@Axel110 Well, if you get some weird feeling, I'd pass and look for another listing.
But neither of the things you mention that make you suspicious are indicators of a fake listing.
First, where do you see that the place has been listed since 2017? The host's profile was since 2017, but that doesn't mean anything- He could have joined and used Airbnb as a guest instead of as a host, he could have joined and never actually used it either as a guest or a host (I've had a couple of guests like this- members for a couple years, no reviews- they said they'd joined but never had a chance to travel and they both ended up being stellar guests)
And what do you mean that it's weird that the guy has only one property on Airbnb? Are you really under the impression that most hosts have multiple properties? That's not true at all, except for property managers and all the hotels Airbnb is now allowing to list.
I'm not saying you shouldn't be cautious, there's plenty of red flags for fake listings, but what you mention doesn't send any up for me. Most of the scams I've seen posted here aren't listings someone found on Airbnb- they're listings they found on Craigslist, Gumtree, and other places where they emailed the host directly, and the host emailed them back a long letter full of lies about an Airbnb "agent" meeting them with keys, how they bought the place for their son or daughter who no longer needs it, how they have to pay a deposit which they'll have no problem getting back if they don't like the place, etc. etc, and directing them to their ad on Airbnb, which in fact isn't Airbnb, but a fake website made to look like the real thing. But the URL is slightly different. And they're usually a deal way too good to be true, like a entire 2 bedroom luxury apartment with utilities and Wifi included for like 500 euros/month.And the thing about these scams is that they get the guest to pay to some bank account- once they've paid, the scammer is never to be heard from again, of course. But if you pay through Airbnb, Airbnb has the money until 24 hours after check-in, not the host.
