The Day A ₦17m Property Deal Almost Collapsed Over “Tiles And Ego” — Until Mr Resourceful Reset The Entire Site

“I didn’t know whether to cry, fight, or fly back to Canada.”
– Adaeze, diaspora investor, heartbroken and pissed

The Backstory

Adaeze had saved and hustled abroad for 9 years.
Finally, she bought a plot in Ajah and planned to build a 4-unit rental.

She did “everything right”:

• Architect ✅
• Builder ✅
• Family rep to supervise ✅

But 7 months in? The site was a warzone.

• Tiles changed without approval.
• Labourers hadn’t been paid for weeks.
• The site engineer was using YouTube videos to figure out load bearing.

And the worst part?

The family rep was silent because he was collecting kickbacks from the contractor.

When She Called Us, She Was Done.

“I’ve lost ₦6.5m and I don’t even know what to do again. Can you fix this or not?”

We didn’t promise her comfort.
We promised execution.

“Sometimes, the enemy is not outside the gate. He’s sleeping in the guest room.”
– Mr Resourceful

What Mr Resourceful Did In 48 Hours

1. Fired the entire site team – no sentiments.
   
2. Called a forensic quantity surveyor to audit the spend so far.
   
3. Sent in a vetted project manager to restart the site with real work schedules.
   
4. Re-engaged reliable artisans from our Trusted Circle – electrician, mason, tiler, roofers.
   
5. Installed 24/7 site cam access + daily WhatsApp photo logs for transparency.
   
6. Renegotiated deals with new suppliers—saved ₦1.2m in the process.
   
7. Personally updated Adaeze every 48 hours—no middleman gist.

THE RESULT

• Property completed in 11 weeks.
  
• She was able to list 3 units on short-let and Airbnb.
  
• Income hit ₦900k/month in less than 2 months.
  
• She’s now working on her second site—with our team from Day 1.

“Your execution was rude, brutal, and brilliant. I would’ve lost it all if I didn’t call you.”
— Adaeze O., Canada

The Lesson For Every Diaspora Investor:

• Family love ≠ Site oversight.
  
• A blood-is-thicker-than-milkshake contractor is not a strategy.
  
• You can lose millions because you trusted systems that don’t exist.

Here’s What You Do Now

• 📌 If you’re starting or stuck in the middle of any property project:
  ✅ Book a Discovery Call
  ✅ Hire My Trusted Team📌 Want to build but don’t trust anyone?
  → We supervise start to finish or deploy experts you never have to micromanage.📌 You’re skilled and want to work on legit sites with real results?
  → Get Vetted

Final Word

Real estate is not a market for “maybes”.
This is Nigeria.
If you want to win here, get an operator to ‘run things’ for you, not just a contractor.

And that’s why Mr Resourceful exists.