• rumba@lemmy.zip
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      30 days ago

      Ah, there it is It’s a self tour. Thanks for the link, super helpful.

      They’re getting your payment information, and the home address went to your bank. They’re logging where you’re going in case you’re doing something unspeakable. And they’re probably taking that information and getting a Nexus lookup on you for approximate credit scores and income.

    • Cevilia (she/they/…)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      30 days ago

      I take issue with the phrase “landlords don’t need to lift a single finger”

      I’m in the process of selling my house (in the UK) right now so I can move to somewhere cheaper. We have people coming round to view it on maybe a twice- or thrice-weekly basis. I don’t even know their names. The estate agent (American: “realtor”) handles all of that. I just get a phone call telling me they’ve got someone who wants to come and view at X date and time, all I have to do is say yes or no then arrange to not be home. It’s all included in the frankly breathtaking sum I’m paying the estate agent.

      I can’t imagine rental properties are different in any meaningful way.