Hello,
I have been contacted by a certain 'Christopher Pohl' as well, but the advertisement stated that the accommodation is located in Padova. I think I contacted him via idealista (or subito), but he removed the advertisement on the site.
Can you let me know if the pictures he has sent me are the same ones as that you received for the apartment in via Italia 44, Monza?
I responded that I was interested and he's sent me this e-mail:
"Hello and sorry for my late reply. I hope you are still interested.
Thanks for information, I think we can reach an agreement. The apartment has 2 rooms: one bedroom and one living room.
Let me tell you something about us: we are a respectable family, my adorable wife is 36 years old and I am 39 years old, we like nature and animals. I worked until one year ago in Italy as an engineer in pharmaceutical domain. We moved back to France to be closer to our families and we decided to rent our flat from Italy.
For us it's quite difficult to come often in Italy because we have two small kids. We decided to rent it through Airbnb. If you agree, we are old members and renting the apartments through them in the past was very safe and easy. You can rent the apartment for long periods, up to 10 years.
I will wait your answer asap. If you agree i will explain you how we can do it.
Thank you,
Christopher Pohl"
After that he's sent me this e-mail:
I did a counter-proposal to only rent it for a few days before I will book the long term stay, but he responded this:
"I am sorry but you can visit the apartment only after you make the booking and payment for Airbnb. You should not have any concern, they maintain and ensure your money until you have decide if you want to keep it or not. If you are not satisfied with the apartment, the Airbnb agent will refund your money same day.
I have already paid for their services so you don't have to pay extra money, even if you don't want to keep the apartment after inspection with the agent."
I have already contacted Airbnb directly to be sure that I will not be scammed.
Greetings,
Pearl