Property Management Kit For Dummies - Softcover

Griswold, Robert S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118443772 ISBN 13: 9781118443774

Publisher: For Dummies, 2013

Synopsis

Discover how to be a landlord with ease

Thinking about becoming a landlord? Property Management Kit For Dummies gives you proven strategies for establishing and maintaining rental properties, whether a single family or multi-resident unit. You'll find out how to prepare and promote your properties, select tenants, handle repairs, avoid costly mistakes and legal missteps—and meet your long-term goals.

Now you can find out if you really have what it takes to successfully manage a rental property, and you'll learn all about the various options for hiring someone else to manage your property for you. You'll find out the right way to prepare your properties for prospective tenants, set the rent and security deposit, clean up properties between tenants, and verify rental applications. In no time at all, you can become a top-notch property manager by working efficiently with employees and contractors to keep your properties safe and secure.

• Manage your time and money wisely
• Acquire a property and prepare it for tenants
• Make your property stand out and attract tenants
• Keep good tenants and get rid of bad ones
• Collect and increase rent
• Evaluate the different types of insurance and understand income and property taxes

Complete with lists of ten reasons to become a rental property owner, ten ways to rent your vacancy, and the ten biggest mistakes a landlord can make, Property Management Kit For Dummies helps you achieve your dream of being a successful residential rental property owner.

CD-ROM and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.

About this title

About the Author

Robert S. Griswold, MBA, is a successful real estate investor and property manager with a large portfolio of residential and commercial rental properties. He is the real estate expert for NBC San Diego, the lead columnist for the nationally syndicated columns "Rental Roundtable" and "Rental Forum," and co-author of Real Estate Investing For Dummies.

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Prepare your rental for tenants
• Make your property stand out from the pack
• Find and retain the best tenants

More than 250 sample contracts, checklists, and operational tools on the CD

Become a landlord and successfully manage your properties

Do you have what it takes to manage rental property? In Property Management Kit For Dummies you'll discover the right way to prepare your properties for prospective tenants, set the rent and security deposit, clean up properties between tenants, and verify rental applications. In no time at all, you can become a top-notch property manager by working efficiently with employees and contractors to keep your properties safe, secure, and profitable.

• Consider hands-on management — evaluate your skills and personality to determine whether you should manage your property yourself or hire a management professional
• Get down to the nitty-gritty — prepare the property for renting, create a reasonable rental contract, develop a comprehensive marketing and advertising campaign, and select tenants wisely
• Manage your rental — get strategies for moving tenants in and out, collecting and increasing rent, retaining tenants, and dealing with pesky tenants
• Assemble the right team — discover how to interview, screen, and hire the best employees and contractors to keep your property well-maintained and running smoothly
• Money, money, money — discover the ins and outs of insurance, taxes, and ways you can increase your income beyond rent

Open the book and find:

• Tips on managing your property yourself or hiring a pro
• The lowdown on rent, security deposits, and rental contracts
• Ways you can generate interest in your rental property online and using social media
• Troubleshooting advice for rent collection problems and housing discrimination complaints
• How to deal with vacancies, renovations, open houses, evictions, and more
• State-by-state laws and strategies for handling landlord-tenant issues

CD Includes

More than 250 forms, including sample contracts and addendums, property inspection checklists, a real estate glossary, and other valuable tools for simplifying day-to-day operations

See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

From the Inside Flap

Learn to:

• Prepare your rental for tenants
• Make your property stand out from the pack
• Find and retain the best tenants

More than 250 sample contracts, checklists, and operational tools on the CD

Become a landlord and successfully manage your properties

Do you have what it takes to manage rental property? In Property Management Kit For Dummies you'll discover the right way to prepare your properties for prospective tenants, set the rent and security deposit, clean up properties between tenants, and verify rental applications. In no time at all, you can become a top-notch property manager by working efficiently with employees and contractors to keep your properties safe, secure, and profitable.

• Consider hands-on management — evaluate your skills and personality to determine whether you should manage your property yourself or hire a management professional
• Get down to the nitty-gritty — prepare the property for renting, create a reasonable rental contract, develop a comprehensive marketing and advertising campaign, and select tenants wisely
• Manage your rental — get strategies for moving tenants in and out, collecting and increasing rent, retaining tenants, and dealing with pesky tenants
• Assemble the right team — discover how to interview, screen, and hire the best employees and contractors to keep your property well-maintained and running smoothly
• Money, money, money — discover the ins and outs of insurance, taxes, and ways you can increase your income beyond rent

Open the book and find:

• Tips on managing your property yourself or hiring a pro
• The lowdown on rent, security deposits, and rental contracts
• Ways you can generate interest in your rental property online and using social media
• Troubleshooting advice for rent collection problems and housing discrimination complaints
• How to deal with vacancies, renovations, open houses, evictions, and more
• State-by-state laws and strategies for handling landlord-tenant issues

CD Includes

More than 250 forms, including sample contracts and addendums, property inspection checklists, a real estate glossary, and other valuable tools for simplifying day-to-day operations

See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118443772
• ISBN 13: 9781118443774
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 432