How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner Seminar October 20, 2007

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 in Austin on October 20th designed to teach current and potential vacation rental owners how to better run their business. Christine shares tips to increase profits and reduce hassle, including how to:

• Advertise your property on the Internet
• Organize your bookings, payments and accounting
• Screen guests to avoid problem renters
• Handle reservations, rental contracts, payment methods and schedules
• Set up and file sales tax accounts
• Structure your pricing and when to increase your rates
• Write great ads that will draw in renters
• Manage property maintenance
• Handle keys
• Furnish your property
• Network with other owners
• And much more!

When: Saturday, October 20th, 9AM-2PM
Where: Radisson Town Lake
Cost: $69 Early Registration (Postmarked by September 15th), $79 Regular Registration (Postmarked after September 15th)

Official Website: http://ownercommunity.homeaway.com