DVC Rental - Nervous!

[macnodos]

I'm a DVC owner and have used David's several times and would highly recommend his service. It seems to me the company is very thorough and organized. I have heard very positive comments from those who rented our points.

 

[queenofthehive]

I have rented from owners two times (past two visits) and both transactions went smoothly. I will certainly rent again. It is a risk but do your homework - get a copy of the rental agreement, pay thru paypal using a credit card, and get your reservation confirmation from the seller. Also, make sure your seller has done this before and/or is a long time "poster" on the boards. I do not think I will ever go back to booking with disney direct as it is just too expensive. It is just too much of a savings by renting from an owner.

 

[letsgoreds]

You can also double check the DVC ownership on the comptroller's website. Honestly, about the same risk as going through VRBO.com, etc. You can get a sense of who the person is via phone calls, email exchanges, etc. We are renting in Jan directly through an owner who has been on the board for a long time, doesn't have a ton of posts and only rented only a few times, but has been very kind, open and helpful during the process.

There is so much information available on the web that you can really check out a story to see if it makes sense.

Contracts for rentals are great, but really aren't worth the paper their printed on if someone is going intending to rip you off. More of just a way to document all of the details of the request.

I think you are buying a bit more security going through the middlemen...they would be more likely to sniff out a scammer and rectify any wrongs in the desire to protect their business reputation. We went for the better bargin (fewer $/point), but if the price was the same, I would go with one of the middlemen. I have only read good things about all of them

 

[Deb & Bill]

You can also double check the DVC ownership on the comptroller's website. ...hem

The Orange County Comptroller's website will only show members who own in Orange County. So if they own Vero Beach, Hilton Head Island, Grand Cal Villas or Aulani, they won't show up there.

Contracts for rentals are great, but really aren't worth the paper their printed on if someone is going intending to rip you off. More of just a way to document all of the details of the request.

DVC members are required to use a contract when they rent their points per the Public Offering Statement.