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Re: Determining realistic rental prices (by R P.):

Ken gave you some good advice above about not listing your rental at a resort's rack rental rate. If people wanted to pay rack rental rates, they would rent straight from the resort with no hassles.

I believe people that pay a resort's rack rental rates are oblivious to all the discount travel and rental sites on the internet or they have money to burn and they don't care, or don't take the time, to research the best rates there are out there.

It sounds like you have two very good Marriott weeks at very popular times of the year at some very good locations (you have to take this into consideration).

Do some research (google Marriott timeshare owner rentals) to see what other owners are listing their rentals at those resorts. On Redweek, if a week has been rented it will have RENTED on the ad. However, you must realize that just because an owner is asking for a certain amount for a rental, doesn't mean he/she will get it.

You have to try and determine what would be a fair rate that would get the attention of a renter. After you post your ad on Redweek, and if you don't get any inquiries within a month or 6 weeks or so, I would lower the rental rate (it's easy to edit your ad on Redweek).

That's a good idea about a rental history listing for Redweek. Maybe Kylie and Marty will consider this. It would certainly help members determine what to ask for their rentals.