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3. Make Some Calls - Before you
officially decide to book, give the owner or
property manager a call and have a simple
conversation with them. Be sure to ask
them for references and contact those
previous renters to make sure they were
pleased with the property or check out
reviews linked to Facebook, so a prospec-
tive renter is capable checking out reviews
from a past renter.

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the owner double-books the property, or
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5.Suspicious Behavior - Take
notice of bad grammar in emails, foreign
phone numbers, or if the owner/prop-
erty manager is not responding to emails.
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