Buyers and tenants-tips: Protect yourself against real estate fraud
If you follow some things, you can reduce as a buyer or tenant to Ímmobilien portals the fraud risk significantly.
- Be suspicious if the purchase or rental is offered object far below the usual location-prices. In the case of real estate advertisements on Immoscout for example, are indicated at the bottom of the page, reference prices, which can serve as a reference (see Screenshot).
- The seller or landlord should at least be a phone call ready. This is pure E-Mail communication, interrupt the purchase process.
- You request, prior to conclusion of the contract an appraisal of the property on the spot. So, you also reduce the risk of fraudulent brokers and consultants in the hands of the real estate priced to sell. You can be sure that the price is actually justified, and you don't buy the premature.
- You can afford never a pre-payment - no matter what the seller or landlord tells you. A default mesh is, for example, that the alleged seller or landlord of the housing is a Bargain in a foreign country and a Deposit is required of you, so he sends you the keys to the apartment to visit.
Reference prices for real estate
Sellers and landlords-tips: So they don't become a fraud victim
Also as a seller or landlord you must be on Immoscout, Immowelt and Immonet careful.
- Watch for inquiries by E-Mail. Usually you can recognize the Scam in English, or obviously using a translation program written texts. Also you should no E-Mail attachments to open, because fraudsters for Phishing, use to to your data or your money to go. They insist on a phone conversation with the interested parties.
- Check the financial situation of the interested parties. To do this, you can require, among other things, payslips and an employment contract.
- Do not let the cash payment to persuade - here, you will be pushed like wrong money!
They occur when you noticed something Suspicious, immediately with the operators of the real estate exchanges in contact.
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