How to Find a Vacation Rental on Craigslist

By eHow Travel Editor

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Finding a great vacation rental is as easy as perusing popular Web sites like Craigslist and clicking your mouse. Here's how to do it.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1

Go to the Craigslist Web site (see Resources below).

Step2

Choose your destination from the location navigation menu on the right side of the page.

Step3

Select "Vacation Rentals" under the "Housing" menu at the top of the page. A page containing a list of rentals will appear. You can narrow your search by price range and other variables by filling in the boxes at the top of the page. You can also specify that you only want to see ads with images. Some ads will offer you virtual tours of a home.

Step4

Peruse the list. When you see something appealing, click the link, which should bring you to a detailed posting describing the house.

Step5

To reach the landlord, send an email through the hyperlink above the posting. Or call the landlord if a phone number is listed.

Tips & Warnings

Some people may leave out important information such as the fact that the house is located in a bad or unattractive neighborhood. Do your own research as well.

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tenantwiz said

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on 8/29/2007 I think that finding a rental on craigslist is a bit more complex then this. It's important to let the readers know that weeding through some of the ads on craigslist can be a bit daunting. Recently there have been several scams that have surfaced with vacation rentals so it's important to be aware of this. Readers who are serious about renting a vacation rental property should visit sites like vrbo.com and homeaway.com and possibly even ownerdirect.com. These are professional hand-indexed directories of verified vacation rental properties throughout the world.

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