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How can I rent an apartment from someone living abroad?

I want to rent an apartment in downtown LA owned by a guy who lives in London. He is living there for the next 5 years (for business purposes) and wasn't planning on renting his apartment, but has decided to do so after the fact. He is going to overnight me the keys so I can see the apartment before I agree to anything. I basically need to make sure it's all legit and don't know how to go about doing so. Any ideas?

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1. get everthing in WRITTING and have a realestate lawyer check it out. find out who the leasing agent is . walk very careful through this egg shell field.
2. I'm not sure what you're asking. Do you know London guy? It sounds very suspicious. Why wouldn't London guy just use a property management company instead of doing it himself? At the very least, contact the apartment owner or county records to verify London guy's name.