The idea is proably just to filter out people who aren’t serious / not gonna show up.
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joyjoy@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Why would they sell/rent when they make so much money on tours?
Evotech@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Its common to pay a down payment to hold a rental, this is just a shittier version of that.
bountygiver@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
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.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yeah thats why I said its shittier. Still costs money but the renter gets nothing for it.
rozodru@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
People do that, its pretty clear cut fraud though so it usually doesnt work out the best in the end.