I'm Valentino. 24 years old. Born and raised in Rome. And I'm fucking tired of watching people get screwed by this city's rental market.
Here's the truth: Rome has the most chaotic, frustrating, borderline-criminal rental market in Europe. I've watched hundreds of internationals arrive with dreams and leave with trauma. Scammed by fake agents. Trapped by impossible deposits. Living in apartments that look nothing like the photos.
I grew up here. I know every neighborhood. I've seen every scam. I've watched my international friends waste months searching, lose thousands in fees, and get treated like ATMs by landlords who vanish the moment something breaks.
So I built BOOM. Not because I thought "hey, real estate sounds fun." But because I was genuinely pissed off. Pissed off at agencies charging €5,000 in fake fees. Pissed off at landlords who think a 1m² balcony facing a dumpster is a "sunny terrace." Pissed off at a system designed to exploit people who don't speak Italian and don't understand local laws.
BOOM is what I wish existed when my friends moved here. Video-verified apartments so you know exactly what you're getting. One transparent fee so there are no surprises. English contracts that actually make sense. 24/7 support because emergencies don't happen 9-5. Real human beings who actually answer when shit breaks.
"If it works in Rome, it works anywhere. This is the hardest rental market in Europe. And if we can make it simple here, we can make it simple everywhere."
— Valentino, Founder
We're not trying to be the biggest. We're trying to be the best. Every apartment video-verified. Every landlord vetted. Every contract fair. Every fee transparent. Every promise kept.
We started in Rome because it's home. Because if we can fix Rome's broken rental market, we can fix any market. And because frankly, nobody else is doing this shit right.
This is BOOM. Get your apartment in days, not weeks. No bullshit. No hidden fees. No catfish photos. Just honest service in Europe's most dishonest rental market.