PHOTO | FILEJoseph Kimetto desperately needed a house, so after a physical house-hunt failed, he went online. Since he hadn’t seen the house, Kimetto refused to make any payment, so the deal fell through, with the “owner” dismissing him as “not serious”. GULLIBLE CLIENTSHowever, many people have been conned by fraudsters who take advantage of the competitive rental house market to target desperate, gullible would-be clients. Dr Ojiambo Oundo, a Nairobi-based real estate consultant, says that property fraud cases are increasing, only that many go unreported. Ask the owner a lot of questions and carefully listen to his/her answers since a genuine property owner should have all the answers at their fingertips.

Source: Daily Nation June 01, 2017 07:30 UTC