by Michelle
Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:30 am
Andrew Coleman <[email protected]>:
Sorry for the late reply. Most of the time, I work out of the country. I bought the property in 2009 for my parents, who recently relocated in Haway. Since I do not want to sell it, I decided put it on the market for long term rental. It is nice, clean, quiet, and you can move in immediately. It has all the necessary amenities such as cable TV, high-speed internet, air conditioning own washer and dryer, private parking. Well behaved pets are allowed.
How long would you like to rent it for?
Who do you rent for at the moment, a private landlord or estate agency?
Can you provide any references?
I'm looking for an honest tenant who would look after my property, keeping it tidy and in good condition. I had some bad tenants and now I have had the property completely refurbished (see attached photos). As you can see I am not after a high profit, but after good tenants who will treat my property as their own home.
Please kindly let me know as I foresee it might not stay on the market for long.
I've attached the photos below.
Thank you,
Andrew
Andrew Coleman <[email protected]>:
Hi Michelle
I will gladly sign the contract with you if we can reach an agreement. As I explained in the previous email, I live in Europe. Unfortunately, I don't have any friends or other person back in United States who could arrange a viewing with you. In order to make the rental process easier for both of us, I would like to use Airbnb.com (https://airbnb.com/trust) as they are currently managing my property.
They will require the first month’s rent + one month holding deposit, meaning a total of $2080 has to be deposited with Airbnb.
You will be contacted by Airbnb and will receive their payment details with the warranty for your deposit. After you make the payment deposit to Airbnb, you will be contacted by an Airbnb agent to agree on a suitable date and time to view the property.
Upon viewing the property, if you decide to rent it, the Airbnb agent will provide you with the rental contract which you can sign on the spot. If you decide to sign and move in, Airbnb will release the payment to my account 30 days after your move in date, all this time your money will stay with Airbnb.
If, however you decide not to rent it your one month’s rent payment+ deposit will be fully refunded, they won't charge you a penny.
In this way Airbnb will handle the money and the keys so as to ensure a smooth processing.
Please provide me with the following details for your referencing application so that I can register the transaction with Airbnb and move forward.
First name:
Last name:
Full Address:
Phone number (a valid mobile number where Airbnb can contact you):
Passport or National ID photo:
The Airbnb agent will require you to show the Passport or National ID in original when you move in.
The copy is needed in order to fill in your contract.
Let me know at your earliest convenience if you understand the process and I will contact Airbnb with your details.
Once I send them your name,address..etc they will register you in their database and contact you with the instructions for payment. Upon receipt of your payment, an Airbnb agent will arrange the viewing with you.
Thank you,
Andrew
This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.
Sounds safe. It's not!
At other times, he will ask for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,a friend or family member.
In either case, if payment is made and you give this person the details, they will collect the money.
You will not hear from them again.
All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.
If you are reading this because you are looking for property to rent, and you are in contact with this thief you are probably searching Craigslist, Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment before viewing, then it will also be a scam. Please forward the mail to me at the address in my signature line and I will investigate and list them if necessary.
