop as there will be a 140-shop modern mall located on the outer fence of the estate. The mall’s construction will begin in May and will be completed by January 2017. Shops are also available in the Estate.

Vintage Gardens

This residential Housing Estate consists of 90 Housing Units located within NAFF Estate, Port Harcourt. The estate comprises of the following housing variants: 4-bedroom semi-detached house with BQ – 28 units;4-bedroom terrace house with BQ – 26 units; 3-bedroom terrace house with BQ – 18 units; 3 bedrooms flat with maid’s room – 14 units ; 2-bedroom flat – 4 units; Estate will be serviced and managed by UPDC. It is a serviced and fully secured Estate.

Treasureland Estate

Treasureland Estate, Port Harcourt is a Public Private Partnership initiative with the Rivers State Government and is presently at an advanced stage of completion for the phase 1 of the project. It is a 217-home residential master plan community developed and managed by Mainstreet Bank Estate Company Limited. Strategically located within easy reach in Port Harcourt City, providing a serene environment for quiet & comfortable family living.
Treasureland Estate Comprises a mixture of 4 and 5 bedroom detached houses made up of 3 house types namely:
PRIMROSE
LAVANDER
AVOCADO

Rainbow Town Estate

The N82 billion Rainbow Town Estate is lo­cated in the Trans-Amadi business and industrial district of Port Harcourt in Rivers State.
It occupies 23.4 hectares of land that will deliver 1,181 residential choice houses comprising terrace, de­tached and high-rise condo­miniums in a mixed upscale estate. The estate has the Point Block towers, compris­ing nine blocks of 15-storey towers and 468 apartments; City Block towers made up of 16 blocks of 12-storey towers of 640 apartments; 13 detached homes consisting of five-bed­room stand-alone apartments on two levels and 60 terrace apartments made up of four-bedroom semi-detached apart­ments on three levels.

A 15-storey iconic tower will be the commercial hub of of­fices, convention center, movie theaters, shops, restaurants, short-stay inns and a helipad. Other support facilities are a police post, perimeter fencing, and fire station, eco-centre that will serve as the nerve center for power, water and sewer plants, broadband internet connectiv­ity, telephone as well as data outlets and security surveil­lance. Other facilities include a medical clinic, school, shop­ping arcade, club house and outdoor recreational facilities.

Source: https://www.tolet.com.ng/blog/top-5-best-residential-estates-in-rivers/?utm_source=nairaland&utm_campaign=nairaland15_12_2016&utm_medium=blog

You are finally at that point in your life where you are tired of living from apartment to apartment and you feel it in your gut that it is time to buy a house of your own. Without a doubt, a house is one of the most expensive things you can buy in your lifetime. Home buying in Nigeria is not fully a trend as opposed to building your own house from scratch. However, buying a house in Lagos is a wise choice as Lagos is one of the most lucrative property markets in Nigeria. It makes perfect sense to be pensive when buying a property, especially if you are a first time home buyer new to the business of evaluating a property for quality. However, here are some tips to help you buy like a pro:


What is your budget?

This goes without saying. Your budget bracket is the most important consideration when you are trying to purchase a house. Is the money you have enough to buy the home of your dreams, in the area you most desire? If not, Are you going to get a mortgage to help finance your purchase? Do you qualify for a sizeable mortgage? What mortgage institutions do you know? Or are you going to settle for a home within your budget range? These are some of the questions you should ask
The huge mistake first-time buyers make is that they don’t know how much they can afford and neglect it when looking at houses for the first time. They look at unrealistic homes in terms of their budget. Make sure you KNOW how much you can afford!


What type of home best suits your needs?

There are several options when buying a residential property. They range from duplexes to bungalows to townhouses. Depending on your homeownership goals, you need to decide what kind of house would best fit your goals. Define what fits your needs.

What features should your home have?

