I don’t have my own credit card machine, how do most individual owners deal with security deposits?
If owners plan to collect a security deposit, they must let us know, so we can disclose this to prospective guests before they book a unit. Individual owners can easily collect a security deposit from their guests. When contacting a guest after a reservation has been made, nicely remind them your unit requires a security deposit to be paid before checking in. Owners can collect this security deposit by accepting a credit card via PayPal or by collecting check/money order via the mail. When the guest checks out, the check/money order can be mailed back or the credit card credited via PayPal. If there is damage owners would make the appropriate deductions from the deposit paid.
