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Happy Social Media Day: Your Timeline Is Not A Land Verification Strategy
Happy Social Media Day from BEMD. Today is one of those small internet days that can easily become too loud if we…
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Buying land and property in Port Harcourt
Plain advice on verifying land, title documents, renting, and buying from abroad.
31 articles
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Nigeria Is Not At The World Cup, But Nigerians Are Everywhere
We have spent enough time talking to people buying land to know something that football keeps reminding us of. Sometimes your flag…
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Why Land Scams Work On Intelligent People
The painful thing about land scams is not that people fall for them. The painful thing is that many of the people…
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What The World Cup So Far Is Teaching Us About Buying Land
There is something funny about football fans during the World Cup. Everybody becomes a coach. One man in Rumuola will be shouting…
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Before You Rent That Apartment In Port Harcourt, Check These Things First
There is a special kind of exhaustion that comes with house hunting in Port Harcourt. You have climbed stairs in Rumuola. You…
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Aba: How Steady Light Is Quietly Moving People And Money To Abia State
Some cities announce their comeback with flyovers and billboards. Aba is doing its own with light. Not motivational light. Not “we thank…
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What It Actually Feels Like To Own A Land For The First Time
Nobody tells you the first feeling is not excitement. Excitement comes later, when people start saying congratulations and you start behaving humble…
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Dry Land Vs Wet Land In Rivers State: Read This Before You Pay For Any Plot
Somebody will carry you to land in Ozuoba by 11am in January, when the sun is doing press-up on everybody’s head, and…
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How To Read A Land Document Without A Lawyer Standing Over You
We come across this situation almost every week. Someone sends a land document and asks a question that sounds simple. “Can you…
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How To Verify A Real Estate Company Before You Give Them Anything
Before anybody sends one naira for land in Port Harcourt, there is one uncomfortable truth they need to accept first. A fine…
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You Have Been Asking The Wrong Question
Obinna has been going back and forth on this for two years. Buy a house or build one? Every time he gets…
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So Obinna Finally Bought The Property. Then The Real Work Started.
Obinna bought the property in Elelenwo two years after he said he would. Two bedroom flat, ground floor unit, brand new. He…
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Nobody Left You Land. So Buy Your Own
Somewhere between the prayers and the palm wine at a family meeting, it was decided. The land goes to the sons. Maybe…
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Before You Call That Contractor, Settle Down And Read This First
Obinna bought land in Elelenwo last year. Not a big plot, 600 square metres, but it is his and the papers are…
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If The Land Deal Goes Wrong: What To Do Before You Lose Everything
Port Harcourt land disputes are not rare. They are not even unusual. And the people they happen to are not foolish. They…
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So You Want To Be A Landlord In Port Harcourt. Here Is What That Actually Means.
You have thought about it. Someone mentioned what their cousin is collecting in rent from three self-contains somewhere off Rumuola Road, and…
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What Port Harcourt Land Costs Right Now, And What Those Numbers Are Telling You
Someone sent you a property listing once. Or you saw a post and kept scrolling. Or you have been quietly Googling “land…
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Before The Surveyor Arrives, You Should Already Know These Things
A friend called me last year. She had paid for land in Rukpokwu, the surveyor had come and gone, and it was…
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The Names Everyone Knows Are Not Always The Deal
There is a thing that happens in Port Harcourt real estate that nobody warns you about. Someone hears Elelenwo and their brain…
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How To Read Omonile Trouble Before It Reads You
Obinna’s uncle did not lose money because he was foolish. He lost money because the man who sold him that plot in…
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Before You Sign Anything, Walk Through This First
Obinna almost bought an apartment in Rumuomasi last year. The pictures were clean, the agent was smooth, the price was the kind…
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Rent Rising Again In PH? Why Buying Land In Rivers State Makes More Sense
My friend Chelsea called me last week, sounding like someone had cancelled her birthday. Her landlord just increased her rent by 40…
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Here’s A Property In Port Harcourt That Fits Your Budget
Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum: Which Property Tier in Port Harcourt Fits Your Budget? Let me tell you about my friend Chidi.…
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This Apartment In Mgbuoba Might Be The Reason You Finally Stop Renting
Let me tell you about a conversation I overheard at a wedding in Port Harcourt last December. Two women, both clearly doing…
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Land First Or House First? The Question Keeping You Renting In Rumuola
You know that moment when you scroll through property listings and see “3 bedroom duplex, Elelenwo, 45 million” and you just close…
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Before You Pay Anybody Anything: How To Verify Land In Port Harcourt
The agent had a nice Instagram page. Professional-looking posts, testimonials, properties with GPS coordinates and everything. Jennifer paid. She waited. The land…
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How Do I Buy Land In Port Harcourt When I’m Abroad?
“Good evening, I saw your post about land in Igwuruta. I am in Texas. How do I know you are not scamming…
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Investing in Rental Properties: Pros, Cons, and Tips for Success
Investing in rental properties can be an enticing prospect, offering the potential for passive income and long-term financial security. However, like any…
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5 steps to own a property
Create a roadmap to reach your goal Identify your vision in buying a property as the foundation of your plan and a…
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Selling? Increase Your Home’s “Screen Appeal”
If you were counting on crowded open houses (or any open houses, for that matter) to sell your home, you’ve probably been…
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6 Tips on How to Buy a Property
1. Decide if buying a home is right for you Although 86% of people in Nigeria want to own their own home, it’s not…
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