Is this ad on the level? Or are they trying to scam me?

In My Humble Opinion
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http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/apa/994223216.html

Seems a little unbelievable that I can rent (or buy) a whole house for what I am paying for a small apartment.

I’m seeing a lot of these ads. Real? Or trolling for suckers?

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There’s a lot of these which are scams. They are just trying to get you to wire or otherwise send them $$, they don’t even own the property.