Looking for a home in NoVA. Out of state landlord(Indian) , asking me to transfer rent to his Indian bank account directly. Is this normal? it is not a scam for sure as I have verified property details, but I’m worried about potential legal problems if things were to go worse anyday (fire / problems w renters insurance when there is no proof of direct payment etc), don’t know if legally we can prove that we have been paying and renting. Please advise. Edit- I’m Indian too.
Don't do it. Landlord might be trying to make illegal income.
Don’t do it! THIS SHADY! You will be putting money to someone’s offshore account. This will have some legal issues. Why can’t he transfer his money to his other accounts?
US banking is heavily regulated, so if they're trying to avoid it, I would personally choose to avoid them instead.
Ibwoupd but if you do, make him invoice you monthly and do it to a service like paypal and track it
Don’t do it. Only pay in normal, traceable ways.
This is totally a scam. BF nearly got taken by one.
Scam
What does "it's not a scam you have confirmed property details" mean? How do you know he really owns property? I guess most people who rent dont confirm ownership by landlord but they also have some recourse if they pay an entity thru traditional payment means (well maybe they have recourse....)
This sounds like him saving taxes. Don’t do it!
Don’t do it
Just curious- have you heard of such things?
I have heard of things like This and they are almost always a scam in some way