sugarplumfaerie Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 Looking for a recommendation for Jorge Verdin as a rental agent. He posts various properties on FB but does not seem to own them or be associated with one of the management companies. Please only specific answers regarding this person - not looking for general comments about how to rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Sorry, don't know this person but the same "MO" was, and maybe still is, being used in PV. Lots and lots of scammed supposed renters paid deposits and were met by the owners of these homes when they knocked and expected to see the rental agent. Buyer beware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 There are many online rental scams. One quite common one, all over the world, is that these scammers list places that they have gotten photos of from real estate sites. They list them as long term rentals, send inquirers long emails saying all sorts of made up nonsense, and that they will use Airbnb for the first month's payment. They say an Airbnb agent will meet them with keys and show them the place. Airbnb doesn't work like that, there are no agents. They send the inquirer to a fake Airbnb look-alike site ( the URL isn't an Airbnb URL, but the unsuspecting mark doesn't know that) and tell them to send $ to some bank account or through Western Union. If the mark falls for it, that's the end-they will never hear from the scammer again and they will not be able to get their money back. You should always look for a rental through a reputable official rental site or rental agency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Wow I always thought it was best to use Facebook for all my needs. I'm shocked!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarplumfaerie Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 20 hours ago, sugarplumfaerie said: Please only specific answers regarding this person - not looking for general comments about how to rent. This person had keys to the complexes and keys to the available apartments. Asking only for information about him specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, sugarplumfaerie said: This person had keys to the complexes and keys to the available apartments. Asking only for information about him specifically. You already met with him, or he just told you he has keys? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgo lady Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 21 hours ago, sugarplumfaerie said: Looking for a recommendation for Jorge Verdin as a rental agent. He posts various properties on FB but does not seem to own them or be associated with one of the management companies. Please only specific answers regarding this person - not looking for general comments about how to rent. I don't have info however just in terms of helping you verify things, here is a link to a web page showing him and another agent's photos and many listings: Rentals in Ajijic | RentCozyHome 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaOp Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 My husband & I rented a condo through this person in Lake Chapala area. Our rental was for 1 year. I communicated with him through email about one of the listings he had on Facebook. He lives, as I understand it in Puerto Vallarta. We arranged to be shown the property (once again me communicating via email with him) and his associate in the area (a woman) showed it to us. She even picked us up and drove us to the condo as we were unfamiliar with the area. The owners were present at the showing. We then signed our rental paperwork with the owners and the lady associate present. The first couple of months we paid our rent into an account of the female agent at the bank....this was all discussed in the presence of the owners. Then later we began paying the rent to the owners directly. No troubles at all. A great experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingting Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 11:24 AM, NovaOp said: My husband & I rented a condo through this person in Lake Chapala area. Our rental was for 1 year. I communicated with him through email about one of the listings he had on Facebook. He lives, as I understand it in Puerto Vallarta. We arranged to be shown the property (once again me communicating via email with him) and his associate in the area (a woman) showed it to us. She even picked us up and drove us to the condo as we were unfamiliar with the area. The owners were present at the showing. We then signed our rental paperwork with the owners and the lady associate present. The first couple of months we paid our rent into an account of the female agent at the bank....this was all discussed in the presence of the owners. Then later we began paying the rent to the owners directly. No troubles at all. A great experience. While the website looks legit, it's interesting that this is the first time that NovaOp has posted. It could be legit (sorry if it is), or... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaOp Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Tingting said: While the website looks legit, it's interesting that this is the first time that NovaOp has posted. It could be legit (sorry if it is), or... I'm real. You can see my Y.T. channel by looking up Adventures of Sandra and Dave. I show the condo...it features largely during the year we spent living in the area. All my "chapala living" videos are under my "Living In Mainland Mexico 2020-2021" playlist. Just trying to be helpful. We had a perfect experience renting one of Jorge's listings that I found on facebook groups. - Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingting Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Fair enough and tks for the info. This websites gets a lot of 1 hit wonders with an agenda, so it's nice to see one that is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixonge Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 1/18/2021 at 10:11 AM, virgo lady said: I don't have info however just in terms of helping you verify things, here is a link to a web page showing him and another agent's photos and many listings: Rentals in Ajijic | RentCozyHome I would hesitate using this site just because of that horrible font - almost unreadable! 😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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