{"id":10094,"date":"2018-06-04T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/?p=10094"},"modified":"2018-06-04T09:49:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T08:49:31","slug":"building-a-house-in-nigeria-with-very-little-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/building-a-house-in-nigeria-with-very-little-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a house in Nigeria with very little money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Building a house in Nigeria<\/b> sometimes is perceived as a privilege only to be enjoyed by the upper class. However, what you don\u2019t realise is that with just a little money you can also build your own <\/span>house in Nigeria<\/b><\/a>. Below are helpful tips on how to build your house with little money in Nigeria<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

LAND FOR SALE IN LEKKI PHASE 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Get a land<\/b><\/h2>\n

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The reality is that you need a land to build your house on as you can\u2019t build a house in the air. Contrary to popular belief, buying a land isn\u2019t as expensive as it seems. It is advisable to buy a land from reliable real estate platform like PropertyPro<\/strong><\/a> in order to avoid been scammed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read: Tips to help you avoid a real estate scam<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

You can also settle for a half plot of land ( 9m x 36m i.e 30ft by 120ft OR 18m x 18m i.e 60ft x 60ft).<\/span><\/p>\n

1 BEDROOM FLAT FOR RENT IN PORT HARCOURT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Consult an Architect<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Consulting quacks in order to cut cost is tantamount to investing in trouble. Rather, consult a professional, architect, in order to avoid problems with your building in the nearest future.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reality of poorly designed house would amount to you spending more money in the nearest future on the renovation.<\/span><\/p>\n

2 Bedroom Flat For Rent in Ogba<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Supervise yourself<\/b><\/h2>\n

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If you don\u2019t have enough money, you can supervise the construction by yourself, but it will consume a lot of your time and energy. You can watch helpful videos on Youtube about supervising a construction.<\/span><\/p>\n

HOUSES FOR SALE IN ABUJA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Hire a reliable team<\/b><\/h2>\n

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It is best to get a workforce based on referrals as it is the major determinant of how your money for the housing project will be utilised. It\u2019s not just the price of the building projects that cost you money but if the workers fail to effectively do their jobs, you may end up spending more money on the construction.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is advisable to contact friends or colleagues who have built houses in the past for referrals.<\/span><\/p>\n

LAND FOR SALE IN LEKKI <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Compare market prices<\/b><\/h2>\n

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You can also try to buy less expensive and quality building materials by visiting the market and comparing prices of different brands of products like cement, nails and pipes in order to help manage the overhead cost.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Read: Cost of building materials in Nigeria(2018)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

During the construction process, it\u2019s important to stay within the confines of your budget but do not cut corners as it may affect the quality of the house in general.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Building a house in Nigeria sometimes is perceived as a privilege only to be enjoyed by the upper…\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":9808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,467],"tags":[2296,2754,2293,2755,2292],"class_list":["post-10094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ask-us","category-real-estate-advice","tag-building-a-house-in-lagos","tag-cost-of-building-a-house-in-nigeria-2017","tag-cost-of-building-a-house-in-nigeria-2018","tag-how-to-build-houses-in-nigeria","tag-steps-in-building-a-house-in-nigeria","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10094"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10095,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10094\/revisions\/10095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}