<prompt> Human: Apologies if this is not the proper subreddit. Title pretty much explains it.My boyfriend and I are interested in a house, and the landlord is a reverend that is out of state for at least a year. He and I have had a little bit of contact but before I press on, I would like to know a proper and safe way to do this.I found the posting on Craigslist and I am well aware that it is probably a scam, so I dont need people warning me about that. No personal information has been exchanged, mostly just emails asking questions about each other and the property. We plan on driving by the house today to scope it out and see if we can find any additional information regarding rentingneighborsetc.My question is, should this be a legitimate option, what is the best way to do this? Do I need somebody as a mediator as far as paymentsdeposits go? Should I involve a lawyer of some kind in case this guy is a scammer and is trying to get money from me? How would paperwork be exchanged?Sorry if little info has been provided, like I said, I am just fishing around right now to see if its a viable option.A friendly walk-through would be much appreciated :EDIT: I know its a scam, no personal info was given out and no money was sent. Thanks for everybodys help!PS: yall need to take it easy on the downvote button, damnAssistant: I found the posting on Craigslist and I am well aware that it is probably a scammove on to something else.Human: Is it safe to say that most out of state landlord situations dont really work? Even if found somewhere besides craigslist?  <response>: I would only rent from people that can offer you a walk through before signing. Its logistically almost impossible to rent from someone unless they have someone locally to help you out with showings, concerns and handing over the key.Any time you see something on craigslist thats too good to be true, it is just that. 