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Property Management For Dummies Paperback – April 15, 2001
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You may become an unintentional property owner – someone who inherited a house from a relative and didn't want it to sit idle, or someone who transferred to a job in another city and decided to rent your home rather than sell it – or you may have entered the world of property ownership intentionally. Either way, real estate offers one of the best opportunities to develop a steady stream of residual income.
Property Management For Dummies is organized by specific topic areas, so you can easily and quickly scan a topic that interests you, or you can troubleshoot the source of your latest major headache. You'll discover how to
- Evaluate your skills and personality to see whether you have what it takes to be a landlord
- Keep your units occupied with paying tenants who don't destroy your property
- Move in your new tenants and move them out – and everything in between
- Assemble the right team of professionals to help you, from employees to contractors
- Insure your property and understand the taxes that go with it
- Look for additional sources of income beyond rent, including the opportunities and pitfalls of lease options
While many of life's lessons can be uncovered by trial and error, property management shouldn't be one of them – the mistakes are too costly and the legal ramifications too severe. In this book, you'll find proven strategies to make rental property ownership and management not only profitable but pleasant as well.
- Print length384 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWiley Publishing, Inc.
- Publication dateApril 15, 2001
- Dimensions7.4 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
- ISBN-100764553305
- ISBN-13978-0764553301
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"Griswold is the guru of smart property management. You won't find a better written, more practical book on the subject." -- Ken Harney, nationally syndicated real estate columnist, The Washington Post Writers Group, April 2001
"Not just theory great advice in plain English for all rental property owners and managers." -- Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, father of Supply-side economics and the Laffer curve, Laffer Associates, San Diego, April 2001
"This is an outstanding reference guide authored by an experienced and outstanding property management professional". -- Dr. Rocky Tarantello, USC Real Estate Professor Emeritus and President of Tarantello & Associates of Newport Beach, CA, April 2001
This all-inclusive book should be required reading. On my one to 10 scale, this outstanding book rates a solid 10. -- Bob Bruss, nationally syndicated real estate and book reviewer, June 2, 2001
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"Anyone who is contemplating becoming a landlord - or that that matter anyone who already is - would do well to read Robert Griswold's book, "Property Management For Dummies". Griswold offers some solid ideas for those property managers who don't necessarily want to 'manage' their real estate investments themselves. This handbook for property management successes comes complete with tips on preparing and keeping your property in top condition, finding, handling, selecting and keeping good tenants, showing techniques, maintenance ideas, dealing with contractors, rent collection ideas, financial management and record keeping, and much more. Mr. Griswold covers all the bases of property management. "Property Management for Dummies" probably should have been titled "Property Management for Ex-Dummies". Whether you own one rental or hundreds, this is a book to keep close by."
Includes tear-out "Cheat Sheets" for:
How to Handle a Telephone Call from a Prospective Tenant
How to Avoid Problems upon Move-out
What to Do Before Showing a Rental Unit
. . . . plus lots of great forms and letters for all types of situations encountered by landlords. Great cartoons by Rich Tennant.
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Get tips on dealing with problem tenants, legal issues, and more!
Find out how to minimize rental headaches and maximize cash flow Whether you inherited a home you now need to rent or you're aiming to become a real estate tycoon, this friendly guide is your road map to success. Renowned real estate expert Robert Griswold walks you through every aspect of property management, showing you how to avoid legal problems, deal with tenants and maintenance and increase your income!
Discover how to: Advertise your property and screen tenants Collect rent and ask for rent increases Hire maintenance employees and vendors Deal with record keeping, taxes, and insurance Explore niche rentals and other options
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- Publisher : Wiley Publishing, Inc.; 1st edition (April 15, 2001)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0764553305
- ISBN-13 : 978-0764553301
- Item Weight : 1.19 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.4 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #690,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,024 in Real Estate (Books)
- #9,988 in Economics (Books)
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Robert Griswold runs Griswold Real Estate Management with offices in San Diego, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, teaches for the Institute for Real Estate Management, hosted a San Diego real estate radio call-in show for 15 years, and regularly appears on NBC-TV as their Real Estate Expert.
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I'm starting to look at properties now that I've done my homework and I feel much more confident and knowledgeable. I don't know what I would have done without this guide.
If you are about to enter the world of being a landlord, this book will tell you the rules. Every person needs this book for his or her financial self-defense and peace of mind. Read this book and preclude the problem before it happens.










