It has always been up to you, the vacationer, to do all the hard work to find a suitable Cape Cod vacation rental. Which for years has seemed backwards to me.

Finding a Cape Cod vacation rental has always been done by searching numerous vacation rental directories, listing sites or classifieds, sending out numerous emails and filling out dozens of forms to inquire about properties that have certain availability and the specific amenities that you require. All the while, you have to give out your personal information to numerous individuals, you're added to numerous email marketing lists and run the risk of becoming a victim of vacation rental fraud and scams.

Right off the bat, you are forced to give out your name, email, phone and other personal information to numerous websites, vacation rental owners, rental agents, etc... (and possibly fraudsters and scammers).

With vacation rental fraud incidents on the rise, vacationers should be wary. Any fraudster can steal a description and pictures of a legitimate vacation rental and post them on a fake website, or in classified ads like Craigslist. They will hijack legitimate listings on respected sites like VRBO, HomeAway, the property owner's own website or hack into vacation property owners' email accounts to pose as an owner or property manager and rip you off.

What do here is exactly the opposite. You fill out one form, which is sent anonymously to pre-qualified vacation rental property owners and rental agents.

You receive responses from these verified vacation rental properties that include the owner/agent's name, phone number and website link while you remain totally anonymous. Getting their information before they have yours, allows you to properly vet each property owner or agent by searching for their name, phone number and website before you decide to give them your personal info. You only give your personal information to a property owner/agent if you reply to their email response if they have a matching property that you are interested in.

The Cape Cod Summer Rentals Network shields you from the two major flaws in the traditional vacation rental search. Giving up your privacy and fraud risk.

The Cape Cod Summer Rentals Network is exactly the opposite of VRBO, HomeAway and classified sites like CraigsList.

We verify each and every one of our vacation rental owners and agents before we approve them to respond to your inquiries. Unlike regular vacation rental directory sites or Craigslist, we put you the vacationer first, shielding you from having to give out your personal information to potential fraudsters and being added to overly aggressive property owners' and rental agents' email lists. Click here to get started. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.