Furnished Finder deal too good to be true??

[domiciad]

Hello all you wise and lovely nurse colleagues!!

Finally took the plunge and made an account on allnurses and I can't wait to put all your brains to use!!

I'm a fairly novice travel nurse with 3 years of medsurg/rehab nursing and 2 assignments under my belt so far.

My next assignment will take me to Phoenix, AZ over it's busiest months of the year (Dec-April). That being said, housing is not cheap nor is it easy to come by. I'm wondering if anyone has solid experience with furnished finder that can promise me the housing I found on that website isn't a scam!!

I sent out my request for housing about a week ago and got an email from the owner of a property two days in a row. I emailed her back the second time (overnights make my email response time very inefficient) and asked my questions about the property and what the "peak month" price would be. I only did this because several of the properties that I've contacted/have contacted me have almost doubled their rent when I tell them when I'm staying. This woman is offering me the apartment for about $400-1000 less than everything else I've heard back from. She said she like my profile and thinks we would be a good fit and that's why she's offering me such a good rate..

Sounds too good to be true, right?? How do I move forward and verify this???

TLDR; Does furnished finder verify their listings before they put them on the site? Should I move forward with a property that is significantly underpriced?

[NedRN]

Scams can happen on any advertising venue. I'd ask Furnished Finders about their vetting process, but I'd bet it is minimal unless that landlord has been used before and credible complaints have arisen. But in any event, buyer beware.

On another perspective, some rent low for a better choice of tenants, or because of an innate sense of fairness that probably derives from what things used to be worth.

Those comments won't help you much of course. I'd try to arrange an actual site visit before commitment if possible. Commit tentatively, just as you might do for an assignment with a travel company.

My personal style is to use Craigslist and line up a number of possibilities, arrive a couple days early and visit each. With the only service I have used on vacation, AirBnB, I sign up for one night and see how it goes. That also has the advantage of negotiating directly with the owner and cutting out the service should I stay longer (dubious ethics perhaps, but common practice). Most likely medical housing companies will need at least a couple week commitment.

[Ms_Interpret]

Hello all you wise and lovely nurse colleagues!!

Finally took the plunge and made an account on allnurses and I can't wait to put all your brains to use!!

I'm a fairly novice travel nurse with 3 years of medsurg/rehab nursing and 2 assignments under my belt so far.

My next assignment will take me to Phoenix, AZ over it's busiest months of the year (Dec-April). That being said, housing is not cheap nor is it easy to come by. I'm wondering if anyone has solid experience with furnished finder that can promise me the housing I found on that website isn't a scam!!

I sent out my request for housing about a week ago and got an email from the owner of a property two days in a row. I emailed her back the second time (overnights make my email response time very inefficient) and asked my questions about the property and what the "peak month" price would be. I only did this because several of the properties that I've contacted/have contacted me have almost doubled their rent when I tell them when I'm staying. This woman is offering me the apartment for about $400-1000 less than everything else I've heard back from. She said she like my profile and thinks we would be a good fit and that's why she's offering me such a good rate..

Sounds too good to be true, right?? How do I move forward and verify this???

TLDR; Does furnished finder verify their listings before they put them on the site? Should I move forward with a property that is significantly underpriced?

Much as we might like to, I don't think anyone here can plausibly promise you protection from being defrauded by some random person of furnished finder. There are no guarantees in life. Take the plunge or don't. That is entirely up to you! Best of luck.