Scam? Or am I paranoid?
As I have ranted in TGIF thread last week, I hate holiday rental apartment hunting. I am trying not to be too explicit in listing websites and email addresses, just in case, since this is a public...
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Nikki in Massachusetts wrote: Re: your title, are they mutually exclusive? Nope!
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I really sympathise. The only time we rented a condo was in Maui, and it turned out the owners lived a couple of blocks from us in San Diego, so I went over and meet them and paid in person. I didn't...
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I don't know for sure if its a scam. But for things like this I totally believe in being paranoid. Its not worth it. There are other apartments. If you get a bad vibe, then run away. There is no point...
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The only odd thing is, if it's a scam, how come the guy is so slow to respond to you? I would think if you were about to send money, he would be very responsive. OTOH, why try to deal with somebody...
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I'm with MC, ChiChi and ChinaCat -- if it's this hard to connect and deal with him NOW, imagine what you'd be up against later, to check in or - worse - deal with problem with the place. Assuming...
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You guys are right. Even if the owner is legitimate, since I don't feel comfortable anymore, it's best to forget about this one and find a different apt instead. I have told a different company (an...
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Well, it seems like you have decided - I've only just seen this thread, I've not been here for a while. I have rented apartments in several European cities over the past 10 years, many of them before...
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Hi Julia, wow, it really is close to a year now since that cold rainy windy day in Bath!!! One of the main problems with this trip, is 1) we have a party of 5 and need a big apartment (ffew to choose...
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And, just to put a different spin on things, I know a lot of people who rent apartments or suites out who get a bad feeling about requests from potential renters and wonder if they are scams, too. So,...
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I have been googling the Budapest owner's phone # for the last few days. It's so annoying that if you put the spaces between #s different, a complete different set of results show up. For the last few...
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BTW, GR - that's a very good point about the "renters" being scammers! But how could anyone possibly imagine ME scamming them! How dare them!
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LOL! Just making you aware it works both ways. I still keep in touch with my friends in the B&B business, and many of them have some very interesting stories that have cost them money. The...
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That makes me laugh a bit. I remember the nuns in the Spain convent telling me stories of how people walked out without paying. They were weary of their plans to expand as they didn't feel savvy...
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A late "twist" as an update: A few days ago, I saw a thread over on Fodors about a poster getting a "bait & switch" apartment rental in Budapest. It turns out she had rented the same Budapest...
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