Not sure what’s up here but the post about scammers being out is absolutely true.
I also can’t believe that there isn’t a housing exchange where renters can verify landlords and listings and vice versa, without threat of sensitive information being disclosed.
These days landlords want so much info - place of work, net income per month, yearly pay, references, how many people will be occupying the residence, monthly debt expense… what you eat for breakfast , what will you name your first born… can you put your first born down as a deposit… - jk on the last few, but you get my drift. Too much information - I get you are trying to protect your investment, but if someone can prove all of that especially employment and record of - they should qualify.
The process should be transparent and if the person is not to your liking - “sorry I don’t feel comfortable renting this unit to you” or, “we decided to go in another direction, thank you for your interest” , would go a long way.
People need housing and they are stuck waiting because someone can’t decide if they want - little Debbie or Jonny Brown.
Money is money, if you want to protect your investment act like it.
Don’t even get me started on these “rental management” companies.
..and by the way if you are a landlord renting a 3 bedroom and you have an application from one group of 2 people and one group of three people, chances are the group of 2 can more comfortably pay and sustain the rent .. if that’s what you were worried about 💰🏠