{"id":1854,"date":"2004-06-15T06:49:27","date_gmt":"2004-06-15T06:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2026-04-06T05:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:34:18","slug":"avoid-the-landlord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/avoid-the-landlord\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid the Landlord"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1854\" class=\"elementor elementor-1854\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1bf58f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1bf58f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db97a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2db97a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/06\/3020291958_5f6c3e20d5_z.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5207\" alt=\"Landlord at the door\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/06\/3020291958_5f6c3e20d5_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/06\/3020291958_5f6c3e20d5_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21250af7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21250af7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2b0cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f2b0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>When renting, it&#8217;s a good idea to make sure you go through a real estate.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you deal with a real estate agent, it&#8217;s a good idea to get to know them, well.<\/p>\n\n<p>The real estate agent, on behalf of the land lord, likes to know who&#8217;s in the house, so make yourself known.<\/p>\n\n<p>It may help later, if the situation gets sticky. 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