Comments on: Miami Renters Beware. Please!

By: Do You Know Where Your Rent Is Going? | Central Oregon Real Estate

Do You Know Where Your Rent Is Going? | Central Oregon Real Estate — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:37:20 +0000

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By: Thesa Chambers

Thesa Chambers — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:18:17 +0000

Maggie – I am going to link back to this – we have not seen this happen yet – but we have had folks rent out the home – while they do not make the mortgage payments – then the bank comes knocking to find that the person living there has no idea they have been paying rent – that never went to the mortgage – leaving them with no where to go on short notice.

By: Mike Benmeleh

Mike Benmeleh — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:22:54 +0000

Maggie,

I want to let you know that this just happened to one of my rental listings in South Beach… exact same scenario.. and this “realtor-scam artist” got 4 different tenants to give him security deposit and he gave them keys to the apartment… when at the end, no lease had gone through me nor was I aware of this… CRAZY!! The guy who did this calls himself “christian or chris” and he is french.. any idea what the guy who did this in your apartment’s name was??

THIS IS UNBELIEVEABLE AND HOPEFULLY THIS GUY WILL GET CAUGHT!!

By: Cindy Jones-Associate Broker/REMAX Allegia

Cindy Jones-Associate Broker/REMAX Allegia — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:11:23 +0000

It isn’t bad enough the legitimate tenants are finding themselves out on the street when the home they are living in is lost to foreclosure, now we have another set of unfortunate tenants who have been scammed. This gets lower than low.

By: maggiedokic

maggiedokic — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:42:57 +0000

Lisa, you’re absolutely right. That’s a totally different scam where the actual owner figures he can get some rental income before they take the house from him. Lis Pendens (the first legal step in a foreclosure) are easily found online here so a pending foreclosure should not be that difficult to discover. It’s a shame that tenants have to add this to the list of things they have to look out for though. Big shame.

By: maggiedokic

maggiedokic — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:25:45 +0000

Sarah, too true. What’s worse is that the lady is pregnant. I hope they get this scoundrel and throw him in jail. I’m still a bit in shock about the whole thing.

By: Lisa Sanderson

Lisa Sanderson — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:24:20 +0000

This is another unfortunate side effect of the mortgage/foreclosure mess in some areas. I had a call a little while ago from a tenant who found out the house they’ve been renting for the past 3 months is in foreclosure…the sheriff came and posted a notice on the house. The owner is nowhere to be found. So, even if the one renting the house out is the true owner, one STILL needs to be wary. Unfortunately, there is not an easy way to check to see if an owner’s mortgage is paid up to date, as delinquencies aren’t recorded until the foreclosure actually happens.

By: Sarah Cooper

Sarah Cooper — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:19:09 +0000

This is insane! When I was a renter, I was the one who got checked out. I never once thought I’d have to check out the people I rented from. The world has changed. Maggie, you were right to post this. I hope you save someone else the heartache.