How To Spot a Fake Rental: Avoiding Rental Scams
There are a few rules you should be aware of to avoid rentals scams:
1) Never give cash for a rental unless you have 100% verified they are legitimate.
2) Always rent from a licensed property manager.
3) get copies of IDs from the landlord.
4) Get proof the landlord is the person on the deed of the home.
5) Watch out if a rental deal seems to be too good.
6) If they can’t give you keys but just tell you to have the house rekeyed, its a scam.