Posts Tagged ‘craigslist scams’

Watching Out For Craigslist Scams: 2

Friday, October 16th, 2009

craigslist_1Now that we have talked about ads that are not posted by real estate agents, let’s go ahead and touch base on the ones that are.  Usually, these are the good ads that are not going to be scams … however; you still want to make sure that you give the real estate agents a call so that way you can see if they are legit.

Next, you want to make sure that you note if the deal seems too good to be true – most of the time it is.  For example, I had one that was one thousand dollars, a house, yard, fully furnished, all utilities included – that is too good to be true.

Next … if the people are overseas … do not send the ANY money.  They are just trying to take it from you.

Watching Out For Craigslist Scams: 1

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

craigs-list-cleveland-at-cleveland-craigslist-org-craigslist-cleveland-housingSo I have to say that finding real estate via craigslist is hard.  If you are like me and you are trying to find a new place to live in another state – as mentioned in the previous blogs, well you are probably having some of the same challenges as me as not really knowing the area you are moving to but also relying on people that you find on craigslist.

Well – I have a few tips and tricks for you to watch out for all of those craigslist scams in the real estate market so you don’t waste you money and throw it all away.  That is what we are going to explore in the next few blogs.

One of the first things that you need to be wary of is the ads that are not posted by real estate agents – those are usually the ones that are scams, but not all of the time!