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Protect your vacation rental from fraud

Elizabeth Weedon | 3/29/2019 (updated 11/19/2021)
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:
About Elizabeth Weedon

About Elizabeth Weedon: I have worked for WeNeedaVacation.com since 2008, and I've been a loyal homeowner listed on the site since early 1998. An enthusiastic member of the Homeowner Support Team, I provide fellow Cape and Islands vacation rental homeowners with advice about online marketing and rental management techniques to ensure them a successful rental experience each season. In addition to phone and email support to our homeowners, I also create and edit much of the content on our website, as well as our Homeowner Blog and monthly newsletters. I am also the Press & PR Coordinator for the company, responsible for drafting our press releases and responding to press inquiries and interviews. I grew up summering on the Vineyard, where I have managed my family's rental home since the mid-1980's, and I'm passionately devoted to the Island. My husband and I live in Wellesley where we have raised our 2 grown kids and our Black Lab, Maisie.