- 1. Rent sounds to good to be true!
- 2. Photos do not match the address (example: too modern for the neighborhood)
- 3. "Owner/Landlord" lives elsewhere and prefers all correspondence by email
- 4. Claims to be renting the property for an absentee owner
- 5. Pressures you to wire transfer money (it is extremely difficult to recover funds sent by wire transfer)
- 6. May supply generic rental documents
A Warning About Rental Scams:
Phony rental ads have popped up online with the sole purpose of stealing money from unsuspecting renters. One method this is done is by hijacking a legitimate listing, stealing photos and details of a property online and reposting them on another listing site. They may go so far as to use the identity of a legitimate real estate agent.
Signs that a rental listing is a scam:
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