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Ever Paid for an Inspection and Never Got the Apartment?

The inspection-fee trap is almost a rite of passage for Nigerian renters. Why paying to merely view a home is a broken model — and what fixes it.

Ever Paid for an Inspection and Never Got the Apartment?

It is almost a shared national memory: you pay an inspection fee, you view the flat, you're interested — and then it's "gone," or the agent vanishes. Your money does not come back.

Why the model is broken

Charging to view rewards volume, not honesty. The more people pay to inspect, the more an agent earns — whether or not anyone ever moves in. Your fee is detached from your outcome.

You should never have to pay just for the chance to be disappointed.

Aligning fees with outcomes

RaffleProp removes the pay-to-view trap. Property details and documents are open before you commit anything, and your entry value is protected if a campaign doesn't reach its minimum. Your money stays tied to a real outcome — not a viewing.

A different way to reach property ownership

RaffleProp runs FCCPC-regulated promotional competitions for real property in Nigeria. Entry starts from ₦2,500, every property is independently valued by an NIESV firm, all funds sit in escrow at a named Nigerian bank, and the winner is selected in a live-streamed, independently witnessed draw.

And your entry value is always protected: if a campaign does not reach its minimum, your full participation value converts to Home Credit you can use on any future campaign. Browse live campaigns, see how it works, or join the waitlist to be first when the next property goes live.

RaffleProp is a promotional competition open to Nigerian residents aged 18 and over. Participation requires passing a skill assessment. Play responsibly.

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