
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Founder, Summit VR Solutions | Sales and Rental Associate, Long & Foster
Vacation Rental Consultant | Licensed Real Estate Agent | Advocate
Kathleen doesn’t just understand the vacation rental industry, she’s lived it. After moving nearly 17 times and helping to manage 2,500+ properties across 10 destinations, she brings a rare perspective shaped by real-world experience, a sharp understanding of what makes destination markets tick, and a bias toward action. Today, she’s a consultant and an active operator, still in the trenches managing properties and leading owner acquisition efforts, giving her insight that’s current and relevant.
Her background spans Fortune 500s to family-run shops, with roots in tech, real estate, and marketing. That range of experience gives her professional versatility, but it’s her personal path, marked by setbacks, pivots, and the kind of adversity that tests your grit, that brings uncommon depth to her work. As a licensed New Jersey real estate agent based in Cape May, she brings a holistic view of the asset, offering sharp insight not just into operations and guest experience, but owner acquisition, trust, and retention.
Kathleen not so jokingly refers to herself as a leader, storyteller, connector, disruptor, and most importantly, nerd. She is never shy to ask the hard questions, and the first to roll up her sleeves to get to work. Her approach is candid, collaborative, and always rooted in one goal: helping good businesses become great ones.