Internet parents, please help me out
I'm renting out my first apartment in the US, I found it on Craigslist. He is a private Landlord, and the rent is pretty low- a studio/1 bedroom apartment typically goes for $1500+ (which is what I'm looking for), but he's offering his two bedroom house for $1350.
He says he has been transferred to another state and stated the name of the company. And mentioned that this is the reason he's renting his house out- and will probably not move back here for 3-5 years.
I Googled the address of the apartment, and the name sort of checks out. That is, he signed the email "Jackson A and Family" (not real name), and when I Googled the address, it says the current occupant is an 87 year old Betty Jackson.
He also said in his email response to me that he tried working with rental agencies and they inflated the amount of rent he was asking for (that checked out, I saw the same apartment listed on some websites for $1k more than he's asking).
In his email, he also encouraged me to check out the property myself (I assume physically? I haven't replied him yet) and then we can proceed from there.
Also, the email he used to email me has some random bot-sounding name (Googled it with no results), and nothing like his personal name. Should I assume that's a randomly generated email and/or ask questions about that or is that an unimportant detail?
Everything sounds legit but the rent is really low which I hope isn't a case of this being too good to be true. What questions should I ask him?
He says he has been transferred to another state and stated the name of the company. And mentioned that this is the reason he's renting his house out- and will probably not move back here for 3-5 years.
I Googled the address of the apartment, and the name sort of checks out. That is, he signed the email "Jackson A and Family" (not real name), and when I Googled the address, it says the current occupant is an 87 year old Betty Jackson.
He also said in his email response to me that he tried working with rental agencies and they inflated the amount of rent he was asking for (that checked out, I saw the same apartment listed on some websites for $1k more than he's asking).
In his email, he also encouraged me to check out the property myself (I assume physically? I haven't replied him yet) and then we can proceed from there.
Also, the email he used to email me has some random bot-sounding name (Googled it with no results), and nothing like his personal name. Should I assume that's a randomly generated email and/or ask questions about that or is that an unimportant detail?
Everything sounds legit but the rent is really low which I hope isn't a case of this being too good to be true. What questions should I ask him?
26-30, M
