Avoid being the victim of a scam or enabling your listing to be copied or “scraped” in order to take advantage of unsuspecting vacationers. Take a look at our two prior Blog posts:
Bottom line: be vigilant, and trust your instincts when communicating with prospective guests in your home. But also:
- do a little research on your prospective guests
- speak with them directly prior to booking
- make sure you use a good lease
- be careful with your log in information
- change your email provider login info regularly
- avoid phishing scams
- be vigilant to make sure your listing has not been scraped
Recently Tyler Pyburn and I sat down and discussed the importance of protecting your vacation rental home from scammers and ways to avoid doing so. Listen to the podcast:
It is necessary for any business to avoid fraud and scams. It is a big reason that the market value as well as the goodwill of a business falls down. So, protection from frauds is a must. Information and identity proofs of the guests should be kept properly. Thank you very much for updating people about this. Keep up the good work!
Private holiday rentals Healdsburg
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