Questions about listing your vacation rental with Global at 4homex.com

We have organized the following selection of the most frequently asked questions and answers we receive.  If your question is left unanswered, feel free to email us.

1.  What is the yearly cost?

Our member ads are very affordable.  Please view for more information Register your home with Global

2.  What do I receive in return for payment?

You are dealing with real people that care about you and your listing. We are not a computer program that takes your listing, your money and treats you like a number.

We create a web page for you to display your listing information and photos.  We can also create your vacation rental listing in multi languages.  We need you supply us with the translation needed and we will do the rest at no extra cost.  (example: your listing can be done in English plus one or more other languages).

You set the prices - Renters contact you directly via e-mail or phone.

Global actively advertises and promotes your property.  We has enjoyed vast media coverage from around the world. Our listers enjoy a good ranking on search engines and most importantly we bring in customers to you. 

We allow a link to your personal vacation rental or bed and breakfast website which can drive traffic to your own site and increase your link popularity.  

Free photos. A picture really IS worth a thousand words!  Vacation rental & B & B listings may include up to 10  photo's   If you wish to add photos to your listing, they may be emailed or mailed to Global and we will scan them for you.

No hidden fees, taxes or any other charges.

Multiple rental discounts.  Global can advertise and promote multi rental listings. We link each of your listings to your home page and to each other thus providing maximum marketability.  

3.  Can I receive an invoice for tax purposes?

We are pleased to send you an invoice for income tax purposes. Please ask if you would like a paid receipt. 

4.  How do I make changes and add or remove photos?

Global listings are self edited.  

5.  May I have a link to my home page placed with my listing?

We allow a link to your personal vacation rental or bed and breakfast website which can drive traffic to your own site and increase your link popularity.  

6.  What does Global do to market this website?

Global actively advertises and promotes your property.  We has enjoyed vast media coverage from around the world. Our listers enjoy a good ranking on search engines and most importantly we bring in customers to you.  As a member of our local tourism programs we will participate in worldwide trade shows starting this fall.  This will be a cost effective opportunity to refer to our website and make connections with vacation travelers.

7.  Are there set up or admin fees, fees for photos?

There are no hidden fees, taxes or any other charges.  We are honest, have integrity and want you to be successful.

8.  Can I cancel my listing at anytime?

You are welcome to have your listing removed or placed on pause mode at anytime.

9.  What are the advantages of listing my home with Global?

Global is an established club since 1998.  We average 600,000 plus unique visitors each year Your success is our success. 

10.  Do I need to sign up with the on line form and pay with a credit card?

You do not need to use a credit card or submit your listing by the online form.    Customers have printed off and completed our listing application form then sent the form, payment, photos and a brochure to us by regular mail.  You can also call us to handle the billing of your listing. However, property listings will not go live on the site until your payment has cleared.

11.  As a vacation property owner, are there scams to be aware of?  As a vacation rental renter, do I need to be alert for scams?

We want to share a heads up alert that affects vacation rental owners around the world, whether they belong to a vacation home club or advertise on their own.   

Most people inquiring about rentals are sincere and genuine. They follow up with payment and the experience is positive for you and them.

There are always people who want to exploit others through a scam, regardless of what is being offered by you, be it a product on ebay, a motor vehicle you might have for sale in a local newspaper and even vacation rentals.

If you offer a vacation rental, customers pay you.

If someone you don’t know wants to pay you by check or money order but wants you to wire some of the money back, beware! It’s a scam that could cost you thousands of dollars.

There is no legitimate reason for someone who is giving you money to ask you to wire money back.

Usually emails with poor grammar, spelling, odd use of capital letters and/or asking you to wire money or participate in an unusual bank transaction is a scam. The sender is usually attempting to obtain money. Your money!  There will undoubtedly be some very plausible sense of urgency for you to write your check or wire back money immediately. That's crucial to the scammer's plan, because the cashier's check/money order he sends you will be a complete counterfeit.

If you have suspicions about a potential renter or something doesn't seem right, you have the power to say no, my property is not available. You also can indicate that you accept credit card payments only.

We want your experience to be positive.  

