Method for Brokering Lease Agreements Between Individual Lessors and Lessees

7) A non-transitory computer readable medium that, when executed by a processor of an computer system, causes the computer system to perform a method, the method comprising the steps of:

• maintaining a subscriber list, the subscriber list comprising a provider and a requester;
• maintaining an available item for the provider, wherein an acceptable range of risk is associated with the available item;
• maintaining a risk factor associated with the requester, wherein the risk factor is calculated as a function of a past leasing history and a credit worthiness rating;
• receiving a request from the requester to lease an available item;
• denying the request if the risk factor of the requester falls outside of the acceptable range of risk of the available item;
• approving the request if the risk factor of the requester falls within the acceptable range of risk of the available item.

13) A computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:

• maintaining a subscriber list, the subscriber list comprising a provider and a requester;
• maintaining an available item for the provider, wherein an acceptable range of risk is associated with the available item;
• maintaining a risk factor associated with the requester, wherein the risk factor is calculated as a function of a past leasing history and a credit worthiness rating;
• receiving a request from the requester to lease an available item;
• denying the request if the risk factor of the requester falls outside of the acceptable range of risk of the available item;
• approving the request if the risk factor of the requester falls within the acceptable range of risk of the available item.