I have been doing some reading and I would like to pose a question to you. Ever feel like you’re constantly chasing tiny milestones, never quite reaching that big picture dream? You’re not alone! Gary Keller, in his book “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent,” along with Jenks and Jay Papasan, makes a fascinating point about…

I remember very well the launch of Vision 2030; the year was 2008, a year before I joined real estate. I was met with a lot of pessimism by the Millennials and older generations. Kenya had gone through a couple of white elephants, a sharp economic decline, and looting of taxpayers’ money. The promise of…

Take a look at this; we are told that the increase of leisure will lead to an increase in meaning. It is not always evident. Through the forty years slog and more, one’s way is marked with assorted trophies of success – material things too good to throw away, certificates, licenses, souvenirs, acquired skills; above…

Using the 30% rent thumb rule, an average citizen can afford to rent a Kshs 18,000 unit in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area (NMA). Notably, 80% of residents in Nairobi are tenants. We therefore sought to highlight the top middle-income areas to rent an affordable unit in the NMA under Kshs 20,000 per month, with a……

In Kenya, politics is so interwoven with business, and hence every political unrest always affects business revenues. Just last week during one day demonstration, it’s estimated that 3bn was lost. Turning a crisis into an opportunity requires a proactive and creative approach to navigate the challenges and leverage the situation to your advantage. Here is…

A few weeks ago I went for a personal retreat, something I have been doing for a couple of years now, where every three months I find hide out to be by myself. Then all I do is “sharpen my saw”. This “Sharpen the saw” is a term I picked from Stephen Covey. It basically…

If you’re selling a home for the first time, it’s quite a different ballgame from what you experienced as a buyer. Ultimately, you’re in control of the process. You call the shots on prepping your home for sale, deciding on a listing price, accepting (or rejecting) offers, and a host of other factors. But you…

When pitted against residential properties, commercial properties have better cash flow and higher return on investment primarily because commercial properties are divisible into smaller units which can be rented either as a whole or in sections ensuring the return on capital investment as opposed to residential units which traditionally have to be rented out as…