The Absentee Landlord's Survival Guide [Paperback]

Jack Rower (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

" Jack Rower's Absentee Landlord's Survival Guide is a valuable resource". -- Foreign Service Journal, November 1997

"The book is packed with tips and tools for both beginning and experienced landlords." -- The Daytona Beach News-Journal, November 2, 1997

"Thousands of Washington Area federal workers and military personnel rent out their homes each year while overseas and on out-of-town assignments. To help them manage their property from afar, and stay abreast of rules and tax changes, Jack Rower has published ... The Absentee Landlord's Survival Guide. -- Mike Causey, The Federal Diary, The Washington Post, December 9, 1997

From the Publisher

With this book you will receive a FREE one-year quarterly newsletter subscription providing vital updates, money saving tips on insurance, repairs, taxes, and property management issues. The book brings the reader a set of practical checklists to help keep you organized. The book and additional newsletters are packed with tips on how to protect yourself and your property from financial loss.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 99 pages
• Publisher: Mellwood Publishing; 2 edition (June 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965381714
• ISBN-13: 978-0965381710
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jack Rower's advice saved me literally thousands of dollars., April 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Absentee Landlord's Survival Guide (Paperback)

This is a practical handbook that addresses almost every conceivable situation facing an absentee landlord. The author's experience shows throughout this concise volume. Reading it helped me anticipate and prevent numerous problems that otherwise could have cost thousands of dollars to resolve. It is the best investment a person can make if he/she is planning to rent a property or enter the real estate business in a serious way. It is especially eye-opening to those of us who have found ourselves suddenly thrust into a position as an absentee landlord through transfers or other abrupt moves with little experience to prepare us.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved me money., October 25, 2000

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Eric Wenberg (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Absentee Landlord's Survival Guide (Paperback)

Moving overseas was very difficult for the family. Leaving our home made all of us sad even though we were in a new place. When we discovered after a year had gone by our property management company had neglected our home my wife and I were very upset.

We switched companies, but learned how to ask better questions from this book. In particular, the idea that we didn't have to use the mgmt. companies contractors saved us money when the hot water heater failed and needed replacement. Rower's simple style, use of key ideas, helped us understand our rights better and expect better service from our management company. We learned to be very demanding of the property manager, insistent that they solicit more bids, including bids of contractors recommended to us by others. Reading the book made us understand that though we were far away, the property management company had to "manage" the property the way we wanted it done.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely useful to me, A valuable resource book!, January 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Absentee Landlord's Survival Guide (Paperback)

This book and newsletters have already saved me money and aggrevation! It is easy to read, well written and well worht the price. Foreign Service Journal was right, this is a valuable resource for absentee landlords.