Rental Property Lagos Nigeria - Tips To Rent Property In Lagos Nigeria

Additionally, most landlords collect two years rent when you rent property for the first time.

That has been the unwritten rule for several years. But now many have started collecting three years rent when you rent a house for the first time.

The three-year rent thing is not very popular yet. But it is coming.

2. Check rooms for rent if you're not comfortable with sharing a flat with someone else. You can make do with a room or two for a few years before you have the financial muscle to rent a flat.

3. Don't get disheartened by landlords who charge three-year rent for first time rent. Simply search for another property . . . a property with rent that matches your budget.

4. If you're passionate about living in a flat and don't want to share, put off renting a home for now.

5. Find someone (e.g. a friend, a relative etc.) to hook up with for some months (or years) before you have the financial muscle to seek out rental property.

6. Rent property through a reliable estate agent

7. Read the landlord-tenant agreement carefully before accenting to it with your signature

8. Ask around the property neighborhood about the disposition of the landlord of the property you wish to rent, especially if the landlord lives within the same compound. Some landlords can be a real pain in the neck. So do your investigations before you rent property from any landlord.

9. Don't rent a house too far away from your place of work. It may be cheaper to rent but your transport fare to and from work may hit the roof. Then add the stress of returning home with deadly traffic jam in the evenings and it's too much to bear.