The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCharging to tour rental properties...media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square175linkfedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down18
arrow-up11.07Karrow-down1imageCharging to tour rental properties...media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square175linkfedilink
minus-squareunalivejoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down1·2 months agoWhy would they sell/rent when they make so much money on tours?
minus-squarerozodru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·2 months agoI mean really just spruce up one unit, charge for tours, charge for applications, why even bother renting? I mean places already charge just to submit an app.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoPeople do that, its pretty clear cut fraud though so it usually doesnt work out the best in the end.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·edit-22 months agoThe idea is proably just to filter out people who aren’t serious / not gonna show up. I can’t imgine it’s about the money
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·2 months agoIts common to pay a down payment to hold a rental, this is just a shittier version of that.
minus-squarebountygiver [any]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoYou pay the downpayment to reserve the spot, so they cannot rent that to someone else once you pay. Touring does not apply the same restriction to the property.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYeah thats why I said its shittier. Still costs money but the renter gets nothing for it.
Why would they sell/rent when they make so much money on tours?
I mean really just spruce up one unit, charge for tours, charge for applications, why even bother renting?
I mean places already charge just to submit an app.
People do that, its pretty clear cut fraud though so it usually doesnt work out the best in the end.
The idea is proably just to filter out people who aren’t serious / not gonna show up.
I can’t imgine it’s about the money
Its common to pay a down payment to hold a rental, this is just a shittier version of that.
You pay the downpayment to reserve the spot, so they cannot rent that to someone else once you pay. Touring does not apply the same restriction to the property.
Yeah thats why I said its shittier. Still costs money but the renter gets nothing for it.