Concerned Lux Rental Listing is Attracting Scammers

[Alison Brenner]

To those who self-manage luxury rentals and are not licensed real estate professionals, are you concerned about your listing (listed by owner) attracting scammers?

I listed a very niche lux rental about 7 days ago; I am doing someone I love a favor because she needs the money. Thus far, I encountered two scammers. One was just trying to pull some arbitrage scam. No biggie. The other is far more sophisticated, like could be the subject of a future Dateline episode sophisticated.

I am not comfortable sharing more details in a public post. If you are willing to comment on the listing, please pm me. I am a little stunned; I’ve never dealt with fraud at this level in my world of managing C- apartment buildings. Thank you for your feedback.

[Julie Gates]

You can background check everyone before renting to them. I would not recommend doing this with travel nurses as they are already background checked. Simply ask for a copy of their contract. However, nurses wouldn't be going after a luxury listing. Definitely be careful.