When Christine Karpinski discovered you really could make money with vacation homes, she knew she had to share her knowledge with others. For nearly twenty years, Christine's books and seminars have transformed vacation property ownership into a lucrative investment. In March of 2004, Christine completed her first two books, How To Rent Vacation Properties By Owner; The Complete Guide to Buy, Manage, Furnish, Rent, Maintain and Advertise Your Vacation Rental Investment and The Vacation Rental Organizer, which were both on the best-sellers list. In July of 2005, Christine's second book was released, Profit from Your Vacation Home Dream, The Complete Guide to a Savvy Financial and Emotional… Investment. In January of 2007, Christine released a rewritten second edition, How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner. In November of 2013, Christine released a rewritten third edition, How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner. Christine has taught sold-out seminars including The Real Estate Expo with Donald Trump, Suze Orman and Robert Kiyosaki. She is a frequent guest on television and radio shows and is often interviewed by the media. In 2005, Christine served as Director, Owner Community for HomeAway, Inc. Under her direction, she created the Owner Community website, conducted countless seminars for vacation owners, a weekly podcast series, over a thousand articles, and executed HomeAway's first-ever Owners Summit. Christine also served as an internal consultant and trusted advisor to the executive team; who relied on Christine for a myriad of key decisions that helped shape and influence what HomeAway has become today. One of her greatest accomplishments during her tenure was the work she did for the acquisition of VRBO.com. In February of 2011, Christine left HomeAway Inc. Today Christine is enjoying working as an independent author, speaker and advisor in the vacation rental industry. She owns multiple vacation rental properties that she still rents by Owner, and is often referred to as The Most Respected Voice in the Vacation Rental Industry.