{"id":18651,"date":"2018-10-29T15:24:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T12:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/?p=18651"},"modified":"2019-01-22T13:58:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T11:58:22","slug":"craigslist-office-space-safe-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/craigslist-office-space-safe-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Craigslist Office Space Safe to Rent?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re trying to find the perfect office rental<\/a> for your business, you may have looked through the Craiglist office space listings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As North America’s go-to classified ads website,\u00a0Craigslist allows one to buy and sell everything from jobs to houses to gig tickets. It\u00a0<\/span>is often used by realtors<\/a> as another avenue to reach potential tenants. But success on this online space for CRE professionals <\/span>appears to be patchy<\/span><\/a>, at best.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the real issue for commercial tenants isn\u2019t finding the perfect rental property. It\u2019s finding a reputable Craigslist office space listing. One <\/span>recent survey<\/span><\/a> estimates that 25% of rental listings on Craigslist are actually frauds.<\/span><\/p>\n

How safe is Craigslist when you want to find office space to rent<\/a>? It\u2019s impossible to say. While the vast majority of users are honest individuals, here are some common Craiglist office space scams to be aware of:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The Cloned Listing<\/h4>\n

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Here, information from a legitimate rental advert is copied and pasted onto Craigslist. The only difference is the price, which probably looks like an unrealistically good deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apply your common sense here. Craigslist office space offered at a much-reduced rate should set alarm bells ringing for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some indicators that you\u2019re looking at a cloned listing:<\/span><\/p>\n