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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/2/2011 Posts: 4,818 Location: -1.2107, 36.8831
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2012 wrote:You all sound single. Anyone with a family? I don't know whether you'd fit a family in a 15k house and I'm talking of locations that are not too inconveniencing for work and school for the kids. Not unless am in the wrong club, i grew up in a city slum where a room of 3.5m by 4m was shared as the kitchen, bedroom, living etc. Am now in a 2b/r very spacious flat in roysambu. 100k rent is a NO for me. Hiyo ni ploti Ruai  Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.” ― Rashi
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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aemathenge wrote:2012 wrote:mkeiyd wrote:@2012, There are locations out there you get 2-3 bed-roomed houses for less than 15k,the kids go to school and parents get working.
I believe the question was how much is too much when it comes to rent.
I'm not disputing, it's just that I saw many quoting around 15. Anyway which locations can you get a 3bedroom for 20k and under? Kanyotu (Muthaiga) Estate, Kerugoya. 8k for 3 bedroom master en-suite. Nairobi, not machinani.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/18/2008 Posts: 3,434 Location: Kerugoya
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jaggernaut wrote:aemathenge wrote:2012 wrote:mkeiyd wrote:@2012, There are locations out there you get 2-3 bed-roomed houses for less than 15k,the kids go to school and parents get working.
I believe the question was how much is too much when it comes to rent.
I'm not disputing, it's just that I saw many quoting around 15. Anyway which locations can you get a 3bedroom for 20k and under? Kanyotu (Muthaiga) Estate, Kerugoya. 8k for 3 bedroom master en-suite. Nairobi, not machinani. It is now official. In the Gospel according to @jaggernaut, All Citizens of the Virtual Republic of Wazua should not comment on this thread in particular and Wazua in General unless you reside in Nairobbery.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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jaggernaut wrote:Rent should not be more than 30% of your net income. That said i always wonder how much people earn coz all rental properties, even in upmarket areas charging over 200k pm have tenants. ...boss kuna watu wanazo,if someone can take 2m plus a month,200k rent a month is nothing. possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2011 Posts: 627 Location: Mbui-Nzau, Kikumbulyu
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During 2007 PEV , it became apparent that you may need to consider locations where there is security or open multiple escape routes from the city or vicinity to to an airport and access to supplies whilst avoiding the CBD. Areas around or near to JKIA,wilson or oryx airport(Kajiado) , near or around Thika/Msa rd come to mind
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/8/2009 Posts: 975 Location: Nairobi
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Impunity wrote:2012 wrote:mkeiyd wrote:@2012, There are locations out there you get 2-3 bed-roomed houses for less than 15k,the kids go to school and parents get working.
I believe the question was how much is too much when it comes to rent.
I'm not disputing, it's just that I saw many quoting around 15. Anyway which locations can you get a 3bedroom for 20k and under? Lucky Summer huko kwa Conje. Insecurity nayo! You will know that you have arrived when money and time are not mutually exclusive "events" in you life!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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XSK wrote:Impunity wrote:2012 wrote:mkeiyd wrote:@2012, There are locations out there you get 2-3 bed-roomed houses for less than 15k,the kids go to school and parents get working.
I believe the question was how much is too much when it comes to rent.
I'm not disputing, it's just that I saw many quoting around 15. Anyway which locations can you get a 3bedroom for 20k and under? Lucky Summer huko kwa Conje. Insecurity nayo! More secure than Karen. Residents there are united in poverty. Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2011 Posts: 627 Location: Mbui-Nzau, Kikumbulyu
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anything beyond 50k is a no no no whether it is 20% or not of gross income
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/30/2008 Posts: 6,029
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Those percentages of one's salary are misleading.what for instance is the correct percentage for a couple living together and sharing expenditure or an officer manning a public kitty e.g District Accountant who rakes in 15k lunch daily from clients?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/30/2008 Posts: 6,029
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Those percentages of one's salary are misleading.what for instance is the correct percentage for a couple living together and sharing expenditure or an officer manning a public kitty e.g District Accountant who rakes in 15k lunch daily from clients yet his gross salary is 65k,what about the unemployed?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2007 Posts: 8,776 Location: Cameroon
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2012 wrote:You all sound single. Anyone with a family? I don't know whether you'd fit a family in a 15k house and I'm talking of locations that are not too inconveniencing for work and school for the kids. Asi!! Na si hii ni matusi yaawa?   TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2011 Posts: 627 Location: Mbui-Nzau, Kikumbulyu
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It depends if one treats rent as a transitive or an intransitive cost of their overall expenditure
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Rank: Chief Joined: 8/24/2009 Posts: 5,909 Location: Nairobi
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wanyee wrote:During 2007 PEV , it became apparent that you may need to consider locations where there is security or open multiple escape routes from the city or vicinity to to an airport and access to supplies whilst avoiding the CBD. Areas around or near to JKIA,wilson or oryx airport(Kajiado) , near or around Thika/Msa rd come to mind An escape route may just lead you to the hands of those who are baying for your blood...remember the road blocks out of Nairobi....
