I have lived and worked in Botswana and the UK. I have been in your shoes, and I know where it pinches. Investing in real estate is not easy for anyone. It is not like buying shares or government bonds. Investing while living abroad poses an additional challenge. Experiencing the product Before you buy a shoe or a shirt, the normal thing is to try it on to see if it fits. Buying real estate is no...
Have you listened to a politician discouraging you from investing in real estate? Have you believed him? What does he know about the regulations governing banks' property holdings and the investment rules that apply to pension schemes and insurance companies? Did you know that Kenyan retirement benefit schemes can invest up to 30% of their assets in immovable property in Kenya, subject to the applicable...
11 reasons to give you comfort as you invest in Unity Homes Over the past several years, I have written several articles concerning Unity Homes apartments, sold many apartments to happy investors and I can now confidently write this one. Click on the links at the end of the article to read the previous articles. Location: Tatu City is Strategically located - 15 mins away from Thika Superhighway...
You are buying a plot that you haven’t seen. I once drove all the way past Rumuruti towards Maralal to see a parcel of land that was on sale. The seller was a popular Sacco that had advertised that the plots were fronting the tarmac road that connects Rumuruti to Maralal. What we realized was that they were selling land that was like 2 km from that road but since they knew that their members are...
Have you heard of a project called Unity One? Unity One is an exclusive chic estate of contemporary one-bedroom apartments sitting on 11 acres at the heart of Tatu City, Kiambu. The cool balconies, glass railings and floor-to-ceiling double-leaf doors make most of the homes’ spectacular panoramic views to the park and the community’s expansive outdoor amenities which are close by. Each apartment...
The past Recently I met a 50 something-year-old lady who has been living in Ruiru since the year 2000. This is her story in brief. Let's call her Mary. Mary, then in her early 30s bought two 1/4 acre plots in Ruiru in the year 2000 for Kshs 60,000 each. The following year, she sold one plot for Kshs 80,000 making a 33% profit. She then managed to buy several more plots in the area. It was a coffee...