The Vacation Rental Organizer

A book to help organize all aspects of a vacation rental property. Keeps track of rentals, maintenance, and much more. This book helps readers manage their rental properties and keep track of important information all in one place. Specifically designed to meet the needs of vacation property owners, The Vacation Rental Organizer is convenient, easy to use, and best of all, portable — so vacation property management can go anywhere!

Author and speaker Christine Hrib Karpinski takes readers through all the steps necessary to purchase and rent out a vacation home. This book contains practical, hands-on advice that shows the reader how to do it without property management companies so you can keep 100% of the income. Not only will you have realistic strategies for your renters to pay your mortgage -- you will also enjoy several weeks a year in that little slice of paradise with your friends and family. Discover the secrets of successful vacation home owners: Choosing the best property for you; Different financing options available; Organizing all rentals, paperwork, money and maintenance; Advertising for quick results; Identifying and avoiding "bad apple" renters; Maintaining your property from a distance; And much more!

VACATION RENTAL PLANNER & ORGANIZER! GET Organized Today! Custom Designed to help you keep track of your Inquiries, Reservations, Housekeepers and Maintenance Contacts and Emergency Information. Includes a Monthly Calendar System and Housekeeper's Schedule. For easy recording, the Tax Organizer section has all itemized Rental Income and Expense forms. Just fill in the blanks. At year end you can easily transfer the totals to the Year-End Statments also provided in this book. Take the entire book to your Tax Consultant and you're done! As always, Marie is available to answer questions. www.howtorentvacationhomes.com

ALL-in-One bookkeeping system for your vacation rental business. Includes Tax Organizer plus a 2011 Monthly Calendar System for quick overview. Easy reference to all rental information such as: contact information for renters, contractors, housekeepers, ins. agents, mortgage info, rental dates, income and expenses and much more! Large font for easy Reading. Lots of space for recording information. Easy to use - Year End Tax Reports included - then, just hand over the entire book to your tax accountant and you are done! If you have any questions whatsoever -contact Marie at [email protected]

An Organizer, Bookkeeping System and Tax Preparer including Monthly Calendar (starting anytime) and Housekeeper's Schedule. Maintain Guests Information, Maintenance Contacts, Property Information - It's Easy to Use and Handy enough to carry with you. All of your rental info at your finger tips.

Please note: The Kindle Version's formatting issue has been corrected. Welcome Book: For downloadable copy, please go to "contact us" on our web site. Second Edition: Each chapter in this expanded handbook has been updated along with the addition of three new chapters and a Q & A section. Marie shows you how to convert your second home into a successful vacation rental. She shares her strategic and organizational system which helps simplify the rental process and teaches you how to become a more efficient and profitable property manager. Why hire someone else when you can do it yourself and keep the profit? This is a step by step process in preparing and managing your vacation rental, tracking income and expenses, organizing and scheduling, detailed advertising and online marketing tips, handling inquiries, screening potential renters and maintaining your vacation rental property. You will learn how to create the most desirable vacation rental in your area to increase bookings - get qualified guests and higher net profit. And, if you still have any questions, Marie is always available to answer your questions. www.DreamAwayRentals.com REVIEWS: "To your highly recommended "do's & don'ts"...., to your sample rental contracts & confirmations"....., to your advice on the special touches to make my rental stand above the competition....., to the Welcome Book you provided so that readers can customize it for their own rental property.....to the continued email correspondence that I receive from you!!!......It is all more than I expected by far! I have read other articles and books regarding vacation rentals and I have not found any one of them even remotely close to the effective suggestions you have provided me!" Jane M, San Diego, CA"I am a marketing specialist and vacation rental owner, so my curiosity was peaked when reading the reviews about this book. I am glad I ordered it. A no nonsense approach that provided ideas I hadn't yet encountered." - O.R., Kitsap County, WA

A new book just hitting the marketplace will be a welcome guide to many cash strapped owners of vacation and second homes in this difficult real estate environment. Making Money on Your Vacation Rental Home is the title of this detailed “how to†book recently published by Howard Jones, a CPA and licensed real estate broker who has owned and managed his own vacation rental homes. Subtitled An Essential Handbook for Managing Your Short Term Vacation and Resort Rental Property for Maximum Enjoyment and Profit, this comprehensive 400 page handbook includes a chapter by chapter guide for rental home owners who wish to take advantage of the new opportunity that has emerged in recent years to self manage their rental homes by using commercial rental web sites. Besides covering owner rental management, specifics are provided on related topics such as maintaining the necessary computer resources and the tax implications for buying, selling and owning vacation homes.

Renting a room or an entire home to guests for short stays can be profitable, or it can create loss and liability. Understanding and applying proven strategies can benefit you and your guests. This book presents best practices for vacation home / short-term rental management, including an overview of this industry, regulations, accounting, marketing, reservations, guest and neighbor relations, maintenance, housekeeping, design, decor, security, technology, opportunities, challenges, and more! This is a valuable resource for all hosts, as well as the approved textbook for college courses, industry seminars, and the STR certification course. Whether youve been renting your home for years or are new to this emerging industry, there is much within these pages to help you become a better STR host. If you think you cant learn any more about the short-term rental business, think again. You can! This book runs the gamut of advising you how to operate a short-term rental with professionalism and class! This is a must for anyone in the hospitality industry; I highly recommend this small investment to better your business (Mike Jensen, longtime vacation rental host and travel broker, Fine Travel Experiences). The vacation rental class and the valuable information in this book exceeded my expectations! Learning guidelines and standards are essential to professionalizing this emerging industry (Paula Caballero, realtor, property manager, and international STR host). Often the most complicated of issues unravel unless a new course is achieved through education and open communication. Once everyone is educated on an issue and is willing to discuss it rationally, a compromise can be found (Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman, city of Las Vegas).