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Christine Karpinski

Bestselling author of How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner and Profit from Your Vacation Home Dream

 


Christine Karpinski is the Director of Owner Community for HomeAway, Inc. In this role, she educates second home owners on all aspects of running a successful vacation rental business. Christine leverages the company's leading position in vacation rentals to shape improvements in and promote the vacation rental industry, as well as continue her work as an independent author and speaker. Read more...  
Christine's Blog

Check back weekly to read Christine's take on the ups and downs of renting vacation homes by owner.

September 29, 2009:  Small Problem, Big Hassle A broken TV at one of her rental cabins leaves Christine scrambling

September 15, 2009: A Narrow Escape Christine catches a potential rental catastrophe just in time

September 9, 2009: A Labor-Intensive Labor Day Weekend Christine takes a flurry of calls from prospective renters over Labor Day Weekend

August 27, 2009: Back From Across the Pond Christine experiences vacation rentals from a traveler's point of view on her family's European vacation

July 27, 2009: With a Little Help from My Friends A fellow vacation rental owner helps Christine gets her cabin into shape

July 22, 2009: When Disaster (Almost) Strikes Christine has a minor scare when the electricity goes out at one of her vacation rentals

July 14, 2009: The Pre-Vacation Scramble Christine scrambles to get her rental properties in order before leaving on her own family vacation

July 7, 2009: Blowing the Top Off Hurricane Insurance Christine gets a 4th of July treat: a $300 reduction on the wind insurance policy for one of her vacation rental properties

June 29, 2009: A Smarter Way to Tackle Multiple Mortgages Christine does a mid-year assessment of her rental goals and learns a better way to pay down the mortgages on her vacation rental properties

June 22, 2009: Don't Take Your Property Taxes Lying Down Christine fights (and wins!) a property tax dispute

June 15, 2009: Meet the New Members of the Owner Community Christine takes some time to introduce the newest members of her team

June 9, 2009: Up Close and Personal Christine explains the difference between her book, seminars, and the Owner Community site

May 27, 2009: Memorial Day Madness In booking vacation rentals for her family vacation, Christine gets a taste of what it's like to be on the other side of the booking process

May 19, 2009: In a Holding Pattern The summer season is shaping up to be a good one for bookings. For refinancing? Not so much.

May 12, 2009: Refinancing Headaches Christine hits a frustrating roadblock while refinancing her home mortgage

May 6, 2009: A Dispatch From Deep Inside the Mortgage Refinancing Process Christine updates readers about her progress in refinancing her home mortgages.

April 28, 2009: Responding to Swine Flu Worries Christine advises vacation homeowners on how to deal with possible cancellations from travelers worried about swine flu

April 16, 2009: Offering Flexible Payment Schedules Christine explains how her flexibility with payment schedules has helped her to secure more bookings

April 7, 2009: VRBO Owner Profiles and Google Maps™ Christine spent some time over the weekend adding an Owner Profile and Google ™ Map to her listings

April 2, 2009: Annual Vacation Home Buyers Survey Christine shares her opinions about the results of the 2008 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey

March 24, 2009: Redecorating During My Vacation Christine took advantage of some bargains to redecorate a couple of rooms in her Destin condo

March 16, 2009: Vacation at My Destin Rental Christine is enjoying one of her vacation homes in Destin, but she'll still be responding to inquiries as usual

March 11, 2009: Panic with the Power Company Christine shares a recent experience where her online banking failed her and the utility company almost turned off the power at one of her vacation rentals

March 4, 2009: Preparing for Tax Season Christine is trying to break her habit of procrastinating on her taxes

February 16, 2009: Refunds for Cancellations Christine admits to sometimes being a softie when it comes to renter cancellations

February 10, 2009: Getting My Mistakes Out of the Way Christine is relieved to have made a couple of minor mistakes early in the year

February 3, 2009: Inquiries for Driving Markets Christine examines some trends in the inquiries she has received

January 20, 2009: How Renters Are Adjusting to the Economy Christine shares feedback from her renters that are still booking vacations in an uncertain economy.

January 14, 2009: Disappointed with a Housekeeper Christine talks about her disappoinment with the condition of one of her Destin condos

January 7, 2009: A Holiday Visit to My Gatlinburg Cabins Christine talks about what she accomplished during a visit to her cabins during the holidays

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