The readers had some questions for Mrs W and she was happy to answer them. What is a cantilever/Double volume A Cantilever is a slab that appears to be floating. it doesn't have visible beams/ columns supporting it and it is also not attached to any side of the wall. it is basically a floating slab. The double volume ceiling is twice the length of a normal room height. Normal ceiling...
Last week we looked at the process of acquiring the plot. Click here to read about it. Today we will see how the decision to build a house was arrived at. The objective of this series is to educate you our readers about the process of home acquisition. Who you are..,age, kids,marital status, how long have you been married etc So we are the W's. We met in Campus in 2010, got engaged on 19 Oct...
As we continue focusing on investing in property in Ruiru, this post will focus on understanding the area along Ruiru-Githunguri road. Last week we focused on the Eastern bypass. Click here to read part 1 of this series. The previous week we had focused on Kamiti road. Click here to read the article on Kamiti road. Ruiru-Githunguri road (let's just call it Githunguri road) has several similarities to...
One of the loyal readers, Let’s call her “Mrs W”, on this blog reached out to me with a very interesting request. She would like me to cover the story about buying their land and building their home. I asked her to answer a few questions to bring us up-to speed with their project. The objective of this series is to educate you our readers about the process of home acquisition. We begin with the...
We have been discussing the opportunities in Ruiru real estate. Our first article was a general overview of Ruiru. We did a comparative study of Ruiru and Ruaka and made some important predictions. Click here to read the first article in this series. Last week we talked about Kamiti road and the great opportunities therein. So far, Kamiti road holds the highest potential. Click here to read the...
Last week we saw why all serious real estate investors should be visiting Ruiru, not just for the tasty roast meat at Kamaki’s or fish at wakalucy (pronounced wakarucy) but more importantly for its investment potential. Click here to read part 1 of this series. I would like us to zoom into different parts of Ruiru and see whether there is an opportunity or not. We will look at the history, present and...
If you are buying shares, you would normally want to have an analyst to tell you which shares will give you the best return. Better still, you would like to know which shares your stock broker is buying. "Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight. Daniel Drew". Allow me to analyse an opportunity for you and give you insider information. Let’s use a...
This series on #howtogetthebestdeals will have several parts. I will aspire to be as comprehensive as possible to give you value for your time. I truly appreciate that you keep reading and sharing these articles. I also appreciate our blog sponsors Tajicakes and our newest sponsors White Guava Event Planners and Kilele Coffee Co. We begin by discussing how to get the best deal when buying a...
I will be doing a series of articles about #WhereToInvest. I will start with future cities* (Master-planned cities) because this is where the future is. I have been to these cities and i'm convinced that you should also visit and experience how the future looks like. 5 years from now, (where will you be?) these cities will be complete and you don't want to say "I wish I knew". They are also quite...
With the new normal and reality that Covid 19 has introduced, we need to be versatile and not act "normarrry" even when it comes to spending the little money that's still circulating in the economy. We all know of a person or family that has had to move out of their nice apartment to a cheaper place or even back to shags. Things are thick and we still don't know how long it will take for the economy to...