The Story of AMG Realtors In Kenya 12 Years Later
AMG Realtors limited has reshaped the land selling business in Kenya since 2012. The company was established by Andrew Gitau, a Kenyan who at the time had just returned home to begin life afresh. while living abroad Andrew had been conned in a fake land deal where he lost money to people he had entrusted to help him acquire Parcels of land back in Kenya.
“When we were living with my wife we had a little bit of savings that we decided to buy a plot with. We actually gave the money to one of our friends in 2006 who was in the land business and he sold us this plot. And up to today, we have never seen the title for that plot and we have never seen the land itself I can’t tell you this is the particular plot,” Andrew quips. He says he had to find a solution to a problem that was becoming common affecting many clients in the diaspora.
“When we were in New York and the little savings that we could make because of the allowances that I used to get, my biggest dilemma was how do I who can I trust this money with to invest back home who will I give this money and can give me a genuine land with a title deed. I used to think that one day I will start a company that will actually be able to deliver titles to people and will sell genuine land. That is actually the Genesis of AMG realtors“.
Birth of AMG Realtors
In an effort to actualize his dream, he began buying parcels of land in bulk in Prime locations. A decision that eventually birthed AMG realtors limited. “A friend of mine called me to Nanyuki and told me there were parcels of land on sale that I should check them out. Once there, I fell in love with the beautiful place because of the Mount Kenya on one side and the Lol Daiga Hills on the other side. Besides, the Aberdares also overlooking as well. So I went sent a write up to everybody I knew including people had worked with in New York I was able to sell 25 acres which was just shocking.
Lily Richards is one of the diaspora clients of AMG Realtors. She is the chairperson of a diaspora community of about 14,000 Kenyan women living and working in the United States. Through AMG Realtors, they have been able to invest back home. Reverend Dr Kennedy Njenga is another diaspora client of AMG Realtors. The 60-year-old man preacher who had lived in the United Kingdom for 30 years was planning to return home in 2021 when he reached out to AMG Realtors.
Currently, AMG Realtors sells land in different parts of Kenya such as Nanyuki, Nakuru, Naivasha, Malindi, Kangundo Road among others. Furthermore, AMG Realtors is transforming the land selling business in the country giving more confidence to potential buyers that it is not all doom and gloom. For instance, 70% of our customers are repeat and referrals so they have been able to spread the word for us therefore we don’t have competition. Our only competition is to make our service better every time to the next customer.