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2011 Posts: 627 Location: Mbui-Nzau, Kikumbulyu
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nostoppingthis wrote:wanyee wrote:During 2007 PEV , it became apparent that you may need to consider locations where there is security or open multiple escape routes from the city or vicinity to to an airport and access to supplies whilst avoiding the CBD. Areas around or near to JKIA,wilson or oryx airport(Kajiado) , near or around Thika/Msa rd come to mind An escape route may just lead you to the hands of those who are baying for your blood...remember the road blocks out of Nairobi.... yeah thats why they have to be multiple 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/26/2008 Posts: 2,097
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simonkabz wrote:2012 wrote:You all sound single. Anyone with a family? I don't know whether you'd fit a family in a 15k house and I'm talking of locations that are not too inconveniencing for work and school for the kids. Asi!! Na si hii ni matusi yaawa? Why would a married Bachelor (wife, kids not around) stay in a Ksh 50K house? even 30K is still on a higher side. However, I know of families who stay with nearly the whole clan - wife's sisters, nephews, nieces etc. A four bedroom + double SQ is a must for them "Never regret, if its good, its wonderful. If its bad, its experience."
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2012 Posts: 3,855 Location: Othumo
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Tebes
However, I know of families who stay with nearly the whole clan - [u wrote:w[/u]ife's sisters Hapo sasa umenena  But on a serious note, if you are doing 40k rent per month better watch out. Consider mortgage, expensive in the short run, useful in the long run Thieves
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2011 Posts: 627 Location: Mbui-Nzau, Kikumbulyu
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King G wrote:Tebes
However, I know of families who stay with nearly the whole clan - [u wrote:w[/u]ife's sisters Hapo sasa umenena But on a serious note, if you are doing 40k rent per month better watch out. Consider mortgage, expensive in the short run, useful in the long run What kind of mortgage(or for what kind of a house) can you get with monthly repayment of 40k?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/19/2008 Posts: 4,268
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King G wrote:Tebes
However, I know of families who stay with nearly the whole clan - [u wrote:w[/u]ife's sisters Hapo sasa umenena But on a serious note, if you are doing 40k rent per month better watch out. Consider mortgage, expensive in the short run, useful in the long run What do you call "short run"? 15-20 years? Some times, depending on what you are paying on your rent, mortgage may be more expensive and riskier. If i am not building my own house, i am not touching mortgage in this market with a long pole in the near future..... dynamics of the real estate - pricing, interest rates etc have to change first for me to consider 'mortgaged house' as a viable investment... unless i have completely ran out of ideas... which of course will be a very sad situation.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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I am really surprised at the figures quoted here for rent. Kwani everyone in Wazua lives in eastlands or in the outskirts of Nairobi. "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/11/2012 Posts: 5,222
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Wendz wrote:King G wrote:Tebes
However, I know of families who stay with nearly the whole clan - [u wrote:w[/u]ife's sisters Hapo sasa umenena But on a serious note, if you are doing 40k rent per month better watch out. Consider mortgage, expensive in the short run, useful in the long run What do you call "short run"? 15-20 years? Some times, depending on what you are paying on your rent, mortgage may be more expensive and riskier. If i am not building my own house, i am not touching mortgage in this market with a long pole in the near future..... dynamics of the real estate - pricing, interest rates etc have to change first for me to consider 'mortgaged house' as a viable investment... unless i have completely ran out of ideas... which of course will be a very sad situation. @Wanyee If you look hard enough you'll find a place, be it in Thika, Kite or environs with the sign 'Drive safely and welcome back to Nairobi'. @Wendz, Why is mortgage so unthinkable? Start with a small house/flat, upgrade as you grow. Worst case scenario where one has to sell, then dispose, pay off debt and you are left with the rent you'd have paid.
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