First, read the house description carefully: read the house description carefully, including the detailed information, facilities and location of the house. Real houses usually provide detailed descriptions, while fake houses may have vague or exaggerated descriptions.
Another thing to note is that online listing information usually shows the publisher's publishing address. At this time, we can check whether the release address of the listing information is consistent with the detailed address of the listing. Usually, if it is inconsistent, it is mostly fishing information or fake housing, so everyone needs to be cautious.
Second, view the real photos: when viewing the listing information online, according to the requirements of the platform, the publisher of the listing information will upload one or more detailed pictures of the listing, so we can carefully check the photos of the listing to ensure that they are real.
Fake houses may attract attention with photos from other places or over-decorated photos. At the same time, we should also pay attention to whether the house photos are clear. If it's vague, it's probably someone else's picture. At the same time, if you feel that the photos are not rich enough, you can also have a private chat with the housing information publisher and provide more detailed photos.
Look at the photos of these houses carefully and see if they match the description. If the photo is blurred, the angle is strange or inconsistent with the description, it may be a false listing.
Third, compare the price: If the house price is obviously lower than the market price, there may be the risk of false information. Compare the prices of different houses and understand the market situation.
If you see the picture of the house is particularly beautiful, but the price is particularly low, then this situation is basically a fake house. Everyone must be careful of the temptation of low prices. If the house price is obviously lower than the market price, everyone must be on guard. They will often fake the houses, attract people with low prices, and then defraud the deposit or agency fee for various reasons.
For example, in a new first-tier city like Chengdu, the listing information, three bedrooms, one living room and residential hardcover room published in the downtown area below is obviously unrealistic, so this situation is mostly false listing information.
4. Contact the landlord or intermediary: the online housing publishing platform is generally on the housing details page, which has the function of contacting the housing information publisher. If you are interested in a house, you can contact the landlord or intermediary by phone or email to learn more about the house.
Real landlords or intermediaries usually provide detailed information, and are more willing to listen to your needs and questions, and are also willing to answer your questions patiently. If you deliberately avoid your questions during the conversation, give priority to describing the advantages of the housing and are eager to ask you for a deposit, then most of these situations are fake housing released by scammers.
Communication pictures with the intermediary
5. Avoid paying in advance: Be alert to the requirement of paying in advance when viewing houses online. Liars usually ask you for money by paying a deposit or deposit. Once you pay the deposit, you may not be able to contact him in the future, and because online supervision is not in place, you basically don't want to come back. This kind of loss is not worth the loss. Everyone must pay attention to avoid it.
Fake houses may also require you to pay a deposit or handling fee in advance. In short, it is to let you advance some funds through various words or reasons. I have encountered a situation before, that is, I paid a deposit first, and then promised to be free of rent for one month after I officially checked in. I thought about it carefully and didn't agree. Fortunately, I thought about it carefully, otherwise I was really cheated, because the next day I found that the information of this house had been deleted, and even the publisher's home page.
Real housing will generally pay after signing the contract, and will not rush to reach a deal with you. The factory will have a step-by-step process, which will give you enough time to see the house on the spot, understand the contract, and clearly tell you some matters needing attention before moving in.
Screenshot of the chat of online scammers.
6. Check the evaluation of the house and the publisher's rating: One of the benefits of online house viewing is that on the personal homepage of the house information publisher, you can see other customers' comments after the transaction with the owner, which is one of the most intuitive and important reference data.
Looking at other users' comments and comments on the housing platform can help us understand other people's rental experience and judge the authenticity of the housing. If a publisher of housing information has no comments and the evaluation page is empty, then everyone needs to be careful. It may be the listing information released by new users, or it may be the new number registered by scammers. This situation needs to be judged according to the five points mentioned above.
Screenshot of other users' comments on a rental platform.
7. Be cautious about the information of urgent sale and urgent rent: False houses may use words such as urgent sale and urgent rent to create a sense of urgency, create an atmosphere of now or never, and induce you to make a quick decision. In this case, we must not spend impulsively. We should be vigilant and treat this kind of information with caution. After making a detailed judgment above, consider the next step.
Be cautious about emergency rental housing.
In short, when looking at the house online, we should be vigilant, verify the information in many ways, try to choose a reliable housing platform or intermediary to ensure that we can find real and reliable housing.