Man in Austria Regrets Building House in Nigeria After Tenants Refused to Pay Rents

Man in Austria Regrets Building House in Nigeria After Tenants Refused to Pay Rents

  • A man who built a house in Nigeria has lamented making such an investment move as it did not go as planned
  • The landlord showed how badly used the multi-tenant building is, with interlocked looking dirty and overgrown
  • The man's video generated mixed reactions as some people said he should handed the house to an estate manager

A man who calls himself an Austrian businessman has made a video of a rented property he built in Nigeria.

The man said he regretted ever building the 10-flat house in Nigeria as tenants have not been paying rent.

Building house for rent/Construction in Nigeria
The man's compound and fenced were overgrown with grass. Photo source: @panoscoremix
Source: TikTok

Rented apartment in Nigeria

He (@panoscoremix) advised those in the diaspora to avoid building a house in Nigeria as it is a bad investment.

The man made a video to show how badly maintained his house is in the hands of tenants. His interlocking was overgrown with grass.

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The abroad-based landlord showed how dirty his tenants were. A part of his compound had a black patch, suggesting something was burnt on the interlocked floor.

Watch his video below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

MAX said:

"Build plazas and shops in strategic locations always the best option for lazy investment."

joshuadi said:

"You cant build barrack and expecting responsible people to be there, it is massive for some set of people not for cooporate guys."

newcityautos said:

"Just convert your house to airbnb…"

saheed badmus santoma said:

"Tell your lawyer to prepare a tenancy Agreement for them.. yearly, ask them to pay for service charge and get them a cleaner to clean d compound and security to secure the house and surrounding."

big prosper said:

"Oga this is a good investment after ur retirement u will never suffer again at ur old age . Sir congratulations to you."

jayjaymimi said:

"That is why they don't like living with landlords,use less tenants."

Terna David said:

"Don't discourage people for building houses as an investment. Building a rentage apartment is one thing, managing and controlling it is another. Give it to an estate manager."

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Mr Nelson OG said:

"Building house for tenant is the worse decision one can ever make, i will no try it again, i will advise anybody i know not to ever ever try it, just use the money buy moto dey drive dey go."

F. SYLVANUS said:

"Oga,hand over your property to a well established property agent or lawyer to manage for you."

Lady paying N1.1m rent

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian lady showed a house in Lagos state going for N1.1 million yearly rent. She gave a tour of the apartment.

In the video shared by @fheyisayo_ on TikTok, the lady also listed the rules and regulations associated with the house.

Source: Legit.ng

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.

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