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At GTR, we make things easy. Our move-in ready homes are available to tour on your schedule any day of the week between 7 am and 8 pm. This page will walk you through our process so you know precisely how to tour our homes.
Please be aware rental fraud and rental scams happen every day. Scammers are becoming more sophisticated and can fool even savvy renters. GTR Brokerage will never ask you to wire money, use bitcoin, or leave a key anywhere other than in our Self Showing lockboxes. Never share your access code with anyone. Please read our Beware Rental Scams page for more information and to help protect yourself against rental fraud.
Using Tenant Turner?
Tenant Turner is our smart-home access provider to allow you to tour our homes at your convenience. When opting for a self-showing, you’ll be prompted to create an account with Tenant Turner to verify your identity. After uploading your id, you’ll be able to view our homes.
When you’ve finished touring the home, exit through the front door, close it securely and return the key to the lockbox.
Once you’ve done that, you’ll receive a quick survey to let us know about your home tour experience and what you thought of the house. If that’s the house for you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible before someone else rents it. If the home doesn’t meet your needs, please keep looking. We have plenty of other homes that may work better for you.
To learn about our application process, please tap here: APPLICATION PROCESS.
Happy house hunting
Unfortunately, rental scams are common, and scammers’ tactics are becoming more sophisticated and challenging to detect. At GTR Brokerage, we fight to protect our current and future residents from falling victim to these scams.
No one likes being tricked, fooled, or taken advantage of, but when renting a home, scams are especially damaging. Victims of rental scams can lose thousands of dollars and their private information and deal with the stress of multiple moves and possible eviction. Please take some time to learn about common rental scams and how to protect yourself from falling victim to them.
Are you being scammed? If you experience any of these red flags when searching for a rental home, you may be the target of a scam.
Listings are controlled and validated on reputable sites like GTR Brokerage, Rent.com, Rentals.com, Zillow, or Zumper.
Remember: Scammers use sites that are not strictly monitored, like Craigslist, where they can easily list properties without verification.
If it sounds too good to be true, it is
Legitimate property managers understand the fair market value of their homes and will try to stay close to the home’s actual value. Rental value is based on the neighborhood, square footage, upgrades to the house, etc. – very similar to how home sale prices are calculated.
Remember: Scammers understand they have a short time to use the home fraudulently, so they list it for as much as $500-1,500 less than what similar homes are listed for. If you see rental prices that are significantly lower than they should be, walk away.
Never Wire Money, Pay in Cash, or Pay with Cash Apps or services like Zelle, Venmo, Paypal, or Apple/Google.
Requests for cash payments or wiring money are a huge warning sign.
Remember: Reputable property managers will typically accept multiple forms payments and will not ask you to wire money or pay in cash. GTR Brokerage includes credit/debit cards, ACH, auto payment, and PayNearMe.
Beware of unprofessional, overly simple rental applications
Most often, scammers are after your money and personal information like your social security number. They have no intention of performing a background check or any of the due diligence that property managers commonly perform, so they don’t need as much information.
Remember: Scammers will ask you to fill out fake applications to steal personal information and make the process seem legitimate. Make sure any rental applications you receive look professional in appearance, are free from typos and list the property manager’s contact information. If in doubt, verify the information on the application through the property management website or online listings. GTR Brokerage does not use paper applications or leases.
Be suspicious if there is no credit or background check
Legitimate property managers will always perform due diligence on potential residents, which includes running credit and background checks.
Remember: Scammers may use “no credit or background check” as a positive selling point, but don’t fall for it.
Look for professional credentials from your point of contact
Your point of contact should always be able to prove who they are and who they work for. For example, all GTR Brokerage team members use @gtrbrokerage.com email addresses.
Remember: If the person you’re communicating with doesn’t have an email address that matches the company URL or claims to be a part of a rental company but doesn’t have a business card, you should call the company and verify their identity.
Victims of rental scams and fraud lose more than just money…
People lose thousands of dollars to scammers and often turn over sensitive personal information like social security numbers, bank account information, and more when they complete fake lease applications. Beyond that:
If you’ve been scammed, you’re not alone. Please contact local law enforcement and the Federal Trade Commission right away. You should also contact the website where the home was posted and report the fraudulent posting to them.
When reporting scams, it’s essential to include as much information as possible. Email addresses, names, physical descriptions, vehicles used, and license tag numbers can help law enforcement stop scammers. If you wired money, be ready to provide the name and address of the sender, the location from where the wire was sent, the date and amount of the transfer, the transfer fee, the date and actual location of the receipt, the name of the receiver, any information recorded regarding the receiver’s identification, the reference number for the transfer, and the details of the nature of the issue.