Make a list of the features your dream home should have. Start the list with your highest priorities. You need to be as specific and realistic as you can be as you are most likely making the biggest buy of your life. Your house-to-be should fit both your needs and wants as closely as possible. Your list should contain the size of the house you want, details about the house. For example; swimming pool or not? a balcony or not? Be explicit


Who will help you find a home and guide you through the purchase?

Once you have finalized on the budget range and the features your house should have, the next step is to get in touch with a real estate agent that can help you make your needs a reality. At tolet.com.ng, we provide affordable houses for sale that meet your needs.

See a house more than once.

Searching for a home can be likened to searching for a spouse. You sure would not marry someone only after a first date, would you? A common mistake some home buyers make is Purchasing a house without seeing it first, which often leads to buyers’ remorse. Make sure you have a tour of the house a few times before making any kind of commitment. You may have missed something important the first time that would most likely catch your eye the second time around. You can also take pictures and notes in a bid to gather all of the information you learned about the several houses you have seen so you can review the pros and cons of each house at your convenient time. This can be used as a guide in helping you make the right decision. You may even get to spot details in the photos that you didn’t notice during the tour.

Home Inspection

Now that you have found a home, the next step would be to carry out a home inspection. Even if the home you plan to buy appears to be flawless, nothing is better than carrying out a home inspection on the building. You don’t want to end up getting stuck with unexpected repairs or have a shocker after making the purchase. If the home inspection reveals serious defects that the seller did not disclose, you can conveniently walk away.

Cheap can be Dangerous!

Be wary of buying overly cheap properties. No doubt properties for sale in different parts of Lagos have a range of prices. However, when you find a property that is way lower than the ongoing market price for that kind of property in that area, you need to carry out due diligence on the property before you buy. Buying cheap is sometimes not a bad thing but there have been cases where a cheap property was purchased and it turned out that the person selling was in fact not the real owner or simply a friend or relative who had access to the documents and wanted to sell at a dead give away price. So if you are someone who jumps at buying things cheaply, you may fall for this kind of fraud scheme and ultimately lose out. The best thing to do before buying any property, cheap or expensive is to carry out due diligence on it

Delay

After carrying out due diligence on the property you wish to purchase and you are now sure the house and all other documents are clean and complete, do not delay payment as delay may hinder you from getting that dream house.
I hope these home buying tips are taken seriously as it can be useful to either first time home buyers or seasoned home buyers.
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Jamean:
Shout out to all of us who grew up at Okokomaiko without attending a school where phonetics is thoroughly learnt, without having classmates who discuss overseas vacation, a neighbourhood without a mall, cinema etc but we still have hope for a great future!

lol

[quote author=otunbaa post=51765808][/quote]Biko move out ASAP. Get another apartment for rent here;

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GogetterMD:
Let's just say Bariga is not for the soft hearted

There are actually some places in Bariga that are good. There are also some places that are cheaper than those places in the OP but they as not really accessible.

danieldinho:
Op u forgot to add Egbeda, ikotun, and igando axis of lagos.

Abule Egba, and Egbeda are also relatively cheap, but Ikotun and Igando are a bit far and there is a high tendency of encountering traffic if you don't leave your house early for work.

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bakynes:
A Mini flat can never be 800k in Bariga haba even if it's a new house.

I have a list of properties in Bariga, Somolu axis but there is no mini flat that costs 700K only standard 3 Bedroom flats costs that much. you can even get a mini flat for 150k: Check them out here

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bakynes:
OP remove Baruwa from your list and replace with Igbogbo part of Ikorodu, a 2bedroom flat there cost 150k while in Baruwa a 2 bedroom cost 200k.
Baruwa has close proximity to Ikeja but Igbogbo side of Ikorodu is close to Ogun state.

Thanks for your observation, but I am considering transportation as well. You will spend 50% of your salary on transportation if you live in Igbogbo. Depending on how much you earn and where you work sha!!

adioolayi:
Bariga..Mushin... You mean places where you will park your car intact on the street because there is no compound to do so and wake up to see windscreen shattered, full lights removed, Car battery gone and other miraculous happenings...

