See honest photos, every move-in cost, and what the road, water, and power are really like before you spend a Naira or a day on a visit.
Found a two-bedroom online with bright, wide shots. When you arrived, the rooms were half the size, and the photos were two years old. Wide lenses, borrowed pictures and old uploads make every listing look the same online.
Problem we solve:Untrustworthy, old or fake listing photos.
Then came the extras: agency fee, legal fee, caution deposit, service charge, and a demand for two years up front. None of it was on the listing. You found out only after you had already fallen for the place.
Problem we solve:Hidden and surprise move-in costs.
The final stretch was an unpaved road. In the rainy season, it floods knee-deep and cars can't get through. There's nowhere to park. None of this shows up in a listing, and you only learn it by living there.
Problem we solve:No information on road access, flooding, parking or transport.
How many hours of power does the street really get? Is the water clean, or will you buy it every week? Is it safe to walk home at night? You could only guess, and guessing wrong meant a year locked into a lease.
Problem we solve:No reliable information on utilities, security and day-to-day living.
Every visit meant traffic, inspection fees and a day gone, only to find out within a minute that it wasn't right. The most expensive part of house hunting isn't the house. It's all the wrong ones you have to see first.
Problem we solve:Wasted time and money on inspections that could have been ruled out from home.
BeforeYouMove shows you the home and the street honestly, from your phone, so you only visit the places worth visiting.
Find your next home in 3 easy steps. The journey to your new home, simplified.
Your budget, area and what matters most, like a motorable road, no flooding or steady power. It takes a minute and you can skip it.
Verified photos captured in the app, with the date they were taken, and every compulsory move-in cost listed up front.
Road condition, flooding, parking, transport, what residents say and your Suitability score, all for one property, for 72 hours.
The Suitability Score
Everything you need to know about finding, listing, and moving into your next home.
BeforeYouMove shows you a home and its street honestly before you visit: verified photos, every compulsory move-in cost, and what the road, water, power and neighbourhood are really like. We're starting in Lekki and Ajah, Lagos.
Verified photos are captured inside the BeforeYouMove app, so they can't be borrowed from elsewhere or edited, and each one shows the date it was taken. Listings tell you clearly whether their photos are verified.
Browsing listings, verified photos and the full move-in cost is free. Credits unlock the full picture for one property for 72 hours: road condition, flooding, parking, transport, what residents say and your Suitability Score.
It's a score from 0 to 100 based on the street's access, flooding, utilities, security and transport, weighed against what you told us matters to you. It shows what helped, what didn't and what we don't know yet. Nobody can pay to change it.
Every compulsory cost you'd pay to move in, such as rent, agency fee, legal fee, caution deposit, service charge and how many months or years are due up front, listed before you visit.
Create an agent or landlord account, capture verified photos of the property in the app and list every cost up front. Honest listings reach seekers who already know what they're getting, so your visits turn into tenants.
We're starting in Lekki and Ajah, Lagos, and will add more areas as we verify more streets and homes.
Credits you buy stay on your account until you use them. Each property you unlock stays open for 72 hours.
BeforeYouMove shows you a home and its street honestly before you visit: verified photos, every compulsory move-in cost, and what the road, water, power and neighbourhood are really like. We're starting in Lekki and Ajah, Lagos.