SHORT-TERM HOME RENTALS MADE EASIER

Lay back, fix your fingers together at the back of your head and imagine yourself moving  into your new home which you spotted on an online platform devoid of scams and middle men. Imagine getting to make reservations in a hotel or a guest house over the internet with the minimum fuss over fees and the reliability of the platform through which you do the transactions. Now open eyes, put on your thinking cap and stop imagining. Is there a possibility of this happening in this era? A big yes. Will you consider to go house hunting or getting accommodation over the internet?  An iffy yes. The idea of going through streets searching for houses for short term rent at affordable prices at convenient locations is in itself a very challenging task. Most people either end up getting affordable housing at places far away from business centers; even civilization. For some, they do manage to find short term accommodation at good spots in the city to work and even raise a family but uns...

THE PRESENT The popularity of online rental services and hospital management has really shot up this last decade, especially among millennials. Tourists want the most affordable hotel bookings (I mean the ones that perfectly fits in their budget such that no one is breaking a sweat paying it). Online adverts keep on flooding social media which clearly resonates the idea holiday makers and others interested in rental services perceive. The challenge now is how to get a home which is truly yours without having to fall any scams or having to pay through middle men to secure one. Otis Red arrived to her new home to find someone else’s clothes churning in the washing machine and her dishes stored away. Dogs and a cat roamed Otis’s home, and two ladies were talking inside. A couch rested on the back porch. Another family was moving in “I said ‘What are you doing in my house?’” Otis said.  “It became clear to me what happened.” The would-be tenants had been scammed. O...