Guides for building in Nigeria.
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QuESTT, explained
A free game that teaches development mechanics with fake money before you risk anything real.
BEGiN, explained
Prices out your own home build using live Nigerian material and labour rates.
HOMES, explained
Compares and ranks land or property options across districts using live cost and financing data.
What "automated property development intelligence" actually means
What sets an automated intelligence platform apart from a cost calculator or a one-off feasibility study.
The Risk Assessment module, explained
Scores deal risk from 0 to 10 across two separate tracks depending on your role.
The Property Viability module, explained
Checks whether a project's build cost and achievable sale price actually clear a profit.
The Compliance module, explained
A WaVES pre-filter that checks title, zoning, permits, environment, and litigation before anything else.
The Funding Gap Assessment, explained
Checks the gap between funding secured and Total Development Cost, and how realistic closing it is.
Construction cost in Nigeria, explained
How build cost per square metre is actually worked out, and what moves it.
Lagos vs Abuja: build cost compared
Why an identical spec costs differently in Lagos versus Abuja, and by how much.
What Total Development Cost actually includes
Lists every cost line that sits on top of the raw construction rate.
Economy vs standard vs premium finishes
Breaks down what changes between economy, standard, and premium build finishes.
What a feasibility study actually needs
The core numbers a property feasibility study needs to actually mean something.
Profit vs margin vs ROI, and why they disagree
Explains why profit, margin, and ROI can tell different stories about one project.
Sale vs hold-to-rent: running both numbers
How to compare an outright sale exit against holding a project to rent instead.
How much contingency to actually budget
What contingency in a development budget is meant to cover, and typical sizing.
How landowner-developer joint ventures work in Nigeria
How land-for-equity JV structures work, and how the revenue split is set.
Documenting a JV agreement: what to include
The terms a JV agreement needs in writing before a project breaks ground.
JV vs outright land purchase: which fits your position
Compares a JV structure against buying land outright, by developer capital position.
How land value is actually set in a JV
How a landowner's contribution gets valued before a JV split is negotiated.
JV exit terms: what happens if it doesn't work
The exit scenarios worth agreeing on paper before a JV project even starts.
Vetting a contractor before you sign
What to actually check before signing with a contractor, and the early red flags.
Verifying title before you commit capital
What a proper title verification covers before land or a deal gets funded.
Payment milestones that protect both sides
How to structure contractor payment milestones against real construction progress.
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