Scammers on Idealis?
Hi, I’m moving to the Netherlands (Wageningen) for a master, and I know the housing situation is hell because everybody everywhere warned me. I found a house via Facebook marketplace, had a video call with the current tenants and got an offer.
It is a house managed by Idealis, and at this point I already got through the steps of uploading my documents on the official Idealis app and then being accepted.
I got a mail by Idealis saying that now I have to pay the first month of rent and THEN I get to see the contract and sign it. And I have 48 hours to do so.
I’m posting this just because I’m really not used to this system and so afraid of scammers. In my home country usually when you rent a room you get to somehow meet the landlord, even via call, and you definitely see and sigh the contract before you pay anything.
Is this rush normal? Do anybody have similar experiences with Idealis and can tell me if I should be worried?
I think it’s legit because it is also advertised by the University website, but still I’m very confused.
Thank you so much for any help!