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Hi, 20/m
I'm a small town boy, soon to be moving to a big city. I'm trying to look for a room in an apartment, and have been looking on craigslist.
I've never done this sort of thing before, and so I'm a bit confused.
Some of the pictures look like they've been taken off a website i.e. they look like billionaire penthouses. Are these scams? Is there any damage in contacting them?
Also, any other tips you could give me when searching for a place on craigslist? I.e. what to look for, what to avoid, how to tell if its fake/a scam?
Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks
I agree with Braiden, craigslist is not the way to go. There is a potential for getting caught up in a scam if you use craigslist. Many people do not trust it and while you will see lots of ads on there and some of them may be legit, those same people will advertize their apartments in other places too. You're much more likely to get involved in a scam on craigslist than you are with an ad in the newspaper or other website like http://www.rentals.com/. No one in their right mind would only advertize their apartment on craigslist and many people do not use craigslist because they do not find it reputable, so you'd be missing out on some opportunities. A local newspaper is the number one place to find a good apartment. A lot of newspapers have websites with a place where you can interactively search for an apartment. Find out the name of a big newspaper in the area where you're going and you should be able to find the website for that newspaper. Other than that, I'd go with rentals.com or another site other than craigslist. Craigslist just can't be trusted with something important like getting an apartment when you can find one another way.
(Rating: 5) Thanks!