Kununua apartment in Kenya is a fool’s errand. Huku sio majuu. Developers have zero respect for customers and property rights are a myth. Hizi ni vertical slums. Unfortunately hata zile projects ziko na keja fiti kama za Kileleshwa unapatanga developer anabaki hapo akimanage after selling all units. Unapata watu wako na apartments paying unreasonable service charges to the developer who refused to hand over management and decided it was his cash cow/infinite money glitch.
Bro i have an apartment in Ruaka right opposite two rivers near Total petrol station..that bitch makes me 37k a month na ni 2 bedroom…i gambled and bought it off plan at 5.5M…right now siwezi uza under 7M…wish i bought 2 of them…made a mistake and bought 4 plots in Kitengela which are a dead capital for now…
Shida ni kuwa hata buyers wakipewa management it is often a shitshow anyway. Kitu ikiharibika kama lift ama generator lazima you all agree to repair it na hakukosangi wajeuri wenye hawataki kutoa pesa. Pia unaweza pata management hata ya buyers officials ni wezi tuu. Buying an apartment is a very bad idea in my view. Heri townhouse juu at least you have some level of control hautegemei neighbours kuchanga pesa ya vitu mingi. For 5k or less service charge imetosha for gatemen, lighting, etc. From there you can customize your house bila kutegemea neighbours. Imagine ukuwe kwa apartment block na yako iko 10th floor halafu lift iharibike na wasee wakose kuchanga pesa ya kurepair. You’re fucked.
Eventually we will have change the law to make papartment management za estate part of some public body liek mcas with limited functionality, and strict election process with ease of removal. LAkinin bonobo bado hatujafika hapo. WE are decades away frm proper fund management
