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27 February 2023 | 10 replies
Part of the game but these lessons help us strengthen our systems and implement additional preventative measures for the future.That said, red flags I've encountered have been:- Unreachable references: wrong numbers, non-working emails, etc.- Offers to pay 6+ months rent in advance: This can sometimes be a sign of motivation from qualified tenants but in other instances, a chance for someone to get into the unit and stop paying rent once the rent-advance period is over- No contact information for previous landlords- Missing information for previous employers, financial documents and rental historyOther red flags can come from the interview process.
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30 November 2022 | 53 replies
Dennis, no doubt there are a lot of scams out in the market place.
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29 September 2023 | 6 replies
I watermark all ads and have scam sheets in all units and on the front door of the property.
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27 March 2019 | 10 replies
At best it is a emotional support animal which is normally a scam but most likely just a pet.
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9 July 2021 | 33 replies
I’m sure it will work great for an elderly person, it seems to IRS scams take the elderly for 100’s of millions of dollars a year you could go get your slice of their pie too.
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12 August 2019 | 9 replies
Sounds like a scam if you ask me.
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10 September 2019 | 10 replies
I want to contact him and say "Never in my experience hiring an exterior painter have I ever encountered such an oversight in the estimate."
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3 October 2019 | 6 replies
How is it possible that everyone in pearl Ms water bill like doubles in same month ?? We all can't possible have leaks . I mean at least a couple wouldn't . So how can it be possible ..? And what should we do?
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4 February 2022 | 21 replies
Realtystore.com is a complete scam, read reviews, plus my ow bad experience with them.
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2 February 2018 | 4 replies
I thought RE Scam was common until I got burnt by another concert promotion deals.