The "Owner Direct Difference" for Owners

• Our interactive software does it all for you!
• Rental rates are set and controlled by you.
• Guests can search for you using specific criteria
  (eg. luxury, affordable, etc).
• No need to email or call each guest and wait for replies.
• Guests can be pre-screened according to your preferences.
• Quick and easy!
• Superior customer service coast to coast (North America) every day of the year.
• Free to Register- no contracts.

• You do all the work.
• Guests attempt to grind you for every dollar.
• Guests will often be requesting your property even when
  it's not available, taking up your time.
• You spend time chasing guests and responding to
  guests not ready to make a commitment.
• Guests are not pre-screened or verfied in any way.
• Web directories are time consuming for both you and
  your guests.

• Pay for performance only. If you don't get bookings, you never have to pay anything. It's a no risk proposition. Thousands of guests visit our web site every day (view our Website Visitor Statistics).
  
  
• Thousands of matches completed each year since 1994. Over 8,000 privately owned villas, condos, chalets and cabins ... from "Affordable" to "Luxury".
  
  
• You set your own competitive rates. Some Owners adjust rates daily and discount heavily to avoid vacancies.
  
  
• Owner Direct gives you the confidence and accountability you need to conduct a transaction with a guest on your own.
  

CNN Money lists Owner Direct Vacation Rentals as one of the top rental property websites for ski resorts. "Some of the fun perks with ski towns [in the summer]: amazing golf courses, spas, whitewater kayaking and hiking. To find a house that suits your family, negotiate with an owner directly through Owner Direct Vacation Rentals."

SmartMoney.com lists Owner Direct Vacation Rentals as. "the leader in "Last-Minute Housing Deals. Condos, timeshares and rentals-by-owner are all viable options. At Owner Direct Vacation Rentals, folks booking at the last minute can get a 30% discount."

The Seattle Times advises readers that.. "Owner Direct Vacation Rentals ists about 8,000 properties worldwide, including many condos in Hawaii at www.ownerdirect.com. Such rentals often are cheaper and sometimes more congenial since you deal directly with the owner."

Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online lists Owner Direct as a leader in ski condos for slackers. "Rather than let units go unfilled in their prime season, ski-condo owners post discounted prices online to entice spontaneous folks (and procrastinators) to book at the last minute. Prices dip lower as the deadline approaches. "I tell my friends to search about a week in advance," says Tony Lopes, manager of Ownerdirect.com, which lists condo rentals all over the world, including at many ski resorts. Ownerdirect.com is heavy on British Columbia properties (over 600 units at the Whistler and Big White resorts alone), and has a good selection for the rest of Canada and the U.S. In one of its Rock Bottom Specials, which are discounted by at least 40 percent, a two-bedroom unit in Park City, Utah, dropped from $120 to $60 a night."