Before you commit to a place you've never seen, send a real person to the door.
A vetted local visits any Rīga rental, flat or house, photographs and films the rooms, the condition, the building, and the street, and files a clear proceed · ask more · walk away report within 72 hours.
Photos flatter. Listings leave things out. Some aren't genuine.
You found a place on ss.lv, city24.lv, Facebook, or a student chat. The photos look great and the landlord seems friendly, but you're not in Rīga yet. Listings tend to show the best parts of the place and leave out anything that might be a problem or lower the price: the damp, the small rooms, the noise, the stairwell condition, functional issues with the utilities. Some are simply misdescribed. A few are not genuine altogether. From your phone, you can't tell which is which.
Why send a local
- Is it genuine: a real place, a real landlord?
- Does it match the photos: size, light, condition?
- What are the building and the street actually like?
- Your own questions, answered honestly.
The method
Three steps · filed within 72 hours
You send the listing
Paste the listing link and tell us what to confirm: is it real, does it match the photos, is the landlord who they say.
A local checks it in person
A vetted local goes to the address, photographs and films what is actually there, and notes anything that doesn't add up.
You receive the field report
Evidence, answers to your questions, red flags, and a single clear verdict you can act on.
It's real and matches. Go ahead.
Something needs clarifying first.
Red flags. Don't send the deposit.
See what gets filed.
Every report follows the same format: photos, findings, and a clear verdict for the flat. Read a sample before you decide.
EXHIBIT A · Centrs · 04/18
Terms
Two options
If we can't carry out the check, you're refunded in full. Either way, you're paying for the check itself, not for a particular answer.
We go, we look, and we tell you what's really there.
Made for renting before you visit
This is built for one situation: committing to a home you can't visit. We give you the in-person look you'd take yourself if you were there, so you decide on facts, not photos.
A real person, real evidence
In a world of fake listings and generated photos, we send a human who stands in the room and films it. You get original, timestamped evidence from the property.
We show our work first
Read a sample report first and then decide. That way you know exactly what you're paying for.
Independent, and we say no
We don't work for landlords and we don't sell flats. Our only job is to tell you what's actually there, even when the answer is “walk away”.
On the record
Q1How do I know I can trust you?
Fair to ask before you pay anyone online. We show you a full sample report up front, so you see exactly what you'll get; you pay only for the check itself; and if we can't carry it out, you're refunded.
Q2What if the place is fake or bad?
That's the result that saves you money. A “walk away” is still a filed report, so the fee applies: the check did its job. The refund is only for when we can't carry out the check at all.
Q3Who actually does the checking?
A vetted local we assign and stand behind, not a stranger off a marketplace. We manage the check and the report end to end.
Q4How fast, and what do you need?
Within 72 hours of payment, 48 with the Full dossier. We just need the listing (a link, or the details the landlord sent you) plus any questions you want answered.
Q5Which cities?
Right now, Rīga. Vilnius next; tell us in the form if that's where you need one.
Don't send money for a place no one has seen.
Send us the listing. A local checks it and we tell you if it's real before you pay anything.