How To Rent Vacation Properties By Owner Podcast
Summary: HomeAway.com's Christine Karpinski, author of the two books, How To Rent Vacation Properties By Owner and Profit From Your Vacation Home Dream interviews experts for the latest tips, news, facts and figures on the Vacation Rental Industry. 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. Christine was a stay-at-home mom who desperately wanted to own a beach home, but couldn't afford one. After much research, she discovered the way to realize her dream was to own and rent the property herself, using the "rent by owner" vacation rental model. Christine purchased her first vacation home in Destin, Florida, nearly 10 years ago and quickly became a powerful voice for vacation rental owners. In addition to hosting the “How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner†podcast at HomeAway.com, she's also a frequent guest on television and radio shows such as CNN's "Open House," Bloomberg's "Personal Finance," CBS MarketWatch Radio, and HGTV Radio, and is often interviewed on real estate topics for Realty Times, The Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger's Personal Finance and daily newspapers. Her books, combined with her seminars and media appearances, have helped thousands of people manage and profit from their second homes. Today Christine owns multiple properties and is often referred to as "The Most Respected Voice in the Vacation Rental Industry."
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Podcasts:
Owner Leisa Tobler talks with Christine about how she came to own her very first vacation home-- she won it!
Christine explains what is standard in the vacation rental business when it comes to providing essentials, like toilet paper.
Austin, Texas-based vacation rental owner Malynda Williams talks about her huge successes in her very first year of renting.
Listener Gabby wants to take $5,000 and make one large upgrade to her vacation rental. Christine weighs in on which one will attract the most guests.
Tony Buzbee, of Buzbee Law Firm, speaks with Christine on representing hundreds of Deepwater Horizon oil spill victims and strategies for dealing with BP during the final payment process.
Listener Jerry writes in to ask us how he can best get keys to renters when his HOA does not allow lockboxes on the doo
Debi Nelson-Maney is an owner in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin who goes against the grain on one hot button issue for vacation rental owners. Not only does Debi allow 25-year-olds and under to rent her property, she encourages it. Her story might have you rethinking your current marketing outreach!
Listener Cheryl asks Christine to clarify if a weekly rental is 7 days, 6 nights or 8 days, 7 nights.
Owner Larry Barlow inherited his parents home in northern Michigan and at the suggestion of his CPA, started to think about renting his house. Once he began to prepare the property for renters (and took a long hard look at all the money involved), he realized that less might be more.
Debbie James started out as a real estate investor of rental properties in Atlanta, Georgia before taking on the role full time in Florida. She soon shifted gears to join the agent side of things, helping buyers and sellers of vacation property in the Destin area. Debbie is going to talk to us about the current state of the Destin market, including the impact of the oil spill as well as obtaining a mortgage.
If you haven't been charging sales tax, the jig is up. Christine explains how to navigate these uncertain waters.
Washington, D.C. property owner Jarek Mika started with his first listing on VRBO four years ago and he was amazed at the number of inquiries that started to pour in. Jarek is going to share with us some of his own best practices, his recent experience with a VRBO Bear Stay, how he came to manage properties for other owners, and even how he handled an onslaught of inquiries during the inauguration.
Owner-to-property manager Ann Holdridge has been in the business of vacation rentals since 1992. Learn how Ann went from running her own property to managing others' properties to eventually owning her own property management business.
Christine explains what owners can do to cool down their guests in lieu of an expensive air conditioner installation.
Pittsburgh-based vacation rental owner Melanie Patterson discusses her property, a vintage-inspired home featuring decoration from the 40's-70's.
