Answers to the most common questions.
If something’s missing — drop us a line via the contact page. We usually reply within 24 hours.
Payment & pricing
When do I pay Locari?
When you activate your listing. Preparing it in the app is free — you only pay once your listing goes live on the portals. Payment by credit card or SEPA, one-off. No subscription, no recurring charge.
What exactly does Locari cost?
Flat fee from €39. Basic (Kleinanzeigen): €39 for 14 days, €69 for 1 month, €147 for 3 months. Plus (ImmoScout24 + Kleinanzeigen): €79 / €129 / €259. Three durations, two levels of reach. All prices and durations.
Is there a subscription?
No. Locari is pay-per-case — you pay once per listing. No recurring charge, no automatic renewal in the background, no commission when the letting ends. Flat fee in, listing out.
What happens after the runtime ends if I haven’t let yet?
You actively decide on the renewal. No automatic renewal, no silent charge — you get a reminder, and you say yes or no.
7-day money-back — how does it work?
From the moment your listing goes live. If it’s not right for you within the first 7 days, just drop us an informal message via the contact page. Full refund, no reason needed, no fine print. Processed within 5 business days.
How Locari works
Do I need to set anything up or connect anything before I start?
Almost nothing: you create an account and enter the key facts of your flat — Locari does the rest with you, step by step: create the listing, publish on ImmoScout24 and Kleinanzeigen, coordinate applicants. The reach on both portals comes with Locari. WhatsApp is optional and connected in seconds via QR code.
How long does it take from signing up to a live listing?
Typically 10 to 30 minutes of preparation in the app: key facts, photos, energy certificate. Locari drafts the listing, you approve, and the listing goes live. With complete documents you’re online the same day.
Which portals does Locari publish to?
Today: ImmoScout24 and Kleinanzeigen. The Plus tier covers both, Basic only Kleinanzeigen. Immowelt is planned down the line. Multi-portal distribution runs in one click — you control where your listing appears.
Does Locari really write the listing text itself?
Yes. Locari writes in your chosen tone (factual or inviting), pulls public transport, school and shopping info from public sources, reads your energy certificate, and suggests an image order. You review and approve.
What happens when an applicant writes outside office hours?
Locari answers standard questions 24/7: availability, floor area, heating, pets, deposit. For individual questions it waits for your approval and notifies you in a single morning batch — no middle-of-the-night stress.
Do I get preparation material before every viewing?
Yes. About 30 minutes before the appointment you get a briefing on WhatsApp: applicant profile, conversation highlights, document status, open questions. You walk in prepared, you ask your questions, you make your decision.
Anti-profiling & GDPR
What does anti-profiling mean in practice?
Locari doesn’t rate people. It checks your self-defined hard facts on a rule basis — number of people, income multiple, pets, lease duration. No AI ranking, no “top 3” score, no personality assessment. The architecture in detail.
Does Locari rate applicants with AI?
No. There is no algorithm that sorts or ranks applicants. Locari checks whether your hard facts are met on a rule basis and prepares briefings. Who gets invited and who gets the flat — that’s entirely your decision.
What does GDPR Art. 22 say about this?
Article 22 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR Art. 22) prohibits fully automated individual decisions with legal effect. Letting decisions rest solely with the landlord. Locari delivers preparation, not a decision — that’s anchored in the architecture, not just a marketing claim.
Which applicant data does Locari store, and which not?
Hard facts always (number of people, income range, pets). Proof of income only in phase 2, after the viewing has taken place. ID copy only in phase 3, before signing the contract. Three-phase model of the German data protection conference (DSK 2024), enforced by a database constraint. Servers in the EU, no data export.
Can applicants see my criteria?
No. Your hard facts are private. Applicants only see the listing and the normal application questions — not the evaluation logic behind them. An applicant’s position in your list isn’t visible to them either.
Applicants & viewings
How many applicants does a typical listing get?
It depends on the market. Inner-city flats in metropolitan areas often get 50 to 200 enquiries in 7 days. Locari filters by your hard facts — you don’t see every enquiry, just the matches that are relevant to you.
Can I override viewings myself?
Yes. Locari proposes slots based on your preferences (weekends, evenings, blocked times). You can cancel, reschedule, set your own appointments — everything is controlled via WhatsApp, with no extra dashboard.
What if I personally know an applicant and want to favour them?
You tell Locari via WhatsApp. Favouring someone personally is your decision — Locari prioritises that person for slots, highlights them in the briefing, and keeps treating the other applicants regularly and transparently.
Who decides in the end who gets the flat?
You. Always. Locari coordinates, checks, prepares — the letting decision never rests with software or the Locari team. You give the green light for the lease, you make the choice, you release acceptances and rejections.
Letting after Locari
What does Locari NOT do after the letting?
Lease generation, deposit management, handover protocols, ongoing tenant communication. Locari ends the moment you sign the lease — after that you’re a landlord in the classic sense again, with your proven tools.
Do I still need another tool afterwards?
For the ongoing contract phase, yes — that’s not our area. There are specialised providers for property management, utility statements and deposit accounts. Locari deliberately covers only the letting phase.
Can I book Locari again for the next flat?
Yes. Each listing is its own case, you book per case. Data from earlier listings — your preferences, your writing style, your photo setup — stays in your account. New listings go live noticeably faster as a result.
Account & management
Can I pause my listing?
Yes. Through the app you take listings offline (e.g. for renovation or holidays). Meanwhile applicant communication runs on “we’ll be in touch again once we’re active.” Reactivation at no extra cost within the booked runtime.
What if I want to withdraw because the flat is no longer available?
Drop us a message via the contact page. Within the 7-day money-back window there’s a full refund, no reason needed. After that we review case by case — where the cause is on the landlord’s side (own use, sale, renovation) we decide generously.
How do I close my account?
Right in the account settings — via a double confirmation, so nothing happens by accident. Data is deleted in line with GDPR Art. 17, except invoices that must be kept for tax reasons. Reactivation later is possible if you change your mind.
Question not covered?
Drop us a line via the contact page — we usually reply within 24 hours. And if you’d rather get started right away, you can do that too.