Too-good-to-be-true rent in Uganda — warning signs

Rent far below Kololo prices in a "Kololo" ad is not luck — it is bait. Scammers price for hope.

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Ask why it is cheap

Landlord in diaspora, urgent travel, company lease ending — stories can be true but need proof.

Verify ownership signals

Repeated listing across groups, new account, no on-site viewing — stack suspicion.

What we are not saying

We are not saying every agent is bad. We are not saying every Facebook ad is a scam. We are not saying an app replaces visiting the property.

We are saying you deserve a rental market where location and price are not mysteries — and where founders do not inflate numbers to impress investors.

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