jerry: More Scam Issues
- 06/26/09 01:35 PM
I just received another call from a tenant who was called by a young woman professing to represent the owner of the property. She asked for access to the property. I immediately contacted the owner and, as normal, the owner had not authorized any such access, or requested that anyone contact the tenant. It's prudent to let our owner's know that they need to come to us for access to any homes we manage. It's prudent that every tenant be notified that if we don't call them first to tell them they will be contacted by a designated representative, and that … (1 comments)
jerry: Tenants Beware
- 02/19/09 12:23 PM
Tenants are having a hard time of things in the current economic downturn. While many are having difficulty making their monthly rental payments, and even more are frequently late with their payments, those looking for rentals are facing another threat to their solvency. Web page scammers have found a lucrative opportunity for identity-theft among these hard pressed tenants who are looking for a rental home on some of the most popular web sites where rental homes are advertised. It works like this. It is no longer all that uncommon to find an almost exact replica of one of my web page … (6 comments)
jerry: Identity Theft
- 12/28/07 06:08 AM
It appears as though the government, particularly here in Hawaii, has a lot to do with protecting our identity. I had mostly thought it to be a personal problem, but a report issued by Hawaii's Identiy Theft Task Force identifies a ton of things the city and state government can do to make our identies more secure. To start out, every requirement for a Social Security number and other personal information needs to be reviewed to see if the information is really needed. At present, both Social Security numbers and other personal information can be easily accessed by anyone wanting the information in … (0 comments)
jerry: Holiday Season
- 12/23/07 07:14 PM
Would you believe that people are still out looking for rentals. On Saturday the 22d of December I showed a rental to eight prospective tenants. Two applied; both wanted to move in like immediately. With a little effort and an eye to customer service, I was able to do the necessary due dilligence checks and get a tenant into her new home on the 22d so she could have Christmas in a place of her own. Talk about cutting things tight. It makes one thankful for having a home and some sembelance of predictability in my own life. The Lord willing, … (3 comments)
I just received another call from a tenant who was called by a young woman professing to represent the owner of the property. She asked for access to the property. I immediately contacted the owner and, as normal, the owner had not authorized any such access, or requested that anyone contact the tenant. It's prudent to let our owner's know that they need to come to us for access to any homes we manage. It's prudent that every tenant be notified that if we don't call them first to tell them they will be contacted by a designated representative, and that … (1 comments)
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