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Hi, I'm new here and talking to a owner who requires i send a check in full (travel date is less than month and half away) along with the rental agreement form (signed by me) that they will send me via email (i'm guessing they will not sign it until after they deposit the check). Then once deposited they will send me the confirmation from the resort in my name. **I have done some research and will obviously call the resort to make sure it is indeed in their name and has their address listed to which I will mail the check. My question is: should they first sign it and send the rental agreement form so that I can send it back to them signed (keeping a copy) with a check in full? What good does it do me if they sign the form after they deposit the check? bottom line is that I have no signed form in hand before I provide any type of payment. Am I thinking too much here? lol or is it common for a owner to send a un-signed form via email and the renter signs and sends out the money first (i'd think even a partial payment would be an issue here?) I have searched the forums to my best of abilities to see if someone else asked this question. Sorry for asking such a simple question that may have been asked numerous times and thanks in advance for any advice or input!