I have a vacation house that I rent out on Maryland's Eastern Shore, with legitimate sites on vacation rental sites. THIS sounds like someone could possibly be pretending to be the owner. If you were in Africa, you wouldn't have the keys, you'd have an agent in U.S. So, say they rent it from the owners, act like the owners and send you the keys. My best friend lives in South Africa, but I get more scams from people overseas than I do real renters. I'd say SCAM.
There are legit rental agencies in most cities that have agents working for owners. The owners pay the agent's fee to show the house, maintenance,etc. |