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| February 8, 2005 Norfolk, Virginia — | | | | agencies have housekeeping and maintenance |
| Independently owned vacation rentals often have | | | | services at their disposal, so their rental properties |
| cheaper rates than those operated by rental | | | | are cleaned and repaired much more quickly than |
| management companies. However, those extra | | | | an independently owned rental. |
| dollars spent on the agency-represented rental | | | | With so many vacation rental websites advertising |
| buy the vacationer peace of mind that the rental | | | | rental properties by independent owners, is one of |
| is legitimate and adequately maintained. | | | | the only websites that advertise vacation rentals |
| Agency-represented vacation rentals prevent | | | | by both independent owners and rental agencies. |
| travelers from being victimized by fraudulent | | | | Like every other Trader Electronic Media website, |
| rental transactions booked online or via telephone. | | | | each independent property on is researched and |
| In today’s high-tech society where anyone | | | | verified by a fraud prevention specialist. |
| can build a website or take pictures of someone | | | | is the ultimate online solution for locating vacation |
| else’s property and pass it off as their | | | | rental homes and properties. The site is |
| own, online travelers need to be wary and | | | | user-friendly and offers information on over |
| cautious, or else they’ll end up paying a | | | | 10,000 vacation rental houses in popular U.S. |
| scammer for a service they’ll never | | | | destinations ranging from the Outer Banks of |
| receive. | | | | North Carolina to Lake Tahoe. The website's |
| Other qualities that vacation home renters can | | | | purpose is to bring vacation homeowners, rental |
| expect from an agency-represented property | | | | agents and vacationers together through the ease |
| include cleanliness and upkeep. These properties | | | | and convenience of the Internet. |
| are more apt to have updated repairs on the | | | | |