Just like the seasonal flu…

Whew…I’ve been so busy in the past couple of weeks that my blog has been neglected.  With the tax credit ending soon, buyers are out earlier than usual this year searching for deals… and so are the scammers.  I reported before about the Craiglist scam that hit Salem Oregon regarding rental properties.  True to form and just like the seasonal flu, the scammers are back out in full force for real estate season.

I received a call yesterday from someone wanting to confirm if my listing was for sale or for rent because it was advertised for rent on Craigslist.  Trying to scam some money out of folks here is what the scam said.

Thanks for
your email, I personally own the house, we want our property to be well  taken good care of, and they are some rules and regulation in which i  do give out to tenant willing to rent my house, so please don’t  disrespect my order ,but if you are still capable of renting my house  the rules and regulation goes this way. You must keep my house clean  including the surrounding, you must know the way in which you use the  stove so as to avoid fire outbreak,you must not disturb the neighbor.  We decided to rent out the property due to our transfer to (West  Africa) on a Missionary Work because, in a church here named World  Mission Center, so we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on my absent.

Have this in mind you must know the kind of person that i am,but nevertheless i am giving you this rules because of what corresponded between me and my last tenant. the keys and documents are with us here in West Africa… so i will need to ship them to you before you can occupy the house but you can drive by the house anytime to take a look.

You might notice a for sale sign, We plan on selling the home before our departure, but after our mission we decided to rent it out so that we can still have the property upon arrival.

2 br | 2 ba

Square Footage:1,218 sqf

House Type: Single Family Home

Pets are welcome!!!

Rent: $600

Deposit: $450

Location:760 Liberty St SE, Salem OR.

So for folks looking to move to Salem Oregon, please be careful of Craigslist scams.  I strongly suggest that if you are planning to rent google the address and see if the house if for sale. If so contact the listing agent directly to find out if it really is for rent.