What are your real estate needs?
Recently a friend told me about some affordable plots in the greater Ruiru area, about 1km from Thika superhighway and near Ruiru Sports club. What caught my attention is the price of the plots at Kshs 800,000 per plot. These are about 9,000 plots in a gated estate that have[…]
In part 1 of this series we talked about living your dream during retirement. We also said that you shouldn’t finance this dream using your pension. Click here to read the article. Let’s see how to finance this dream. A wise kikuyu man once said that when you have a[…]
“Sometimes people don’t really know how to assess their future needs”Charlotte Dougherty. Certified financial planner. Have you been thinking, either actively or passively, about retirement? Would you like a few real estate suggestions to be better prepared for the next phase? Retirement is the “last phase” of your life.Valuer Kariùki,[…]
Material blue gum poles 3*2 timber 5*6 timber 10 sheets marine boards 6*1 timber 75kgs 3″ nails 300 metal trappers In week 7 the contractor started preparing for the slab- to be done in week 8 they started by placing the 3*2 poles on the shortest side of the room.[…]
Week 5&6: Materials Stone- yellow natural stone- 600ft Yellow machine stone- 2000ft Rock sand- 22t lorry was not completed Cement 30 bags DPC 2 rolls In week five we started the walling of the house. We slightly changed the design by removing the pantry. In addition we decided to incorporate[…]
I had a conversation with a furniture and interior designer about business growth. She has made some great furniture pieces for my house. Her business is called Tira studio and she has a showroom on Ngong road. Check out their website https://www.tirastudio.co.ke/ for their end of year clearance sale on[…]
I had a conversation with a Kalenjin friend about investing. His views on investing contrasts with mine so much. Before I break down the facts and myths, I wish to tell you a short story. A story about a young bride A young bride was seen by her husband breaking[…]
This week the contractor finalized on the masonry work in the foundation. Depending on the height prescribed in the drawing, the foundation had about 4 courses in the higher sides and up to 7 courses in the lowest land levels. Backfilling The backfilling also took place this week. The contractor returned[…]
The question of where to invest is common for investors before they can commit their money to any investment. It is not any different when it comes to real estate. It is of equal importance to know where it is to invest. A friend mentioned about the investment potential of[…]
I asked this question on Facebook and it elicited a lot of reactions. In case you haven’t seen the question, here it is; If you are a single woman and you buy or build a house, then you get married, would you allow your new husband to move into your[…]