In the entire country of Kenya, less than 2% of Landlords advertise their vacant houses on social platforms.
Most of the houses you see on social media are advertised by either property agents who represent the Landlords or
Scammers sent by the devil himself pose as Landlords or agents and ruin your day, very badly.
These godless scammers have conned and robbed desperate house hunters who trust houses posted on social media,
and they keep doing so, every day, to very many people.
They show you very hot photos of houses, tag them with very irresistible prices and terms like "No Deposit", "No Agent", "Free WiFi", "Own compound" "No viewing fee"...
and make it look like thunder will strike you tonight if you let another person pay for it first!
They even lie that the Landlord you'll be dealing with is Reverend or a Pastor.
You only realize you've been conned when the Apostle you sent your 16k to starts ignoring you or blocks you.
Sometimes they offer to take you to see the house in their vehicle, only to find yourself sandwiched between two mean-looking guys, emptying your pockets.
You don't see it coming until it's too late.
It's like they hypnotize you to lose your logical mind.
I don't mean to scare you.
We have some genuine Landlords and Agents advertising vacant houses on social media.
But you can't be sure. Can you?
If you want to find a house online without being a victim,
Here are 3 THINGS TO DO
1. If you love your money, health and life, don't you ever trust any house posts from unregistered companies, however desperate you are.
Deal only with registered property agents.
They have offices you can visit or websites or pay bill numbers bearing their company names.
You can ask for a registration certificate from them, to be sure.
The worst they can do is to refuse to show you.
Avoid street deals. I am serious.
2. Stop looking for leads to houses on social platforms.
You will get the unwanted attention of the godless thugs I am talking about.
Some will be commenting on this very post.
However intelligent you think you are, you are not a match for them.
3. Search for houses on registered websites, that verify landlords and agents before posting houses.
Here, you can find leads to a house in less than 2 minutes, even at night, free of charge.
No need to pay someone your sweet money to find you a house.
You don't pay the so called viewing fees.
You can compare many houses in one place for free.
And you don't need to fear being conned or robbed by criminals because you're safe.
The only 2 Platforms that verify Landlords and Property Agents in Kenya are Renters Hub and Buyrentkenya. www.rentershub.co.ke and buyrentkenya.com.
Renters Hub is the only one that deals purely in rentals, so you're not confused by ads of things you don't want.
And you're guaranteed your money back should you ever be scammed on the Renters Hub network.
If you don't find the house on the website, just leave a house request so you are notified when such a house is posted.
You're welcome.
IF YOU LOVE YOUR LIFE, STOP LOOKING FOR VACANT HOUSES TO LET ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
Renters Hub Admin
12 apr,26
Those still looking for vacant houses on social media, I have some uncomfortable news for you today, that might save your life today. Not all the HOUSES TO LET you see on social platforms are genuine.
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