Vacation properties are not just for the elite and wealthy!If you were a rich man… Stop right there! Just because you’ re not rich doesn’ t mean you don’ t want a second home to get away from life as you know it. Whether you dream of living on the beach with sand between your toes or getting away from civilization in a mountain cabin, you don’ t have to be a Rockefeller to enjoy your dream home.In Profit From Your Vacation Home Dream: The Complete Guide to a Savvy Financial and Emotional Investment, vacation home buying expert Christine Hrib Karpinski shows you how to not only make your vacation home dream a reality, but to get others to pay your mortgage when you’ re not enjoying your home away from home. By renting your vacation home using Karpinski’ s recipe for successful vacation home ownership, you will soon be on the road to buying, enjoying and profiting from your second, third – and even fourth home.Karpinski will show you how to: • Evaluate the different types of vacation properties and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each. • Determine how many weeks you need to rent your home and how much you can charge to break even. • Become a master at managing real estate transactions – from negotiating the purchase price to maintaining the property – from the comfort of your hometown. • Determine if renting-by-owner or working with a property management company is right for you. Read Less