Most of the Kitengela plots for sale that are advertised in
the media turn out to be plots that are in the remoter parts of Kitengela. So
you will find an ad telling you that they have plots for sale in Kitengela,
only for the plots to turn out to be located in Yukos area, or behind the Kitengela prison, or near the railway line… you know, such far off places. So if you are
looking for plots for sale within Kitengela town itself, you can easily get
very frustrated.
The challenge you are likely to encounter while looking for
plots for sale within Kitengela town is two-fold. The first part of the
challenge is where you may not actually find anyone who is genuinely selling a
plot within Kitengela town. See, most of the plots within Kitengela town itself
are already developed and bringing the owners good rental incomes. So it can be
hard for someone who is enjoying a good rental income from his Kitengela town plot
to then go ahead and offer it for sale, unless they are facing a real
emergency.
The second part of the challenge is where, even if you do find
someone who is offering a plot for sale within or near Kitengela town, the
price may turn out to be prohibitive. That is like where someone asks for 15
million or more for a 1/8 acre plot! You run your calculations, and you fail to
see how you will ever recoup that money, if you invest in the plot.
All
said and done, if you are really keen on buying a plot in Kitengela, you can
check out the media ads. You can also walk around, to see if you come across any
genuine plot for sale signs. Or you can approach the local kitengela real
estate agents. The most important thing is to be careful, lest you be conned – because
land purchase transactions in Kenya can be very tricky. So just as the authorities do thorough due diligence on you before issuing you with a Kenya passport or even before going ahead to issue you with a Kenya ID card so should you do thorough due dilligence before paying for a plot in Kitengela town or anywhere else for that matter. But if you do your due diligence
in the right way, you can nonetheless find a genuine plot for sale within
Kitengela town.
