FLeisure,
How do I find out if a mangement company is a member of any of these? How can I get some numbers for these.
I am in the process of renting an 8 bedroom house for a company based out of the UK. I am a little leary but everything sounds to be ok. The owner of the house is listed with them and with vrbo.com, I have been contacted by him directly and he said just to go ahead and book with the rental company. I spoke with the guy from the rental company and he sounded very knowledgeable, was very nice and not pushy. We are renting an 8 bedroom home for $2500 for a week, which I think is a fair price. It is located in an upscale gated community. The man from the rental company was very willing to give me any information that I requested, like a reference of someone who has rented from them and the mangement company. This is my first time rented any type of vacation home and especially off of the internet. I am trying to do as much research as possible, their website seems very professional and the contract seems to be what I would expect. The deposit is not too much and we are booking for 2003.
The man from the rental company explained that they have just become incorporated, whatever that means, and they are moving to Florida in November of this year to run the state side part of the company. Everything to me sounds legitimate but I still get a little nervous. Do you have any other suggestions for me? or does this seem to sound legitimate to you?
Anyone have any advice?