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The pros and cons of city vs satellite homes

Nairobi City aerial view [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Most people love the good city life. And the nearness to facilities and social amenities, and the higher rate of appreciation for real estate or property. With this, the good feeling of being a city dweller is sensible. And owning land or living in urban areas is everyone’s dream.

But have you ever thought of the experience of owning land outside urban areas? Of living in the quietude of the village, probably not very far from the urban but far enough to earn the moniker “countryside”?

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