Problem
Renters in Ibadan, Osun and Ekiti deal with unverified listings, hidden fees and fraudulent agents.
My role
I am the founder. I handle product strategy, UI design and the build.
What I built
VerifiedRentals is a rental trust platform. Every listing needs photos, a video of the house, an address and contact details, then goes through verification before going live. Listings show who uploaded them: a landlord, agent or occupant.
I built a working web prototype with the backend, database, listings, verification flow, tenant feed, interest logging and an admin dashboard, plus a shared design system.
The stack is Node.js and Express, PostgreSQL, Cloudflare R2, and a React prototype. The next version is planned as a native mobile app.
Key decisions
- I chose Ibadan first because I found no trust-focused rental players there.
- Full street addresses are hidden from the public feed until a tenant shows interest.
- Contact stays inside the app instead of WhatsApp.
- Escrow payments are deferred until after the first version.
Status
Being restructured into a smaller first version.