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Moving, renting and buying homes

What it is

Phone → Houses lists homes you can rent or buy in your city.

How to move, buy or sell

  1. In Houses, choose a home. Tap 👀 Look inside to look around without moving.
  2. Tap Move in to rent, or Buy & move in · ₦X to buy.
  3. When moving from a rented home, your furniture comes with you. When moving from a home you own, tick Bring my furniture if you want to take it.
  4. To sell a home, tap Sell · ₦X, then tap Tap again within 4 seconds.

Rules & numbers

Lagos weekly rent:

HomeRent
Mushin₦2,400
Yaba₦6,000
Lekki mini-flat₦17,000
Ikate₦45,000
Magodo₦110,000
Ikoyi₦250,000
Banana Island₦1.5m
  • Abuja rent ranges from ₦2,800 to ₦1.4m a week. Port Harcourt rent ranges from ₦2,600 to ₦220,000 a week.
  • Buying a home costs roughly a year's rent. Check the home card for its price.
  • Moving into a rented home costs 3 weeks' rent: 2 weeks in advance and a 1-week agent fee. Moving into a home you own is free.
  • Rent is due every Saturday at 9 AM. You pay no home rent during your first 24 hours in a new life.
  • You can't move while you owe rent. Owing more than 2 weeks' rent can lead to eviction, except if you live in the city's cheapest room.
  • You can live in one home per city and own up to 20 homes.
  • Selling pays 80% of what you paid. If you live in the home, you stay there as a tenant after selling it.
  • When you move, furniture that fits keeps its place. The rest goes into storage, and nothing is lost.

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Last updated 14 Nov 2026 · Handbook version 67 · Applies to the game as of 14 Nov 2026 (build 1794693678)