It is good to be skeptical of any source. In my personal experience, I've had more luck avoiding bedbugs when responding to ads in areas where there are more homeowners vs renters (i.e. Wellesley vs Allston). I've also have the unfortunate luck of experiencing bedbugs and I wouldn't wish it on anyone - a former roommate and ex took a box spring for his mattress off of the street and within a year, the whole apartment had a pretty bad infestation.
On that note, people should even be wary of buying mattresses from stores. Most have return policies and there is no way to guarantee that a mattress wasn't bought then returned from a home infested with bedbugs. Bedbugs are hardy vermin and they're extremely hard to get rid of on ones own.
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Date: 2012-10-17 12:04 pm (UTC)On that note, people should even be wary of buying mattresses from stores. Most have return policies and there is no way to guarantee that a mattress wasn't bought then returned from a home infested with bedbugs. Bedbugs are hardy vermin and they're extremely hard to get rid of on ones own.