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Renting a Timeshare seems sketchy (by R P.):

christophert56 wrote:

I'm trying to get a Room for vegas($900). The guy wants me to give him $500 upfront to save the dates. Then the other $400 21 days before the check-in date, and then he will send conformation and paper work to me. I talked to him on the phone/email and map-quested his address he gave me to send the money to. I asked for the booking info with the hotel, and he gave me a reservation number, and a couple phone numbers to the hotel. He also said " I will need the nane you want on the reservation and the resort requires your mailing address and phone number". Told me I have to be 21 and everything. He even mentioned the escro service Redweek has to offer if Im worried about getting scammed(I would rather not pay the escro fee). So it sounds pretty legit, but I'm still thinking he could just take my money. even though his name place of residence is correct on the internet. Any thoughts?

First of all, the owner should have a rental agreement in place stipulating the terms of the rental and signed by both the owner and you .... I would never rent without a rental agreement .... you can 'search forums' for sample rental agreements and email it to the owner to fill out.