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Wednesday Wonderings #WW The Risks of Not Using an Agency

 Use an Agency when Booking Your Vacation Rental

Let’s make this easy. Go through an agency when booking. Always. Period. When you decide to go through an agency, you lose the risk of being double-booked, locked out of your home, given false promises, and a ruined vacation. Now, we’re not saying every person out there is out to bamboozle you, but mistakes happen. Going through an agency ensures that if mistakes happen, they have your best interests in mind and will get the problem fixed pronto.

This article from WSBTV shares renter, Jessica Spence’s experience with a Rental-by-Owner site VRBO.com “Her experience was not 5-star.

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#FF Feature Friday: Dorothy West Oak Bluffs

Dorothy-West

This beautifully renovated home has plenty of room for everyone. Everything in this home is new, up to date and very comfortable. It is also just a short distance to town in Oak Bluffs and State Beach.

 

This Oak Bluffs cottage is large enough to hold up to 10 people comfortably with enough entertainment for everyone to enjoy.

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For those that would like a little private time, the guest house is a charming get away.SandpiperRentals_5295

 

The inside of the guest house has the needed amenities to make this a great vacation home away from vacation home.SandpiperRentals_5312

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Meet the Agents Monday #MAM : Darlene O’Neill

Halloween on Martha’s Vineyard!

Martha's Vineyard Halloween

I know it was a couple of weeks ago, but it was so impressionable that my husband, Owen and I will be making this an annual event.

This year Halloween fell on the weekend that Owen was commuting to the island…we alternate our weekends on and off the island since we also still own a home in Mansfield MA. Besides, Thanksgiving, Christmas and his birthday, Halloween is one of my husband’s favorite holidays. Frankly, it frightens me too much and I am anxious for it to pass. NOT this year. I picked Owen up at 5:45 in Vineyard Haven from the Steamship Authority (which runs year round) and we casually walked up Union Street, crossing Main Street, left on Church and finally a right or left on the infamous William Street. During our walk, we were all smiles and laughter due to the adorable children and most of the adults in and out of the storefronts all dressed in full costume. As we strolled to our William Street destination, the exterior lighting, ghoulish music, dry iced lawns were so impressive. Everyone was full of enthusiasm and having a blast. We later learned that each year there are approximately 700 to 1000 “treaters” that come through to show off their garb and grab a special treat. For safety sake most neighboring roads were closed to vehicle traffic during the prime hours of the evening.

My husband’s exact words when we reached our car to head home, “This was the best Halloween of my entire life!” We are both in our 50’s and as you can imagine have been through our fair share of Halloween events, but this one tops them all. Can’t wait for Halloween 2015 on MV – how about you?