The following are actual scams sent to one of our customers.  

This is to inform you of a scam which was attempted via a response to 
our listing. We felt that, if it was attempted on us, it may also
be attempted on other clients with your or other services and that you would wish to  be aware of it.

Briefly, we received a response from a person alleging to be a doctor
currently on duty on a United States aircraft carrier deployed to the gulf
for Iraq war duty. The individual gave his name as; Bill Smith. 

This individual stated that he was setting up a honeymoon vacation for some
friends of his and wanted them to stay at our vacation home. Through a 
series of emails he attempted to arrange for a Cashier's Check to be sent for an
amount greater than the rental and have us wire the difference to an
alleged travel agent who would handle the other details such as air fare,
car rental, etc..

Eventually a check for $5000.00 in U.S. funds was mailed to our business
address from Canada with no return address. The difference was $3200.00.
Because this felt wrong from the start we naturally gave close scrutiny to
the check and found several points which made no sense such as the fact that
the remitter was identified as Allstate Insurance. Our bank quickly
confirmed that the check was fraudulent. This matter has been turned over to
the office of the United States Postal Investigator for investigation as a
federal crime.

We felt that you would wish to know of this attempt so that you may advise
your other clients that this type of scam may be attempted on them also.

Best Regards,

Anna

Another version of the scam:

Thanks for your earlier response.I want to apologise for the delay in
response in this negotiations on behalf of my client.He explained that
after reading the agreement,he had to send your bill immediately to their
office in Canada for approval before he can be able to confirm that your
payment will be ready and in full.He sent it yesterday and received the
approval today and has instructed me to continue with this transaction and
to let you know that his travel allowances has been included in the check
you are to receive.He made me to understand that this is standard procedure
for the church in getting his payment accross to him.I have also outlined
my client's information and instructions in the lines to follow.
Below are my client's contact information for necessary documentation ;
 NAME: Rev Mark Olsen OFFICE ADDRESS: 3705 Mission Springs Drive,
Kelowna, BC V1W 3L8
HOME ADDRESS: 111 Frid Street, Hamilton, ON L8P 4M3
PHONE NUMBER: 800 990 2323 (NOT IN SERVICE)
 I met him through a friend here in the Uk where he has been doing the
Lord's service for nearly 8 months.He employed me as his agent in the Uk to
help him find a place in the states since his work in the Uk is about to be
concluded and he has been assigned to a fresh missionary appointment in the
states.
 He has further asked me to inform you that his his travel allowance
which has been included in your payment will go to the wife Mrs Patricia
Olsen(she will also be coming with the Reverend) through his assistant whom
you are to send the funds to.He has further instructed that all documents
or contracts to be signed must come through the fax number I have provided
below or sent through his email(reverendolsen_ucg@outgun.com) .On this
note,the church has approved the sum of $4,900 as preliminary funds for
take off. This funds was officially supposed to be sent to me as his agent
but, since I'm not located within the states (which the church is not aware
of), my client has decided to submit your contact information to church as
recipient of the funds so that when you receive the funds,you are to minus
my client's travel allowance of $3,100 from the total and hold on to your
fees of $1,800 for 14 nights. If there are any fees not mentioned prior to
this mail,please notify me asap so
 that adjustments can be made immediately.
 The allowance is to sent to my client's wife through his assistant.The
name and present location of the assistant will be provided by the client
once it is available.Finally,inorder for this payment to be made and
received by you from the church,you will be needed to provide the following
information in the order.
Please provide the following:
1- Legal name in full ..............
2.Physical contact address .....................
3.Phone number(s) ...........................
I will also like to mention here that all the information you will provide
will be verified and kept in strict confidence and it will be noteworthy to
mention that you don't owe me any finacial obligations as I have already
been paid by my client.I will be expecting your mail with full contact
information so that we can proceed.
Thanks.Robert McLauren.
The Coach House, Church St, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1BJ
 +447031930854
 fax 0870 478 0659

This isn't the scammers real name or address.

RENTERS AND OWNERS:

Do not deal with anyone, not matter how legitimate they sound, that wants you to send money back to them by wire or money order