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Originally Posted by STLRAY
I am planning to rent a house in TV soon and it occurs to me that I am about to send a five figure check to a stranger who posted pictures and a description of a house on a website. The person does not need to actually own a house to post these pictures and collect checks from multiple strangers. Am I being paranoid or is this a real risk? I know lots of people have been ripped off on adds for cars on E-bay and Craigslist. Do the people operating these websites confirm that the person listing the rental actually owns or manages the properties they are advertising?
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Are you going to a legit site or just some rag tag ad that popped up. Many are checked out. Go to Homeaway.com. Not only are there reviews but the owners also review the tenants so other owners can beware. Ive done it numerous times and the house is usually even better than the ad