How it works

Simple steps for every part of real estate

Whether you are renting your first flat, letting a property, running an agency, managing an estate or building your career as an agent, here is how to get started on Leg RealX.

Tenants & buyers

Rent or buy a verified property

Find a home and book an inspection

  1. Search homes or land by area, budget and number of bedrooms.
  2. Open a listing to see photos, the full price and any extra charges such as caution deposit or service charge.
  3. Book an inspection: choose a date and time and enter your contact details.
  4. Get confirmation by email, then view the property with the company's staff or agent.
Can't find what you want? Use Find me a home and verified companies will send you matching properties.

Pay and move in

  1. Create your account and complete your profile (full name, phone number and NIN).
  2. Press Pay now on the property and pay by bank transfer or USSD. The total includes the rent and any listed charges.
  3. Get your receipt straight away; the money goes to the owner's account.
  4. Sign your tenancy agreement online when the owner sends it. You can download it any time.

Live there with My Home

  1. Open My Home from your account menu.
  2. Report a repair with photos and follow it until it is fixed.
  3. Plan ahead: see how much to put aside each month for your next rent and turn on reminders.
  4. Renew online when your landlord sends a renewal offer, or give notice when you plan to move.

Stay safe

  1. Check the agent: look them up on Verify an agent or scan their ID card.
  2. Inspect before you pay, and pay only through Leg RealX.
  3. Never send a deposit to a personal account you were given in a chat.
  4. Keep everything in the app: receipts, agreements and messages are your proof.
Landlords

Let your property and get paid directly

Register and get verified

  1. Register on List as a landlord with your details and a guarantor.
  2. Upload your ID and ownership documents for verification.
  3. Add your bank account under Payout account. This is where your rent will be paid.
  4. Accept the owner payment terms so tenants can pay you online.

List, let and manage

  1. Add your property with clear photos, the price and any extra charges.
  2. Answer inspection requests and meet interested tenants.
  3. Receive payment into your bank account when the tenant pays online.
  4. Send the tenancy agreement for signing, and manage renewals and repairs from My Tenants.
Prefer someone else to handle it? Choose a verified company from the estate company directory and follow everything from your owner portal.
Estate companies

Set up your agency on Leg RealX

Get started

  1. Register your company at Register a company.
  2. Confirm your email; your guarantor approves your registration.
  3. Upload your company documents for verification.
  4. Add your payout bank account and accept the owner payment terms.

List your properties

  1. Add a listing with the form, or paste a description you received on WhatsApp and check the details.
  2. Import many at once from a spreadsheet (CSV) using our template.
  3. Copy a listing for similar units in the same building in one step.
  4. Add photos; listings go live once they are reviewed.

Run your team and grow

  1. Invite your staff and choose what each person can do.
  2. Work from the team inbox: enquiries, inspections and repairs in one queue.
  3. Publish your company page and share it with your logo on flyers and WhatsApp.
  4. Manage for landlords: add landlords, track rent and send monthly statements.
Estates & residents

Run an estate, or pay your dues as a resident

For the estate office

  1. Register your estate company or residents' association as a company, and add the bank account dues should go to.
  2. Add your estate under Estates, then add the houses, one by one or from a spreadsheet.
  3. Set the dues: service charge, security or other levies, and how often they are billed.
  4. Share each resident's link on WhatsApp, and the gate page with your gatemen. Follow payments and arrears from your dashboard.

For residents

  1. Open the link your estate office sent you. No app or password needed.
  2. Pay your dues by bank transfer or USSD; the payment goes to the estate's account.
  3. Make a gate code for a visitor and send it by WhatsApp or SMS.
  4. Add it to your account to find it any time under My estate.
Agents & realtors

Work as a verified agent

Join and get approved

  1. Apply at Become an agent with your details and photo.
  2. Ask a company or landlord to approve you from your agent hub.
  3. Add your bank account so your commission can be paid to you.
  4. Complete your public agent card so clients can find and check you.

Market and earn

  1. Get a mandate from the owner for each property you will market.
  2. Share your own link for the listing with your clients.
  3. Follow your clients: inspections booked through your link are recorded for you.
  4. Get paid: when your client pays through Leg RealX, your agreed commission goes to your bank account.
Check client requests often: people describe what they need, and you can send them matching listings.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Searching homes and land, booking inspections and using your tenant dashboard are free. You pay the rent or price of the property, plus any charges shown on the listing.

No. Rent and property payments are made through Paystack, a licensed payment processor, and settle to the property owner's bank account. Leg RealX does not keep your rent.

Only verified companies and landlords can list on Leg RealX, and listings are reviewed before they appear. You can also check any agent or staff ID card on the site. To stay safe, pay only through Leg RealX and never send a deposit to someone you have not verified.

Rent and property payments can be made by bank transfer or USSD. Subscriptions and other Leg RealX services can also be paid by card.

Across Nigeria, including Abuja, Lagos, Rivers and Enugu, with more cities added as companies and landlords join.

Yes. Choose a verified company from the directory. You keep full visibility through your owner portal, including monthly statements of rent received, expenses and payouts.

Yes. You can find property from verified sellers, have a verified company manage it, and follow every payment and document online from anywhere.

Apply as an agent, then ask a verified company or landlord to approve you. Once approved, they can give you a mandate to market their properties and you can share your own listing links.

More answers on our FAQ page, or contact us.

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