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Sure, if the owner provides the name in which the unit / week is owned, you can then confirm that information by calling the resort directly. However, don't expect any resort to GIVE you any owner information, since for owner privacy protection a resort will (and should) only CONFIRM information which you already have obtained on your own. It's a good idea to do this, actually, since it also confirms that you are not renting a week which someone has acquired by RCI or II exchange and is now trying to rent out --- a practice which is strictly prohibited by BOTH of those exchange companies (and which could result in loss of BOTH owner membership in the exchange company AND loss of renter access to the unit / week). Terms of payment for a rental must, of course, be acceptable to both owner and renter. You may (as the renter) want to consider using an escrow service to handle the funds (at a cost of about $150; a cost which the owner may or may not be willing to "split" with you). However, some owners find the use of escrow services completely unacceptable, since under an escrow service arrangement the owner won't actually get paid until several weeks AFTER the rental has been completed. Many owners want their payment in full long BEFORE the rental period. I do not sympathize with such owners, but I can at least understand their point of view. Their maintenance fees must be paid in advance, so it is not entirely unreasonable for them to want to collect rent in advance too...