"How to Pick The Best Tenant" is a tenant selection guidebook for homeowners, managers, and real estate investors. It outlines and details proven methods to find and rent to the best-qualified tenant from a pool of applicants. Chapters include: How to find and keep long term, stable tenants Why using a process is better than your intuition How to calculate if an applicant can afford your rent How to tell if you have a high-risk candidate Which renting methods to avoid Renting to friends and/or relatives Website information You Need This Book If: You are a First Time Home Buyer with Tenants You Do Not Know How to Find or Pick a Tenant You Have Made Poor Tenant Choices in the Past You are Unfamiliar with Federal Fair Housing Laws You Want to Rent Your Apartments On Your Own "Carolyn's [property management] activities and experiences allow her to view issues from a variety of lenses. She is highly successful at structuring and framing complex regulations and policies into clear, concise and meaningful learning experiences" Mary Frances Mitchner - Management Consultant "Carolyn combines her knowledge of property management and services, and shares this information with others as an author with this book" Janine Spinola-Taylor - Nonprofit Deputy Director "Carolyn can make you laugh while getting straight to the heart of the matter" Barbara Post - Teacher
I am a Boston, Massachusetts based real estate property management consultant. I owned a property management firm for over eight years. I managed residential properties including conventional, rooming houses, government assisted, public housing, low income tax credits, condominiums, etc. I have been featured on talk radio, Internet radio such as www.WomensRadio.com, and in publications including the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, the New England Real Estate Journal, and the Journal of Property Management.
I am a published author, speaker, expert witness, educator and trainer; I teach marketing and leasing seminars. I write articles and lecture on rent collection strategies and eviction prevention techniques.
