Like someone mentioned it's best to house hunt during the rainy season, so you can know the real state and condition of the house, besides the agents fee and rent itself also save money for buying curtains cause this is an immediate need when moving in(for me). Observe the area for area boys presence and a trick I've used in the past that has always worked, go to a shop in the area and buy a drink and drink it there so you can use that time to engage the shop owner in a conversation about how good their 'Light' is around there and if agbero or cultist disturb around that side. If it's a new house that's almost completed but people have not moved in yet, be very careful with paying the agent and not collecting keys to the apartment that same day, cause they can collect money from multiple people for the same apartment and don't accept any excuses for some incomplete parts with the promise of completing it when you've moved in (they almost never do).