I received this email in response to an inquiry for an ad on Craigslist for a 1-bedroom apartment at 1/3 the price of all the others. The ad seemed too good to be true, and it's gone from Craisglist now, a day later. Red flags include the following:
-The unit described is actually an apartment, not a condo, so she could not own the unit.
-This property does not have a garage
-Any renovated property in the area goes for 3-4 times the price offered
-The photos she sent along were from the property's web site
-Who would be willing to rent for 1 month-6 years?
-She is not using a real estate agent, who could show the property for her and get her a reasonable rental rate. Hello, Thanks for taking the time to look at my property. My name
is Samantha Colin, I'm 39 years old, I own this beautiful 1 bedrooms,1
bathrooms (800 square footage). It's located in 401 Commonwealth Ave
Alexandria, VA 22301. The prime location can't be beat and the garaged
parking is an amenity sure to be appreciated by anyone. The condo is
fully furnished with all necessary amenities(exactly like in the
pics),the unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat,
the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can
deposit my furniture (if you don't like it and you want use your
furniture),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new
front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed. I've moved to
United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is
very expensive here.The price is so low because I'm here and is very
hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max.
6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant
for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about
yourself. The rent for the whole condo for 1 month is $600 including all
utilities(water,electricity, internet, cable, parking ,
airconditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security
deposit is 600$(you'll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can
use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money
monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day
when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person
who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you
the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I'm sure that you'll
love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place! Here are a few pictures: http://www.mypicx.com/01202011/condo_wash/ Have a nice day,
Sam |
