Check with your broker and make sure this fits with your local laws.

It's likely a scam anytime they sound like AI or the grammar is weird or they use the word "kindly", if they ask for you to respond to them off-platform, if they say their employer will pay for it, if they ask if the dates they've specified are still open (when they can clearly see they are open on your calendar), if they ask for a video of your property (they probably want to set up a duplicate listing with your photos and video and scam others out of money), or if they want a long term booking and they have just joined the platform and have no reviews (could have been evicted from somewhere else, and hope a newbie will let them in with no background check, they'll end up not paying or credit card is bad).  

Ike, there are plenty of great property management companies in Atlanta but you still have to check behind them.

Would you be better off just writing VRBO a check?

I don't personally care about checks anymore so that wasn't an important feature for me. 

Waiting for previous landlord's reference check which has both name 

Househacking is different from regular REI because you will need to live in the home.

Local REIA groups and meetups (check Meetup.com or BiggerPockets) are excellent for connecting with both new and experienced investors.I’d be happy to grab coffee and chat about the market or share insights.

Contact a real estate attorney in the county the property is in and have them do a property ownership search and lis pendens (lawsuit) check.

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