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Renters Beware! Avoid Scams and Fraud by Dealing Locally!
Renters Beware!  Avoid Scams and Fraud by Dealing Locally!
 
With the rise in people, nationwide, losing their homes to foreclosure, renting a home is the next step for housing their family.  This is a great decision because rent prices have dropped several hundred dollars per month in the past 2-3 years.  So, it can be a much cheaper alternative than owning, and the lower rent price will allow folks with financial hardships to live a little easier until they can get on their feet again.
Well, unfortunately, scammers are waiting for you, and will take advantage of you.  If you are using Craigslist or some other “publicly available” website for searching for rental property, you have more than likely run across a scam ad for a rental property.  And, you may not even have known it.  Being that I post my rental listings on Craigslist, I get calls all the time from tenant prospects asking about them.  A few times, I’ve met them at the house and we discuss the terms.  Then, they say something along the lines of, “So, is the rent really only $600 per month?”  I quickly respond with, “Uh, no sir, it is actually $995.  Where ... more

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