depends on what you want to do with the property after you buy it - develop, hold for resale?? my wife and I bought land outside Bukavu, built a house and grow corn, squash, sweet potatoes, and chickens on one piece, planted cassava, corn, and beans on another. the road from Bukavu is being expanded and paved, so the drive to commute eventually will be easy for working in the city. there may be lakeside (Lake Kivu) property for sale soon when [if] MONUSCO leaves DRC. we expect the value of our property will increase substantially in the next year or two