mistyebby:


How much is a 2 bedroom flat there for a year?

300-500k

Forget Bariga and Mushin if you love yourself! My brother once lived in Bariga and the house was robbed consistently! Thieves will steal his bicycles, open his nets , pick phones, steal his generator. The money you think you save on rent in transport is spent replacing stolen items. What of insecurity? Area boys will fight at will with guns! Is that an area you want to live? That is an area you w to raise your children? All above apply to Mushin. They are no go areas!

Don't make mistake oooo. There are nice area in Bariga. However, they are expensive and so not affordable. Same for Mushin

We that are living there nko, don't we have peace, people judge from news they hear which are not true most times.

GogetterMD:
Baruwa houses no longer cheap as many houses there now are built to executive taste
Bariga and Mushin You didn't tell us you were writing a ghetto story. You won't have peace in those areas

gabazin080:
this or doesnt even know lagos. to live in mushin is cheap but ajegunle is not abi

Did you read the write up well? The person is considering transportation and accessibility to other places as well.

Correspondence:
Ikorodu is cheap

but Ikorodu is far

helpee:
which baruwa are you talking about? if it is the one i know after abesan estate then you obviously sat down in your room to compile this without any form of investigation? Baruwa is not by any standard cheap

But Ipaja generally is one of the places in Lagos that you can get a 3 bedroom flat from 350k. https://www.tolet.com.ng/property-for-rent/lagos/ipaja?utm_source=nairaland&utm_campaign=nairaland_9_12_2016&utm_medium=blog

Egbeda

idris4r83:
jobless! The guy do wetin pass am him power o. Why him no get school hostel jeje then use the 800k to struggle. With 800k capital he can achieve a lot. 800k in mmm can now fetch 400k per month.

No mind the liar, 800k mini flat
At bariga. Will 1st class only pay your rent
Without a job

Benz4pimp:
OP,please name any part of Lagos you live and I will tell you where you can get a cheap apartment there!!!even in ikeja,you will get a cheap apartment in ipodo,oregun(the right side when going to ojota),anifowose close to the railway!!!only a dumb MOD will push this forward!!!a friend lives in Bariga and he paid 800k for a mini flat!!!

Ok, I also have a list of cheap apartments 400k and below anywhere in Lagos;

https://www.tolet.com.ng/property-for-rentmax_price=400000&utm_source=nairaland&utm_campaign=nairaland_9_12_2016&utm_medium=blog

But trust me, Bariga is one of those places

In as much I concur to your assertion here, but with the last one which you tagged buruwa as the cheapest. To me it is not true, even in ipaja, a mini flat is between 120, 150 and 180k depending. In a nutshell, Baruwa is not cheap as you claimed.

mistyebby:


How much is a 2 bedroom flat there for a year?

A 2bedroom flat in Okota ranges from 300k to 400k. However, some may exceed that price. Okota is averagely a good place to live. It is secured and it is quite affordable. Check out this link, you will find something you love
https://www.tolet.com.ng/property-for-rent/lagos/okota?utm_source=nairaland&utm_campaign=nairaland_9_12_2016&utm_medium=blog

GogetterMD:
Baruwa houses no longer cheap as many houses there now are built to executive taste
Bariga and Mushin You didn't tell us you were writing a ghetto story. You won't have peace in those areas

Is bariga not ok? I'm not really familiar with that area though.

manikspears:

Is bariga not ok? I'm not really familiar with that area though.

Let's just say Bariga is not for the soft hearted

GogetterMD:

Let's just say Bariga is not for the soft hearted

in what way?

Op u forgot to add Egbeda, ikotun, and igando axis of lagos.

PapaBrowne:
The solution to the strain renters face is simple.

The government could encourage landlords to run a tripartite rent scheme where for eg.

1) An apartment costs 500,000 if you pay yearly.

2) Same apartment costs 600,000 if you pay quarterly ie 150,000 per quarter.

3) Same apartment costs 720,000 if you pay monthly ie 60,000 per month.


Most people earn their salaries monthly. It makes no sense looking for a full years rent when you aren't paid salaries yearly. These simple things are part of the motivation for corruption in Nigeria.

If you just got a job earning 200,000 monthly, you cannot even save 500,000 Naira in six months to rent a house talk less of the associated costs of furnishings, generator etc. And that's supposed to be a good enough salary.

Nigeria is one of the few countries in the world where people pay year rents and I wonder how salary earners cope with these. In many cities globally, you can even pay your rents weekly.

Thanks for your insightful contribution

manikspears:

in what way?

