Christine Karpinski
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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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Policies & Procedures
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Rental agreements, sample contracts/leases, security deposits, best practices, and written communications with renters of your vacation rental home.
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Cleaning & Maintenance
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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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Advertising & Networking
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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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Amenities & Furnishings
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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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Vacation Rental Bans
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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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Getting Started
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How to rent out your vacation home, why to rent by owner, and how to start running your vacation rental business.
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Buying & Selling
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Break-even point for vacation rental homes, types of insurance, benefits to owning second homes, and vacation rental market profiles.
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Listings 101
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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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Podcast Transcripts
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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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VRBO.com How To's
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VacationRentals.com How To's
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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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HomeAway How To's
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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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Local Rental Alerts
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Information and alerts about issues like property taxes and proposed legislation facing vacation rental owners in their local rental markets.
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Your Renters
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Cancellations, lost keys, collecting money, solving problems: The process of smoothly renting out your vacation home to short-term renters.
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