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Should You Buy or Build? Part 1: The Decision, the Land and the Title

Before drawings, approvals or budgets, two questions decide everything: is building actually cheaper, and does the land truly belong to the person selling it?

DidiBloom Editorial 12 June 2026 7 min read

Should You Buy or Build? — a 3-part read

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Should You Buy or Build? Part 1: The Decision, the Land and the Title

Buying a finished home and building your own are not two routes to the same place. We open the series with the real cost comparison, the land acquisition process in Lagos, and the title due diligence that separates an asset from a very expensive dispute.

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