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Run ‘test drive’ before buying a home

Kenya: You would never think of buying a car without taking it for a test drive. How about doing the same for property and taking your desired house for a spin? PETER MUIRURI looks at this unique idea

Buying a house is perhaps the largest, single expenditure one has to make in a lifetime. The decision to buy a home is largely informed by a person’s financial ability and family needs.

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