East County Craigslist (2024)

FAQs

Why do people ask if it's still available on Craigslist? ›

Red Flag #1: Vague posting

Many of the scams start with a generic inquiry asking if the item is still available or if you are the original owner. The reason for this is to quickly test to see if the seller is responsive.

Talk with neighbors about the property and ask who owns it, and ask a lot of questions about the rental history of the property. If dealing with a property manager or leasing agent (who does not live at the property), look them up on the CalBRE website (www.bre.ca.gov) to see if they are licensed.

Unfortunately, no such protection exists for those replying to posts. When you reply directly from Craigslist, your email address will be visible to the recipient. To reply anonymously, you need to create a free Web-based email address, which does not contain identifiable information.

Do People Still Use Craigslist? Absolutely. You can search your local area on Craigslist and find used furniture, cars, rentals, and even jobs. However, because so many Craigslist alternatives exist, it is no longer a one-stop shopping powerhouse when it debuted in 1995.

Craigslist email relay hides your email address when communicating with buyers or sellers. It's a great security feature that you should take advantage of. That means you shouldn't give your real email address or phone number to someone you're dealing with, especially if they're pressuring you.

Sellers should be willing to meet in person and bring the item they are selling. If a seller encourages you to send a down payment or any form of money before receiving your item, this is a strong indication that they are trying to scam buyers.

Rental scams prey on renters who need to act quickly. Scammers create fake listings for desirable properties with one goal: getting your money or identity before you realize the truth.

It is important to remember that even if you post something on Craigslist anonymously, law enforcement may still be able to trace the content back to you.

According to BBB files, this business has a pattern of complaints concerning service issues. Consumers state their bookings were cancelled by Houzlet and in some cases, they were offered to re-book at higher priced properties. Consumers indicate that they want their original booking fees refunded in full.

Fortunately, all properties on Rently Listings are 100% real! Rently carefully verifies every property management company that lists on our site, and provides the ability for managers to watermark their property photos with their name and contact info.

Is Turbo Tenant legit? ›

Is TurboTenant a Scam? TurboTenant is not a scam. They provide a free property management software to landlords and property owners. Because the service is free to landlords, the rental applicants pay for the application and background checks.

Avoid adding any personal information in the posting, including your name, real phone number or real email address. Always use the generated email address on your Craigslist posts. This creates a random email address, so the poster doesn't have your real email on file.

Craigslist uses email obfuscation to protect your actual email address from exposure. When you click on the response button in the Craigslist ad, the site generates for you a Craigslist email address. When the other user responds to your message using this address, you receive the message into your real email address.

Craigslist provides a "cover" email address that is forwarded to the recipient's actual email address. Only Craigslist knows the real email addresses of both parties. This way, if one of the people involved turns out to be untrustworthy, they don't have the other person's email address.

A Craigslist flag marks Craigslist advertising as inappropriate, and if enough people flag the ad, it will be automatically removed. You can also contact Craigslist about inappropriate content – or recommend posts for Best of Craigslist, a kind of Craigslist Hall of Fame.

To avoid being flagged. The rules of posting say not to use phone numbers but there is no proof that anyone is policing the site to delete ads that do so. To avoid having their phone number collected and spammed with ads.

Finding and viewing expired posts is not the same as finding and viewing deleted posts, since expired posts are just old posts that have reached a time limit and have been taken down. On the other hand, deleted posts were removed for a reason, so those types of posts will be harder to find.