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Maximising your rental return is key in establishing yourself among the big players in the real estate business. It is essential to strategize or map out plan on how you can effectively maximise your rental returns. This article highlights the steps to take. If you have recently decided that you want to rent out your house but are unsure of ...

Before we weigh the pros and cons between a residential property and a commercial property, let’s define the two real estate terminologies. A residential property is any property that derives all or nearly all of its income from dwelling units. Single-family homes, multi-families, apartment buildings, condos, co-ops are all residential. For commercial property, we’ll use a typical layman’s definition: property ...

Just like every real estate property, building a duplex is a great investment for homeowners and landlords, albeit it still comes with its unique advantages and disadvantages. This article highlights the things you should know before buying or building a duplex. Duplexes are houses that are divided into two separate units, but essentially share the same building. Building a duplex ...

Pros and cons of owning a rental property in layman’s language simply means the favourable and unfavourable factors of owning a rental property. This article sheds more light on what ordinarily should be a worthy venture When I was an undergraduate schooling in Benin, my first overtures away from the school hostel opened my eyes to the profitability of residential ...

This article by Mr. Debo Adejana deals with the importance of documentation and sequence of execution in any transaction involving real estate. In real estate, documentation is very key. Real estate is the type of asset that is immovable and highly illiquid; in layman’s language it means it cannot be sold quickly. It can be there for years and yet ...

You want to know the best business decision you can make in 2016?  That will be investing in real estate through Realty Point’s “Bargain of the day” offer. This piece gives useful insight to this off-the-hook initiative. It’s a new year of new beginnings, new opportunities and new innovations. The Pendulum swings forth signaling another chance at taking that step ...

On Monday, January 4, a 14-year-old girl, Chigozie (not real name), who had just been brought to Lagos from Enugu State two weeks before, to live with his uncle at Ajah area of Lagos, became a victim of one of the now common crimes in Lagos – child rape. Chigozie’s case became a trend on social media as news broke ...

Building a house is such a big deal for some people, but for many others it is NOT impossible. Here is the story of how Bola Aliu became a landlord in Abuja – A megacity in view. Please read and get inspired to start your own house. NREH: Please introduce yourself Sir? Bola Aliu: My name is Bola Aliu, an ...

Doctors at the Central Hospital in Benin City battled to save the life of one Alex Aigbogun who was stabbed in the stomach by his landlord, simply identified as Enogieru. The victim rushed to the hospital at about 9:00am Wednesday by policemen in a Hilux van. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred at about 12:00midnight, but the victim’s family has no ...

Rental housing discrimination comes in different forms. From ethnic discrimination to gender discrimination, even discrimination based on social class or is it disability related discrimination. Now, we won’t be talking about all of that today, albeit we will be turning our searchlights on a common form of discrimination which is discrimination based on marital status There are some landlord that ...