How to Verify Ownership?

[maciec]

I found a rental on Redweek.com for a Harbour Lakes unit. Is there a way for me to call an verify that the owner is a member in good standing before signing the contract or do we have to do a 3 way call with the owner?

 

[DeniseM]

Here you go: http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109479

 

[maciec]

Ugh! Thank you! I totally forgot that information was a sticky. Sorry, my brain is not functioning correctly right now

 

[dioxide45]

With Orlando weeks, you can lookup the deed on the Orange County Comptrollers website. You can search by the owners name. Though that only tells you if they actually own a week, doesn't indicate if they have reserved what you are renting. Best to do that after your name is added to the reservation.

 

[sparty]

With Orlando weeks, you can lookup the deed on the Orange County Comptrollers website. You can search by the owners name. Though that only tells you if they actually own a week, doesn't indicate if they have reserved what you are renting. Best to do that after your name is added to the reservation.

Dioxide I agree with you in that I think you have to be careful with this method. You have to try to trace for sales and make sure they didn't sell it. There also may be a sale in progress which is waiting to be recorded.

I like the idea of having the owner make the reservation, adding the guests name to the reservation and then having the guest confirm the reservation is valid by calling marriott. #4 on the referenced link of tug recommendations.

 

[jdunn1]

What usually works best for me is talking to the person who is listing the week. Sometimes over the phone is best but you can usually tell if they own the week via email communications.

Also, if the week you want is much cheaper than all the others, odds are it is an exchange. With that said, I have yet to read a recent post from someone who rented, then went to check in and found their rental was not valid for hatever reason. Some of what gets posted here on tug is regurgitated scare tactics.

 

[Saintsfanfl]

Verifying the deed and the reservation is good to weed out an obvious scammer, but then you just have to trust them. Verifying they haven't sold their ownership does not prevent them from selling it later. There is also no way to prevent an owner from changing the reservation after you confirm it.

 

[DeniseM]

Verifying the deed and the reservation is good to weed out an obvious scammer, but then you just have to trust them. Verifying they haven't sold their ownership does not prevent them from selling it later. There is also no way to prevent an owner from changing the reservation after you confirm it.

True - but there is no reason you can't re-verify your reservation a month before check-in and a day before check-in, as well.

 

[Saintsfanfl]

True - but there is no reason you can't re-verify your reservation a month before check-in and a day before check-in, as well.

That's definitely true!