Virtual Phone Number / Voicemail for Rentals?

[J. Martin]

I'd like to get a local phone number with a virtual voicemail box, accessible online or by calling in from anywhere, for when I put rental postings up.

I would like my Virtual Assistant (VA) to be able to check the voicemails and record the information for me. So it would need to be accessible from anywhere/anyone with the password. It would be a bonus if the service is free, and if my VA is able to make outgoing calls from that number. Maybe also have calls forwarded from there to a skype address?..

Skype? Google Voice? Some other VOIP service?

[Ed O.]

Another thing to be mindful of on CL, are the donkeys that are claiming to be owners and managers of other people's property. They're getting deposits and stealing from potential renters by taking pictures from existing posts and posting the property as their own.

I'd suggest using big watermarks across your pictures if you're not using them already. It will make everyone else an easier target of this scam than yourself. Just a thought.

I'll pm a link to the under construction site I'm assembling. If anyone else wants to see it, just pm me.