Rental Safety & Smart Buying Blog
Expert guides to help you avoid scams, find the perfect apartment, and make smart purchases on marketplaces.
Featured Articles
How to Spot a Rental Scam in 2025: The Complete Guide
Learn the 15 red flags of rental scams, how scammers operate, and exactly how to protect yourself. Real examples and step-by-step verification process.
Craigslist Apartment Scams: How to Protect Yourself in 2025
Complete guide to Craigslist rental scams including fake listings, phishing schemes, and overpayment fraud. Learn verification techniques used by experts.
Facebook Marketplace Rental Scams: The Complete 2025 Guide
How scammers exploit Facebook Marketplace for rental fraud, including fake profiles, hacked accounts, and Messenger payment scams. Protection strategies included.
Rental Scams
Protect yourself from fraud
How to Spot a Rental Scam in 2025: The Complete Guide
Learn the 15 red flags of rental scams, how scammers operate, and exactly how to protect yourself. Real examples and step-by-step verification process.
Craigslist Apartment Scams: How to Protect Yourself in 2025
Complete guide to Craigslist rental scams including fake listings, phishing schemes, and overpayment fraud. Learn verification techniques used by experts.
Facebook Marketplace Rental Scams: The Complete 2025 Guide
How scammers exploit Facebook Marketplace for rental fraud, including fake profiles, hacked accounts, and Messenger payment scams. Protection strategies included.
Apartment Hunting
Find your perfect place
Long-Distance Apartment Hunting: The Complete 2025 Guide
How to find and secure an apartment when you can't visit in person. Covers remote viewing, virtual tours, professional inspections, and lease signing.
The Ultimate Apartment Hunting Checklist for 2025
Everything to look for when touring apartments. 100+ items organized by room, plus questions to ask and red flags to watch for.
First Apartment Guide: Everything You Need to Know
Complete guide for first-time renters covering budgeting, credit requirements, lease terms, move-in costs, and essential items you'll need.
Used Cars
Buy smart, avoid lemons
Marketplace Safety
Safe buying & selling
Facebook Marketplace Safety Guide: Buy and Sell Without Getting Scammed
Complete safety guide for Facebook Marketplace including meeting safely, payment protection, common scams, and what to do if something goes wrong.
How to Avoid Craigslist Scams: The Definitive Guide
Every type of Craigslist scam and how to avoid them. Covers fake listings, payment fraud, phishing, and personal safety tips.
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