People ask me all the time;
“Hassan, if I buy this land now, when can I sell it?”
Now I get this question mostly from first time buyers
First things first, if your strategy is buy low and sell high, then you should understand that, the longer you hold, the more returns you are likely to make.
Question Answered! But let’s go into details.
For example, if someone decides to buy a plot of land at sunny courts in ibeju lekki at N3million and decides to sell at the end of this year when it should be worth about N5million, they will make about N2million in profits.
On the other hand, someone who buys at the same time, same price but decides to hold for 15 years and then sell, could end up selling for up to N75m or even more because of the development that would have taken over the ibeju lekki area.
The second person in this example, will be making 72million as returns whereas the second person made just N2million. The only difference was the holding period.
The question you should be asking yourself is not, when can I sell, rather you should be asking, how much returns do I want to make from this inve$tment. Am I in a hurry or can I be more patient?
Question Answered! But let’s go into details.
For example, if someone decides to buy a plot of land at sunny courts in ibeju lekki at N3million and decides to sell at the end of this year when it should be worth about N5million, they will make about N2million in profits.
On the other hand, someone who buys at the same time, same price but decides to hold for 15 years and then sell, could end up selling for up to N75m or even more because of the development that would have taken over the ibeju lekki area.
The second person in this example, will be making 72million as returns whereas the second person made just N2million. The only difference was the holding period.
The question you should be asking yourself is not, when can I sell, rather you should be asking, how much returns do I want to make from this inve$tment. Am I in a hurry or can I be more patient?
Truth is, investing can be boring and that’s why not too many persons do it.
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