How to house hunt in Kenya

House hunting in Kenya could be a headache especially if you want to do it by yourself. On the other hand, it's a simple process if you decide to have an experienced real estate agent to help you.

Some agents like Melmay Properties are very experienced in this process.

There are some reasons why we have to house hunt, some are;

✅ Downsizing - due to many factors, a family might decide to scale down the size of their house or apartment. Either kids have left and only a few people are in the house or their sources of income are not as stable as they used to be. 

✅ Upsizing - it's natural for us to outgrow our current residencies. A newborn, ailing parent or a moving-in person is a welcome to most families and they result to the need of a bigger home. 

✅ School - this is a big reason, the need to be closer to the school especially for kids necessitates one to start house hunting 

✅ Work. This is one of the biggest reasons. You might find yourself required to move to a new town where you are not even familiar with the terrains.

Once you have identified the reason you want to move, you also need to identify which areas might be ideal for you. To do this, consider the following factors: 

🌹Your budget which determines which areas you can get a house

🌹Distance to work or school 

🌹Amenities that you need. ie. Hospitals, schools, roads, water, shopping malls, security, pets, kids play area among others

🌹House size bearing in mind that not all sizes are available anywhere 

🌹It's also important to consider whether you have furniture's or you will need an already furnished home

Having all this thought through either as an individual or a family. It's time you need to engage a REAL ESTATE AGENT. Work with an experienced agent like Melmay Properties, their website www.melmayproperties.co.ke and Facebook page with the same name. You might not want to go through all the listed properties as it's time consuming, just take their provided email address info@melmayproperties.co.ke or you can message them through their WhatsApp number +254713795174. It's simple you just indicate what you are looking for, your working budget and preferred locations (we also can listen to your radius of operations and can suggest preferred areas)

WHY WORK WITH AN AGENT?

Let us be clear its not a must to engage one, but if you way the resources and time you will spend doing this? It's better to be charged a small fee and save time plus the fuel you'll use to go around.

Consider this, an agent wakes up every day for site visits, he/she is aware of pros and cons of each house or it's management.

An agent will also have houses lined up for viewing, saving time to visit so many properties and consuming fuel and time. It's so easy for an agent to take you for site visits within hours while you can do it by yourself for even a month.

It's also very easy to be scammed if you are doing it by yourself, an agent has the professional edge and will be familiar with the process.

Dear house hunter, don't struggle alone, visit Melmay Properties both on property24, Facebook(Melmay Properties)

Website: www.melmayproperties.co.ke 

Or get in touch through 0713795174 or info@melmayproperties.co.ke