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Christine Karpinski
Christine's bio, media coverage, vacation rental seminar schedule, and weekly blog about the ups and downs of renting her own vacation homes. 
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Getting Started
Frequently asked questions about buying a vacation rental home, why to rent by owner, and how to start running your vacation rental business.  
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Listings 101: Sample Vacation Rental Listing Critiques
Learn how to maximize the efficiency and appeal of your HomeAway Network advertisement by looking a listing critiques of owner ads.  
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HomeAway How To's
Information on all aspects of managing your vacation rentals with the use of the HomeAway Network from uploading photos to writing a great headline. 
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Cleaning & Maintenance
Find housekeepers, clean for back-to-back rentals, deal with pests, lower energy bills, and maintain your vacation rental property from a distance. 
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Policies & Procedures
Rental agreements, sample contracts/leases, security deposits, best practices, and written communications with renters of your vacation rental home. 
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Your Renters
Cancellations, lost keys, collecting money, solving problems: The process of smoothly renting out your vacation home to short-term renters. 
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Advertising & Networking
Meet your neighbors, raise your rates, give discounts, or accept pets? Tips you can use for getting more bookings for your vacation rental property. 
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Buying & Selling
Break-even point for vacation rental homes, types of insurance, benefits to owning second homes, and vacation rental market profiles. 
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Amenities & Furnishings
From beds to barbeques, hot tubs to appliances, guestbooks to high-speed internet. A look at the many niceties you should consider for your vacation rental. 
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VRBO.com How To's
Helpful how tos about using VRBO.com to list your vacation rental property. 
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Vacation Rental Bans
A look at vacation rental bans in various markets, the forces driving them, and what vacation rental owners can do to defend against them.  
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VacationRentals.com How To's
Tips for using VacationRentals.com to list your vacation rental property including how to edit your advertisement and clear your cache. 
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Podcast Transcripts
Transcribed accounts of Christine's interviews with vacation rental owners and industry experts and Christine's answers to owner-submitted questions. 
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Local Rental Alerts
Information and alerts about issues like property taxes and proposed legislation facing vacation rental owners in their local rental markets.  
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