{"id":138895,"date":"2023-08-22T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-a-craigslist-scam-led-me-to-home-ownership-at-age-28\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T18:08:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:08:59","slug":"how-a-craigslist-scam-led-me-to-home-ownership-at-age-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-a-craigslist-scam-led-me-to-home-ownership-at-age-28\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Craigslist scam led me to home ownership at age 28"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI finally found a perfect little house in the countryside that was both affordable and accessible \u2013 but was it too good to be true?The Craigslist rental listing was fresh, less than a day old. Gazing at the little cottage in north Georgia, I could practically see a halo around it. The area was rural but not too isolated, the streets tree-lined and hilly. At just 925 sq ft, it looked perfect for a singleton like me. The $700 deposit was also very manageable \u2013 much too low, in retrospect. But affordability was crucial for me as a self-employed writer whose income ebbs and flows.You should know I was skeptical \u2013 it definitely seemed too good to be true. It was autumn 2021, well into this country\u2019s pandemic real estate boom. Rock-bottom mortgage rates and ubiquitous remote working had unleashed a flood of new buyers at once. No matter where I looked for housing \u2013 in my personal network or with services like Smart City Locating \u2013 I just kept striking out. Eye-popping rent hikes were normal now, and landlords were cashing in. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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