We Asked A Real Estate Agent How To Sniff Out Whether A Place Looks Too Dang Good To Be True

As kids, we were told not to believe everything we see on the internet. From rumours about celebs to killer suburban clowns, plenty of porky pies have floated around that we collectively got a little suss about. However, for some reason, these critical thinking skills can easily get thrown out the window when it comes to finding a new place to live. Unfortunately, stumbling upon a simply gorgine apartment online and being utterly disappointed with how it looks IRL during an inspection is a reality of adult life. It’s basically real estate catfishing. So, to get a bit of an inside scoop on some of the sneaky tricks real estate agents use to, let’s say, bend the truth about how big or cozy a space is, we spoke to D’Leanne Lewis