Hello,
I am currently looking for a house to rent in Amsterdam and I had this exchange with a potential landlord :
"You seem to be a very nice person and I can assure you that we will not have any problems.
I will try explaining the process step by step how this will work.
As I mentioned we will do this transaction via Airbnb. First you must reserve the apartment via Airbnb for one month and after you've made the booking, Airbnb will send you via email the invoice and all details about your booking.
As soon as you will receive the invoice you have 24 hours to complete the payment to confirm your booking.
As soon as Airbnb receives your payment, they will contact you to fix the date of inspection. Their agent will come in 2-3 days after your payment is confirmed to present the apartment and give you the contract. The contract is signed by me and you can choose to rent my apartment for a long- or short-term period. The monthly rent will be the same for the whole period.
Once you've inspected the apartment you have two options:
Option 1: You will take the apartment and sign the contract. After you've signed the contract Airbnb will release me your money.
Option 2: But I don't think you will use this option; you'll tell the agent that you don't want to rent my apartment and Airbnb will refund you the money in 48 hours.
End of the deal!
I've chosen Airbnb because they offer guarantees for both of us.
Let me know if you understand and also if you agree so I can send you the link and solve everything.
Kind regards,"
What do you think about it ? Is it a scam ?
Thank you!
