Original Message:
Re: First time renter in need of good advice - how to verify who I am renting from (by John B.):
What is wrong with the people who use the website the most and who pay the most often having more reviews and a higher trust rating than someone who rents their unit out for the first time? Seems like the owners who frequently rent with good results should be made known to renters. The "safe transaction" system www.redweek.com touts is outrageously priced, takes a high percentage of the rental proceeds, in reality protect renters and not owners and seriously delays payment to the owners. One has to wonder how much of the escrow fee is kicked back to www.redweek.com