ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CRAIG SHAWN WILLIAMSON has been involved
in the vacation home industry since 2003. Today, he is the Managing Partner of VRP Equity, Income Producing Vacation Homes. Prior to this, Williamson led the complete sellout—in under 24 months—of the industry-leading Residential Communities at The Bear’s Den, a Jack Nicklaus-inspired brand in Reunion, Florida as well as the Four Seasons Peninsula Papagayo development. His VRP Developer Plan sells out projects in under two years at market price or higher. Williamson has developed over 6,000 condominiums and apartments as well as several resorts and their vacation residential components. With an international real estate career spanning 30 years, he has trained and managed thousands of staff members and overseen countless transactions in locations around the United States and the world. He has lived and worked in 14 countries, handled hundreds of individual transactions, and has spoken in front of thousands of buyers in groups and individual sessions. A former executive in the real estate division of the Four Seasons, Williamson has acted as the international real estate investment adviser for many institutional real estate investment firms, governmental agencies, major corporations, and high net worth private
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