Not always sha...Just once in a while.. lol

It's good you said not always

PapaBrowne:
The solution to the strain renters face is simple.

The government could encourage landlords to run a tripartite rent scheme where for eg.

1) An apartment costs 500,000 if you pay yearly.

2) Same apartment costs 600,000 if you pay quarterly ie 150,000 per quarter.

3) Same apartment costs 720,000 if you pay monthly ie 60,000 per month.


Most people earn their salaries monthly. It makes no sense looking for a full years rent when you aren't paid salaries yearly. These simple things are part of the motivation for corruption in Nigeria.

If you just got a job earning 200,000 monthly, you cannot even save 500,000 Naira in six months to rent a house talk less of the associated costs of furnishings, generator etc. And that's supposed to be a good enough salary.

Nigeria is one of the few countries in the world where people pay year rents and I wonder how salary earners cope with these. In many cities globally, you can even pay your rents weekly.

Thanks for your insightful contribution

How come these estates are not popular?

It is not strange to enter into a budget deficit in Lagos. This may be because so many people earn less than they spend. The best areas to live in Lagos might be too expensive for a lot of people, even for those who live on the mainland. Thus, I have curated a list of the most affordable areas to live on Lagos mainland. In this list, I have decided to list areas that are pocket-friendly in the Lagos mainland in terms of transportation and accommodation.

Bariga

Bariga is located at Somolu local government area of Lagos state. It chiefly derives its popularity from being the home of the oldest secondary school in Lagos state, CMS Grammar School Lagos. Living in some streets in Bariga may be rough, yet it is pocket-friendly. If you don’t have a car, so streets in Bariga Church links to the third mainland bridge. So if you work on the Island, and you can’t afford to rent an apartment there due to finances. Bariga is a good and very cheap place for you to live. You can get a self-contain apartment for as low as 150,000 NGN in Bariga. The cost of transportation to other parts of Lagos is also affordable. Anyone living in Bariga can travel round Lagos conveniently.

Mushin

Mushin has a reputation of a rough, congested, and a poorly maintained area. This is not true. Mushin is located 10 km north of the Lagos city core, adjacent to the main road to Ikeja. This shows that it is strategically located. Apart from this, accommodation in Mushin is highly affordable and transportation is an easy nut to chew. There are also beautiful houses in places like Palm Avenue and Olurunsogo. Those areas are serene and good places to live. The cost of renting a mini flat in Mushin is as low as 150,000 NGN. So if you just got a job at Ikeja, or you work anywhere in the mainland, do not hesitate to relocate to Mushin.

Agege

Agege is one of the cheapest places to live in Lagos. It is located under the Ikeja division and it is home to a good number of people working in Ikeja. It also shares boundaries with strategic places in Lagos. Agege is quite big, so while some places in Agege are very affordable, a few areas are moderately affordable, meaning that some areas are not as cheap as others. You can get a two bedroom flat here for as low as 280,000 NGN and a three bedroom flat for as low as 350,000 NGN. So you don’t need to travel too far to cut down your cost of rent.

Baruwa Ipaja

This area is quite unpopular to so many Lagosians. Baruwa Ipaja is located after Iyana Ipaja. For me, it is the cheapest area to live in Lagos in terms of accommodation. Getting an apartment in Baruwa is almost half the price of getting an apartment in any other part of Lagos. To avoid the Lagos traffic, if you work on the Island, you have to leave for work very early in the morning. This way, you get to save money on transportation thus you get more for staying at Baruwa Ipaja.

Source: https://www.tolet.com.ng/blog/top-4-most-affordable-areas-to-live-in-lagos-mainland/?utm_source=nairaland&utm_campaign=nairaland_8_12_2016&utm_medium=blog