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Traveler: Annalisa Xioutas and her daughter, Eva

Itinerary: Xioutas is the president of FFI Contracting Services in Fort Myers. She travels all over the country managing repairs for thousands of foreclosed homes that investors have purchased. Her daughter, Eva, 10, often accompanies her mom on these business trips.

Get involved: Xioutas involves her daughter in visits to homes that her company is renovating for investors. “We're usually meeting a contractor and assessing a property,” Xioutas says. “I involve her and ask her to do the note taking, take the pictures.”