story of going from taxi driving to building a real estate business. The realtor also speaks about how Nigerian celebrities and influencers can harness the real estate sector to diversify income.Where I find myself today did not come on a bed of roses. It has not landed on my doorstep just because I dreamt that I will be who I am today. I think the most important thing is that everything I have become came on the back of being tested and navigating pain.
I relocated to Nigeria and started. I got into oil and gas . I started selling oil and gas products . And I was moving products from one place to the other all over Nigeria. So, it came from a setback in my business where I lost two 65,000 litres of petroleum products. I suffered a major loss in running the business, keeping it afloat. That resulted in a total loss of, equivalently, almost £150,000. To a point where I almost lost my home in England, because I could not pay the mortgage.
We need to start learning how to create wealth. One of the biggest problems Africa has is that they go on holidays, enjoy, and party. Nobody is actually building. We become this person that we make money to spend. We do not make money to make money work harder. It is about using that money to create more wealth. Let the wealth that you have created pay for the enjoyment that you wish.
So I will close with this, take a share of something. And with that, a lot of us can start looking at how can we actually invest in real estate companies that are abroad. Because here, your monies are secured. Regardless of the economy, your money is secure.TheCable: How can one build a successful real estate business in Nigeria, especially Lagos?In order to run a business in Nigeria and Lagos, the legal system needs to be robust. That is the first thing.
So, until we fix our legal structure, and make sure that the court system works, and that when people do business, the legal contract will be upheld and maintained.TheCable: Are you looking to teach celebrities about property investment, seeing as influencers like Woli Arole attend your summits?Well, interestingly, not just Woli Arole.