# Need timeshare rental advice
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542
**Category:** Marketplace
**Created:** [August 29, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542 "2011-08-29T20:47:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/1 "2011-08-29T20:47:08Z")
Renting out my timeshare in Maui. Have great location and price, but craiglist ads aren’t getting responses. I know there are a million crappy sites out there to rent your timeshare with but do any Dopers have experience with these? I’d like a legitimate site that isn’t gonna scam me. Ideas?
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### Author:  [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/2 "2011-09-22T21:13:24Z")
You have the option of banking it and allowing it to used as a trade. You won’t get money but you could use it another time.
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### Author:  [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/3 "2011-09-22T22:48:28Z")
Have you tried [VRBO.com](http://VRBO.com)?
Make sure to have lots of photos and _accurate_ descriptions of amenities.
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### Author:  [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/4 "2011-09-22T23:21:38Z")
Our timeshare company will rent ours out for us if we can not use it. They cut over 25 percent, but they do all the work.
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### Author:  [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/5 "2011-09-22T23:24:10Z")
[vrbo.com](http://vrbo.com) is the one I always use when I’m looking for a rental.
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### Author:  [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/6 "2011-09-23T01:59:48Z")
I will third the vrbo site. I’ve been to Hawaii three times in the past few years, and have used vrbo to find a condo each time with great success. I would NEVER use craigslist.
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### Author:  [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/7 "2011-09-23T03:16:33Z")
Definitely [vrbo.com](http://vrbo.com). We use them for one of our weeks every year.
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### Author:  [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/8 "2011-09-26T17:16:18Z")
Similar to VRBO, **AirBNB** is a great site for this sort of thing also.
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### Author:  [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/9 "2011-09-26T17:18:43Z")
Watch out for [AirBNB scams](http://ejroundtheworld.blogspot.com/2011/07/airbnb-nightmare-no-end-in-sight.html), though.
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### Author:  [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-timeshare-rental-advice/594542/10 "2011-09-27T14:47:56Z")
VRBO won’t work well unless you’re going to command top dollar for the rental because it costs ~$250 to place an ad.
For timeshare rentals, try [Redweek.com](http://Redweek.com). It only lists timeshare rentals, nothing else. It’s about $10 to join, IIRC, and you rarely get scammers/spammers because you have to pay to see the ads.
If you let me know the name of the place (PM me if you want) and the dates, I can do a quick search to see what other owners are listing for that week.