The major (affordable) part of Bariga is populated by thugs and street urchins. Gangsterism, Cultism isn't far fetched

danieldinho:
Op u forgot to add Egbeda, ikotun, and igando axis of lagos.

And who told you housing in such areas is readily affordable?

adioolayi:
Bariga..Mushin... You mean places where you will park your car intact on the street because there is no compound to do so and wake up to see windscreen shattered, full lights removed, Car battery gone and other miraculous happenings...

Not always sha...Just once in a while.. lol

It's good you said not always

bakynes:
OP remove Baruwa from your list and replace with Igbogbo part of Ikorodu, a 2bedroom flat there cost 150k while in Baruwa a 2 bedroom cost 200k.
Baruwa has close proximity to Ikeja but Igbogbo side of Ikorodu is close to Ogun state.

Thanks for your observation, but I am considering transportation as well. You will spend 50% of your salary on transportation if you live in Igbogbo. Depending on how much you earn and where you work sha!!

selflover:
Egbeda

Thank you. I was expecting people to mention Egbeda, no one did. Till we speak, U can still get a 3 bedroom flat in Egbeda for 300k, all ensuite. A husband's colleague got his last month for 280k.

bakynes:


A Mini flat can never be 800k in Bariga haba even if it's a new house.

I have a list of properties in Bariga, Somolu axis but there is no mini flat that costs 700K only standard 3 Bedroom flats costs that much. you can even get a mini flat for 150k: Check them out here

https://www.tolet.com.ng/property-for-rent/lagos/shomolu?utm_source=nairaland&utm_campaign=nairaland9_12_2016&utm_medium=blog

LOL. It depends on the area actually. There are some good hoods around Bariga and Mushin like the OP noted.

GogetterMD:
Baruwa houses no longer cheap as many houses there now are built to executive taste
Bariga and Mushin You didn't tell us you were writing a ghetto story. You won't have peace in those areas

PapaBrowne:
The solution to the strain renters face is simple.

The government could encourage landlords to run a tripartite rent scheme where for eg.

1) An apartment costs 500,000 if you pay yearly.

2) Same apartment costs 600,000 if you pay quarterly ie 150,000 per quarter.

3) Same apartment costs 720,000 if you pay monthly ie 60,000 per month.


Most people earn their salaries monthly. It makes no sense looking for a full years rent when you aren't paid salaries yearly. These simple things are part of the motivation for corruption in Nigeria.

If you just got a job earning 200,000 monthly, you cannot even save 500,000 Naira in six months to rent a house talk less of the associated costs of furnishings, generator etc. And that's supposed to be a good enough salary.

Nigeria is one of the few countries in the world where people pay year rents and I wonder how salary earners cope with these. In many cities globally, you can even pay your rents weekly.

Most Nigerians will not abide by such agreements...
Weekly payments or monthly payments Nah...

Landlords request for yearly payments to secure their investment and occupancy.
Most Nigerian tenants are not trustworthy, very deceptive.
I am talking from personal experience.
Before you know what's happening, the will go to court and start stalling their looming eviction

GogetterMD:

And who told you housing in such areas is readily affordable?

very affordable compared to op list.

Don't wait to buy, buy and wait

9jayes:
Oshodi nko?

Oshodi is no longer cheap because of the airport.

durubrian:


AJEGUNLE IS EXPENSIVE OOO

ajegunle dirty enn

danieldinho:
Op u forgot to add Egbeda, ikotun, and igando axis of lagos.

Abule Egba, and Egbeda are also relatively cheap, but Ikotun and Igando are a bit far and there is a high tendency of encountering traffic if you don't leave your house early for work.

Check apartments for rent in Abule Egba here: https://www.tolet.com.ng/property-for-rent/lagos/ipaja?utm_source=nairaland&utm_campaign=nairaland9_12_2016&utm_medium=blog

rianah:


Thank you. I was expecting people to mention Egbeda, no one did. Till we speak, U can still get a 3 bedroom flat in Egbeda for 300k, all ensuite. A husband's colleague got his last month for 280k.

Wao

Benz4pimp:
OP,please name any part of Lagos you live and I will tell you where you can get a cheap apartment there!!!even in ikeja,you will get a cheap apartment in ipodo,oregun(the right side when going to ojota),anifowose close to the railway!!!only a dumb MOD will push this forward!!!a friend lives in Bariga and he paid 800k for a mini flat!!!

hmmm 800k for mini flat..mind u my mum stays in a 3 bedroom flat in bariga for 500k

lanre147:
hmmm 800k for mini flat..mind u my mum stays in a 3 bedroom flat in bariga for 500k

Yes 800k,bariga phase 1