How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner Seminar October 4, 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 Washington DC on October 4th 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: Thursday, October 4th, 6:00-9:30PM
Where: Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Cost: $29-$79

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