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Re: Procedure for Renting (by R P.):

If you don't have enough time to use an escrow service, then these are the things I would do in renting an upcoming week:

1. Make sure the owner actually owns the week he's renting and that it's not an exchange (rental of exchanges is prohibited by the exchange companies). You can verifty his ownership with the resort or have him fax you verification of ownership.

2. The owner can also fax (or email) a written agreement to you listing the week being rented, the rental price, your name and address, his name and address, telephone numbers of both parties and a section for both signatures and the date signed.

3. You can pretty much get a feel for an owner/renter or seller/buyer by corresponding with them or talking with him/her on the telephone as to their integrity, although this is not always the case.

4. Both you and the owner then choose a payment method.