Renting Vacation Properties by Owner Seminar March 7, 2009

Christine Karpinski, best-selling author of Profit From Your Vacation Home Dream and How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner, will be holding a seminar and property listing workshop in Atlanta on Saturday March 7 and Sunday March 8. The program is designed to teach current and potential vacation rental home owners how to increase profits, reduce hassle, and better run their vacation rental business.

Topics for the seminar include:

Networking with other owners
Screening your guests
Advertising your property on the Internet
Managing property maintenance and housekeeping
Bookings, payments and accounting
Furnishing your property with the right amenities
Managing reservations, rental contracts, payment methods and schedules

Topics covered by the property listing workshop:

Components for building a vacation rental listing that produces inquiries
Feedback on your listing with, on average, over 40 ways to improve
Interaction with instructors in a small group setting
Opportunities for networking with other owners

When:
Seminar: Saturday, Mar 7, 2009, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Workshop: Sunday, Mar 8, 2009, 1:00 pm to 5:00

About the Speaker: Christine Karpinski is the Director of Owner Community for HomeAway.com and the author of How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner and Profit From Your Vacation Home Dream. Karpinski makes frequent appearances on television and radio programs. Her books, combined with her seminars and media appearances, have helped thousands of people manage and profit from their vacation rental homes. She owns multiple properties herself and is often referred to as The Most Respected Voice in the Vacation Rental Industry.

Official Website: http://ownercommunity.homeaway.com/pages/Resources/Public_Pages/Seminars/2009_Atlanta_Vacation_Rental_Sem