I always tell people this, you can’t claim you’re serious about changing your life or making it big while living in Southwest Nigeria if you’re still based in Abeokuta, Ekiti, Ondo or Osun.
Those places will expose you to little or no real opportunities. The networks are small, the industries are limited, serious deals hardly happen there, and the energy just doesn’t push you to level up. In the entire Southwest, only Ibadan and Lagos truly have what it takes.
That’s where the real action is, bigger markets, stronger connections, more exposure, and the kind of environment that forces growth. If you want to make it big, you have to position yourself in one of those two.
1. Do not rent a house close to a church, mosque, or school. You’ll regret it if you do.
2. The first red flag when you are house hunting is if the landlord/landlady lives in the compound. Abort mission.
3. The best time to house hunt is during the rainy season. It helps you avoid places that are prone to flooding and erosion.
4. The kind of people who live in the compound, street, or estate is very important. It is best to live among married or family people. This will save you from trouble. I’ll not explain further.
5. Check for proximity to a standard gym, supermarket, pharmacy, filling station, hospital/clinic, and police station.
6. Any house that is asking for two years’ rent upwards is a red flag. They’ll most likely serve you a quit notice after those two years so they can rent it out to someone who will pay two years’ rent and pay all the caution fees you paid.
7. Check how frequently they bring light in that area. Don’t ask the house agent or tenants. Ask those shop owners and children on that street. They’ll tell you the truth.
8. Always ask and check if the last occupant of the house is owing light bills. If you don’t, you’ll end up paying for light that you didn’t use.
9. Check for network. Do not rent a house where you have to go to your kitchen before you can have access to good network.
10. Take your time. If it is going to take you six months to find a house of your taste and budget, then wait and keep searching. Never pay for a house in a haste or out of desperation.
11. If it is not a new house, do your findings to know why the last tenant of the apartment you want to rent packed out.
12. Ask about their policies. Do they allow generators? Do they lock the gate too early? Do they rent out apartments to people with questionable characters, occupations, etc.? These are red flags that may land you in trouble if you ignore them.
You can’t do this with just anyone, no matter how lustful you are.
It has to be with the right person, the right tension, the right chemistry, the right setting, the right anticipation, the right energy.
The story behind it has to be special.
As a man, you’re one bad decision away from jail if you can’t control yourself.
If she says NO, you have two options: leave her or discharge her with scope make she dey go. (Na you get your house).
Better than letting horniness push you to jail. Control yourself, bro.