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Rental Scam Warning Signs
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.

  • Using a paper application or lease
  • Overly simple rental applications or leases that look unprofessional or have typos
  • You’re told that Progress Residential no longer owns the home or is no longer the property manager
  • When touring the home, they ask you to leave the key outside of the lock box
  • The door is left unlocked for you when you tour a home
  • The price is listed for $500 - $1,500 less than where similar homes are listed
  • Payment is requested via wire transfer, cash, cash apps or services like Zelle, Venmo, Paypal, or Apple/Google
  • No credit or background check required
  • Using extra “pushy” sales tactics and contact you many times, creating a sense of urgency

The Progress Residential Rental Process
Progress has built a transparent multi-step process for renting homes to ensure the trust and safety for current and future residents. Here’s our process for every turn down the path to home rental, each designed to help you feel confident in your decision to rent a home with us.

Step 1: Touring
The only way to walk through a Progress Residential home is clicking “Show Yourself In” or “Schedule a Showing” on the RENTPROGRESS.COM home listing and entering in your information. The keys will always be returned to the Rently lockbox you retrieved them from or by using the SmartHome keypad

Step 2: Applying
The only way to apply for one of our homes is by clicking “Apply Now” on the RENTPROGRESS.COM home listing. Step 3: Payments
Progress only accepts funds via an online portal created specifically when you apply online at RENTPROGRESS.COM. We do not ask for wire transfers, cash apps like Venmo and PayPal, or any other transferring method to collect funds.

Step 3: Payments
Progress only accepts funds via an online portal created specifically when you apply online at RENTPROGRESS.COM. We do not ask for wire transfers, cash apps like Venmo and PayPal, or any other transferring method to collect funds.

Step 4: Working with Progress Residential
When you are speaking with a representative from Progress, the caller ID will always say “Progress” and the email address of the team member will be from “RentProgress.com” or “ProgressResidential.com”. You can always double check a home at RENTPROGRESS.COM or by calling 833.PRG.RESS (833.774.7377)