Although it's been awhile since I posted last (been busy, sorry), but, with the recent events happening this past month I felt I must say something.
FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING VACATION RENTALS ARE EPIDEMIC!
In the 5 years I have been renting vacation homes and condos I have received a handful of notices that others were trying to rent my home as their own. However, in the past week alone I have had 4 instances where people showed up at one of my homes saying they had rented it. Yet there was already a renter in the house that had previously rented my home - legitimately.
Due to the extreme level of supply and demand we experienced in March of this year, many desperate vacation travelers jumped at any opportunity to rent a home they found. Here's the thing... there were literally NO legitimate homes available for these dates unless you had deep pockets (there were only homes available for $12,000 + per week). Those that did find homes at the last minute usually found themselves at the end of a "too good to be true" deal that went sour.
I've spoken about this before, but felt I must talk about it again due to the extreme nature of scams others have experienced this past week.
Please review my previous posts about how to protect yourself from fraudulent listings when attempting to book a vacation home or condo.
As always... caveat emptor!
Yours Truly,
Harry Johnson Jr.
Miami Beach Vacation Rental Homes Property Management
http://www.firsthomehelpers.com
786-548-2673
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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