You know this will be impossible when your tenants...; *JK wa MashiniCut (quarry guy) is blowing up your phone complaining his bedsitter has been broken into and you must hurry back to sort his woes out * Mama Josh is doing the same complaining water to her unit at the top has completely stopped * Ephantus below Mama Josh is complaining a massive leak from Mama Josh's apartment slab is flooding his apartment * Ground floor occupants Omari and Kakwitu are complaining that green seweage is backing up into their house from septic because of karatasis, nappies, weaves and other crazy debris flushed down the drains by upper units. And that septic itself has cracked and is oozing sludge down the hill. * Ochieng on second floor is complaining that his KPLC prepaid meter has been ripped out, he is in darkness at night and you need to come sort *The security guard at the gate is being complained about for taking bribes to allow strange people in who have broken into several apartments * Abdul on second floor is complaining his neighbour Ochieng blasts lingala music (Defao specifically) 24/7 and this is interrupting his prayer schedule The list is endless braddah. With bedsitters you will have no peace so vacays are out of the question! And if you hire someone to manage it that is the worst mistake. You will find the problems have magically doubled times two and of course additional money from the rents is needed in order to sort them, leaving you in the red or barely breaking even. Then there is the issue of resale. Very few people want to touch bedsitter blocks upon resale. They know the landlord is selling because of headaches, or because he knows the SANYS are growling their way towards them soon. Ni hayo maoni yangu tu

Mugunda Man...your analysis is true and scary...yes these are the headaches you may get with bedsitters. Am adding to my list above .. 5)Maintain a good Emergency fund for one of those days when you need it 6) Establish a good side hustle? eg a thriving bookshop??? 7) Maintain healthy body weight and keep slaying...Ketos here we come! @Mugundaman You have forgotten this one Nowadays, if the landlord does not refund deposit, the tenants buy 1 bag of cement at 600 bob, koroga it in a bucket and pour it in the toilet and all major sinks. I hear you have to redo the f***ed up sewer systems on a whole floor Meanwhile, @Wukan will be sailing in Mauritius at 67 yrs old with a slay queen licking the deposit, while Generation Y kids who don't want to buy land are busy cementing his bedsitters drainage coz they cant fork 10M.

I don't do them Githurai bed-sitters. By the time you are doing lifts and pools you won't be targeting reja reja tenants. By the way for rentals i usually require my prospective tenants to have credit score above 700 and 2 referrals and not more than 2 kids.

@Mugundaman You have forgotten this one Nowadays, if the landlord does not refund deposit, the tenants buy 1 bag of cement at 600 bob, koroga it in a bucket and pour it in the toilet and all major sinks. I hear you have to redo the f***ed up sewer systems on a whole floor Meanwhile, @Wukan will be sailing in Mauritius at 67 yrs old with a slay queen licking the deposit, while Generation Y kids who don't want to buy land are busy cementing his bedsitters drainage coz they cant fork 10M.

Not possible. Unless in a very idle plot with zero water supply. Ordinary Portland cement slarry can not aggregate in water. Anyway, as you move your personal effects I will be there to inspect my house. Or the caretaker has to. No renting in my house without a tenancy agreement and a signed house inspection report on acceptance and a presigned blank vacation inspection report. No cash payments. Bring the deposit slip na sio ya agent or mobile banking. Nikashindwa kukuvunja shingo before exiting, I will Sharon you otherwise tukutane industrial area kamwana. Nah.