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• You get friendly service coast to coast every day of the year. With Owner Direct you're never alone.
• You immediately know the exact price for your requested dates.
• Get a better feel for your vacation rental in minutes. You’ll love how many photos we have to show you (with descriptive captions) per property.
• Your time is valuable. Discover how Owner Direct gives you extensive information for every property and always in the same format for quick and easy viewing. It’s our way to help save you time.
• All your questions are quickly answered with our very comprehensive website and responsive customer service.

• Your time is valuable and you could waste a lot of it filling out forms and waiting for replies. Sometimes busy owners don’t reply.
• First you usually have to calculate the price yourself, and then once you’ve picked the perfect vacation rental, you talk to the owner, and the price has changed.
• With most directories they are limited by the number of photos they can show you.
• Complete information on the property may never be disclosed, until it is too late, and you are already there.
• Web Directories are cumbersome and time consuming. If you have a problem, you’re on your own.

BudgetTravel.com lists Owner Direct Vacation Rentals as one of the Best Sites to Search for their vacation rental handbook in 2008. "Websites often feature owner-posted rentals alongside lodgings listed by management companies, hotels, and B&Bs. The sheer number of properties can be daunting. While the industry has little regulation -- and fraud, through extremely rare, can occur -- here are six trustworthy sites for listings from serious owners."

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."

USAToday showcases an OwnerDirect.com property on their article 'Get a great deal on a vacation rental'. "From a lakeside cabin in the Wisconsin Northwoods to a villa in the Tuscan hills, vacation rentals are a more appealing travel option this year — thanks to a tanking economy, a proliferation of second-home owners trying to cover their mortgages through rental income, and a growing number of Internet-based listings and resources."

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 lists over 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 (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."

NorthJersey.com says "British Columbia’s Big White ski resort can be delightfully uncrowded." "WHERE TO STAY: .. Many condos or vacations homes can also be rented directly from owners or other booking agencies. Check .. Owner Direct, ownerdirect.com."

Away.com says "There are probably a million resources on apartment rentals, especially online. To narrow it down, start with sites that cut out the managerial middleman and let owners post their rentals directly. ... Owner Direct (www.ownerdirect.com) also has a glut of information and features a section of “rock bottom specials,” listing the site’s best deals."

TheStreet.com lists Owner Direct Vacation Rentals as an affordable alternative for summer vacations. "If you spent past years in a glamorous summer rental footing the tab for your friends, maybe it's time to show everyone that you're not above living within a budget. Scout out cheaper rentals on websites run by ... Owner Direct Vacation Rentals, where owners list their properties directly. You'll be able to cut out the brokers and negotiate with the owner, which could save you 30% or more. "