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What financing evidence did the first buyer provide before the offer was accepted? There is a meaningful difference between a general expression of interest from a lender and proof tied to the buyer’s actual funds and proposed purchase. That missing detail would affect how much you need to...

The delay was the document process rather than one inspection issue, and the frustrating part was not always knowing who owned the next action. That is why I would now create the responsibility list as soon as an offer is accepted. I also agree on rejected offers: I treated them as information...

My first Nairobi apartment has now completed, and I am still working out which lessons apply beyond this purchase. Several offers were rejected before one succeeded, then the paperwork took considerably longer than expected. The most useful budgeting change was to keep transaction expenses...

For condition, I would create two scenarios rather than choose an arbitrary percentage: one covering cosmetic updating only, and another including any less visible work identified during inspection. Deduct the estimated work from the value of an otherwise comparable property, then test whether...

That helps. I’ll first confirm the asking rent against the current market, then score all applicants on the same limited set of verifiable points: ability to sustain the rent, recent payment reliability, consistency of information and factual tenancy history. References will support rather than...

One approach is to favour the strongest income evidence; another is to prioritise the applicant with the best rental references. Both are plausible, but they point to different people for this 4-bed new-build flat in Nairobi. I want to score every applicant consistently, with payment...

I’d put property management and lease details ahead of broad price comparisons for retail units. A completed price is useful, but not necessarily a good comparable if occupancy, tenant obligations, renovation needs or ongoing management differ. Perhaps build a legal and cost checklist first...