Letter To My Stranger Friend.

DEAR FRIEND,

Welcome to PetitHaus.

Time is money, so, let me share with you in less than 2 minutes, what the over 100 pages of this website and our company is about. But you can equally skip and dive right into it.

Once upon a time…taking "tell a story" literal. Lol.

Owning a home used to be a 'rite of passage’ for every young man. You only needed a thriving farm (job) and a decent hut (home) to start a family. Since fingers were not equal, friends and family would support anyone who had honestly tried, but couldn’t get it together. 

The ‘I am, because you are’ flex!

Not long afterwards, from being ’just’ shelter and a home, owning a house became a show of status. Friends and family no longer relied on each other. They'd rather compete to be the first to show off. Owning a home before your peers meant one thing; you were ahead, better and more successful.

The typical ‘I beta pass my neighbour’ swag.

Then we realised that beyond the status signal, we could trade extra houses for cash. The more you owned, the more money you could have. And in the pursuit of more money, reduced homes to ‘bloated’ transactions, that priced out the honest neighbour's ability to provide shelter.

For a shot at homeownership, you’d have to put away your hard-earned money with the hope that one day, it will grow into the capital needed to buy or build a home or even better, invest in real estate too. You must also ‘fast and pray’ the gods for the security of these ‘'savings’ or ‘investments’.

Hoping inflation would play fair.

When you think about it, housing is not only expensive, it is unnecessarily stressful. Land costs a kidney. Construction costs a lifetime. Deciding to buy or build –paying top dollar or dealing with local ‘cartels’, is like choosing between the desert and the sea. Especially when you had done everything by the book – budgeted, avoided unnecessary expenses, researched investment options – but despite all that, the  dream of homeownership felt even more impossible.

But it doesn't have to continue like this. 

Imagine that you could build your kind of community, choose your neighbours and, together, enjoy the strength in numbers. You no longer need the full upfront costs – you can now harness the power of collaboration to achieve your dreams within your means. While we can not change the cost of land, or reduce the cost of cement, let alone do anything about inflation, what if there was a way to own property and build slowly, even with the small capital you have now? What if we don’t have to save and wait anymore? What if we could find a way to make people trust better?

It simply means that you will choose when, decide where, and dictate how much as well as how big (or small) your home will be. You will finally be able to create a home that you can be proud of without breaking the bank. It means individuals and families can finally avoid the trap of inflation by putting your money into a real, tangible use—land & housing development, no matter how slow or small. Most importantly, with complete transparency and visibility throughout the journey.

No shady agent, omo-onile, engineer or contractor to deal with.

These possibilities inspire PetitHaus, and we want to inspire you too. To join us to challenge the status quo, to break barriers to homeownership. To retake the power –to control, take charge, dictate your stakes, determine your lifestyle, and curate the community you desire. The authentic reflection of your journey and aspirations.

We are still moving things around, but if this excites you as much as it excites us, feel free to join our waiting list. We will reserve your first-row access to curated listings of shared land, compact designs and quick builds as soon as they go live. You can also learn more about our journey here.

Joining will also give you exclusive access to more letters (and maybe ‘amebo’ gists) about what we're building and how we plan to change the world, long before they become public notice.

One more thing, share this with your friends and family. We will do our best, doing our best work, to make sure we give you the best.

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Warm Regards,