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Luckily, I have not engaged further than asking for more information about this listing, because I had my doubts early on. First of all, the e-mail address used for the response back is different than the e-mail address I had sent a short e-mail to. That's a huge sign for me that something is off. Second of all, the leaser would use Rental Verified, which isn't a verified website for background checks in the US (Experian, TransUnion and Equifax are the ones to go with; possible also for free once annually through www.annualcreditreport.com). The third sign is that this leaser said she is willing to work with bad credits too, which is contradicting my experience with apartment homes. Nobody I contacted wants to work with bad credits in the Asheville area, even if you yourself have a good credit and your roommate or spouse has the bad credit. So be careful. Finally, the deal simply sounded too good to be true. A 3 bed/1 bath with 1350ft² for $775 is nothing near the regular local prices.

I am glad I googled Rental Verified and found a report on multiple scams extremely similar to this one; almost word for word, but in different states (CA being one of them). This is the e-mail response I got:


Dear xxxxx,

michelle




So please be aware if you get a similar response or notice different used e-mail addresses, are referred to Rental Verified, the leaser is willing to work with bad credit or if the deal sounds to good to be true.