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How to prevent fraudulent rentals of your vacant properties
See the video at the end for ways to prevent this fraud        Image credit: digitalart, FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Are you planning a vacation over the holidays or maybe a fun getaway for spring break?
Beware of possible scams that can ruin a nice vacation. You don't want to end up at the door of your vacation rental only to discover it really isn't a rental.
It's good practice to monitor your vacant listings and if you'll be gone be sure to monitor your own house too. It just might show up as a rental on one of those vacation rental sites.
Sometimes popular search sites have false information and may show a property offered for rent or for sale that is actually a scam. Your house or one of your vacant listings could be vulnerable to this kind of fraud, especially if it's located in a popular vacation area. 
Rental and sales scams are a risk for any vacant property. I'm not implying that these scams are common but they do happen and it's easy to fall into the trap. The problem has hit close to home for some of us. A few months ago Andrea Swiedler shared her experience of a listing being hijacked (see her blog on March 16, 2015). 
A rental scam almost caught one of my neighbors last year. They were on ... more

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