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How to Spot Suspicious Apartment ListingsBy Jennifer Lai, About.com
Apartments Locator Reading apartment listings is like navigating a jungle. There are many sneaky elements to look out for. Though some degree of trust is required when reading an apartment listing, it's wise--as a savvy adventurous renter--to be on the look out for the following suspicious ads. The glitzy apartment listing
These ads are filled with overly colorful descriptions that are designed to entice you. "Most beautiful!" "Stunning!" "Best location ever!" Oftentimes, they're posted by apartment brokers whose main goal is to lure you into their office so they can show you their inventory. Clearly not every single apartment in their portfolio is going to be the best, biggest and nicest. This doesn't mean you should avoid them. They may have good apartments. But be on guard for overselling. Always cut through their pitch and see the apartments for what they really are.
The ad that spins round and round
Some ads will take the attributes of an okay apartment and spin them around to make it sound nicer or more romantic. For example, a small studio becomes a cozy apartment. A neighborhood with lots of traffic noise and sirens becomes a bustling or exciting area. These ads take the defects of an apartment and attempt to romanticize them. If you like smaller apartments or a busy location, that's fine. But remember that you, the renter, decides what's cozy, not the ad.
The barely there apartment listing
These ads say very little. Maybe just the number of bedrooms, the rent and a vague description. It's really difficult to discern what these mean. They could mean the apartment is really bad and nothing good could be said about it. Or it's a fake ad. Or the person is lazy or inexperienced at writing listings. Because of their ambiguity, don't waste your time and look at these only as a last resort.
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