This is a scam. Thank goodness I didn't fall for it! He lists this home on several rental websites and he isn't even the owner. He will try to get a $500 reservation deposit from you...then you probably won't hear from him again. AND you definitely won't have access to this house for your vacation, BECAUSE HE DOESN'T OWN IT! When confronted of this, he stopped all communication with me. The email references he gave me for "peace of mind" were bogus and one was even linked to a Canadian lottery fraud.
The emails he gave are: [email protected] and [email protected].