When an individual or family decides to share their home on Houfy or another listing site, their first concern isn't whether others will love their home as much as they do. They are concerned whether others will take care of their home as well as they do. With stories in the press of trashed vacation homes, owners are terrified that the guest they turn their home over to will turn out to be the worse type of renter imaginable.
Many guests text or call a few hours after arriving at Tiki House with the same comment or complaint. "The refrigerator isn't working!" In all the years we have rented, this has always been a false alarm! We have 2 refrigerators for guest to use, which is really great, but this means we sometimes get the complaint that BOTH fridges are not working!
Save yourself the embarrassing predicament of being scammed. Read these tips below from some of the country's leading consumer advocates to help you avoid being taken advantage of by crooks.
