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Jerkeyjoe t1_jatw5z3 wrote

Reply to comment by punkbookjockey in Advice re: renting and real estate agency by Odd-Cartographer-379

Yes , but try to get that in writing. It's common but not universal to have to pay something upfront. I hate that it's a thing but it's to ensure you are serious/ can afford to rent a place.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_jb7w5q6 wrote

This is actually super atypical for the area until maybe now. Source: lived here for a decade in rentals.

Be warned, I've heard of one situation where someone is shown a better apartment and then (nameless company-- Not Samson) suddenly doesn't have that unit available/someone else rented it and they won't return your check or cashed your check and "want to show you what else they have." So do be careful with who you pay upfront.

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