Privately Managed Transaction
The following steps have been developed to help serve as an aid in rental negotiations between RedWeek.com members, and are not comprehensive, fail-proof guidelines. The party you deal with may wish to follow another method of completing a private transaction, which may work just as well.
- The two members come to an agreement on the rental terms.
- The owner should provide the renter with written proof of reservation - an e-mailed copy of their reservation confirmation works well. Postings marked "RedWeek Verified" have already been confirmed by us with the resort, but it doesn't hurt to re-confirm. Owner should also sign and provide the renter with a timeshare rental agreement. If you receive a digital agreement, don't provide any credentials that might compromise your RedWeek or e-mail account to avoid phishing scams.
- The renter should return the rental agreement to the owner, along with a secure payment. See our payment method comparison for options - NEVER pay cash or wire funds.
- The owner should notify their resort of the transfer, provide all relevant contact information for the renter, and request that a confirmation and check-in instructions be sent directly to the renter. If the resort will not send the name change confirmation to the renter directly, the owner will need to forward a copy of the new confirmation, along with a confirmation number.
- The renter should call the resort 10 days prior to their vacation date to double-check their reservations - using the confirmation number provided by the owner - and clarify check-in date and instructions. If there are any concerns, please contact the owner directly to resolve.