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Have a good application that asks for current and possibly previous employer, current and previous landlord.. Follow up on those, and be skeptical about them. Google the names and numbers, and try to get phone numbers not from the tenant (i.e. if their employer is The Calgary Herald and the manager is Bob, call the main line asking for Bob rather than the # the tenant gave you). Does the landlord phone number show up in Google as having other properties? If not, maybe call them pretending to be a renter asking "if the place they have for rent is still available". Sketchy tenants will give their buddy's number as a employer or previous tenant reference.
Credit checks work pretty well as well, can sign up for something like https://www.tenantverification.com
As far as scams go, as mentioned if it seems fishy, it probably is. If someone wants to give you a money order and get some cash back, that's a classic scam. I only take security deposits in cash or a certified cheque if they have the receipt for it as well. |
Thanks!
As for the credit check, since I'm just renting a room in my own residence, as opposed to a full legal suite, it doesn't look like I could use that Tenant Verification link according to the rules they have.
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IMPORTANT: If your residence and rental property address are the same, you must send in a document that shows proof that it is a multi-unit dwelling or you must send a document showing that you will be moving to a new residence.
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Is there something you're aware of that's similar? or are these rules pretty loose?