By John Ntende Land is one of the most valuable assets you can ever own. There are various reasons and advantages to owning land.Supply is limited. They are not making more land and yet the population keeps growing. All these people will need to build somewhere.Little capital needed. You can acquire an acre of farm land for less than ushs 3 million. You can buy a residential plot for ushs 3.5...
By John Ntende I have seen some heated online debates on whether it is better to invest in treasury bonds or real estate. Proponents on either side had compelling reasons to support each viewpoint. For instance, the people in preference of treasury bonds pointed out that bonds are fairly safe, liquid and provide a passive income stream. They also demonstrated that real estate is capital intensive, not...
By Ed Mugisha Head of Under Writing Kampala Property Associates Many investors have watched short-term rental (STR) / airbnb investing from the sidelines. They’ve heard the success stories and know there are high returns to be made, but often come back to some form of the following questions:-Is it worth the risks?-Is it worth the hassle to set up and operate an STR?-How much more money...
Author: John Ntende I recently grappled with a decision of whether to buy a piece of land or to put the cash in a unit trust or mutual fund instead. This article is inspired by this conundrum. Ultimately whatever you decide to do will depend on your unique goals and circumstances.Deciding between buying land or investing in a unit trust depends on several factors, including your financial goals,...
If you have bought a plot of land you have probably stumbled onto this phrase: 50 x 100!If you haven’t, do not worry; you will soon hear it when you start the search for land.But what exactly does this mean in real estate?Well for the start the full title is a 50 x 100 foot plot.So, if you guessed that it is the linear dimensions of the plot, you guessed right.Land is measured in many ways; AREA, LENGTH...
Real estate is a very high involvement investment. It requires a lot of capital, time and mental resources.It therefore can hardly be over emphasized the need to make sure your investment is safe. There are a number of ways to ensure that your investment goes in the right place. This can also be called due diligence or for the slightly more enlightened – DD.What are the three major points one...
In the last article we went through ‘how to find out if the seller of a property is indeed the seller’. Today we want to find out about the second dimension – the property: Our task here is to match the property to the seller. How can we achieve this? 1. Search: Ministry of Lands and Housing at the different Zonal offices keeps a record of every transaction that pertains to land.Before you...
Good day, Following the last two editions on how to buy the right property, today we sail into the last and rarely taken note of – the economics! So you’ve checked the seller out – tick. Checked the land is legitimate – tick. Now is the time for us to waddle into the economics of it. Why are you buying that particular piece of property, anyway? What is your objective? Can you meet your...
