Owner Community FAQs
Answers to commonly asked questions about the Owner Community, the Owner Community newsletter, and the How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner podcast.
Q: What is the Owner Community?
A: The official description: The HomeAway Owner Community is the most comprehensive resource for second and vacation rental homes online, providing homeowners the most current information on advertising, renting and maintaining a home to achieve the maximum return on their investment. The site features tips, advice, industry news, owner polls, monthly newsletters, and weekly podcasts of interviews with industry experts.
Led by Christine Karpinski, long-time vacation home owner and best-selling author of How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner and Profit from Your Vacation Home Dream, the Owner Community is a service provided by HomeAway, Inc., the worldwide leader for online vacation rentals.
Q: Who is Christine Karpinski and why should I listen to her advice?
A: Christine's been in the vacation rental business a long time, written a couple bestselling books on the topic, and given seminars across the country teaching other vacation rental owners how to effectively run their business (here's a complete bio). But, you don't have to listen to her if you don't want to: There's value in learning the hard way.
Q: What is a podcast?
A: A podcast is a fancy name for a radio show that is available on the internet. You do not need an iPod or MP3 player, you can easily listen to it online via your computer.
Q: How often are new podcasts added to the site?
A: About once a week, usually on Monday morning.
Q: How can I sign up to be a guest on the podcast?
A: Send us an email. Yes, it's that easy.
Q: What is a blog?
A: A blog is an online journal of sorts. According to Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English a blog is "an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page."
Q: How often does Christine update her blog?
A: Around once a week, usually on Monday morning.
Q: What is the Owner Community News?
A: The OC News is a monthly newsletter put together by the Owner Community staff containing articles, podcasts, and news items that were added to the site during the previous month.
Q: How often does the Owner Community News come out?
A: The newsletter comes on the last Friday of each month.
Q: How do I sign up for the Owner Community News?
A: Enter your email address into the field in the upper right-hand corner of the Owner Community homepage or click here to sign up directly.
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