Property Management Kit For Dummies

Robert S. Griswold, MBA, is a successful real estate investor and hands-on property manager with a large portfolio of residential and commercial rental properties. He uses print and broadcast journalism to bring his many years of experience to his readers, listeners, and viewers.

Introduction. Part I: So You Want to Be a Landlord? Chapter 1: Property Management 101. Chapter 2: Do You Have What It Takes to Manage Your Own Rental Property? Chapter 3: Managing Your Property Yourself or Hiring a Pro. Chapter 4: Taking Over the Proper ty. Part II: Renting Your Property. Chapter 5: Getting Your Rental Property Ready for Prospective Tenants. Chapter 6: Rent, Security Deposits, and Rental Contracts: The Big Three of Property Management. Chapter 7: FOR RENT: Generating Interest in Your Rental. Chapter 8: Handling Prospects When They Come A'Calling. Chapter 9: Strutting Your Property's Stuff: Making Your Property Stick Out. Chapter 10: Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo: Selecting Your Tenants. Part III: The Brass Tacks of Managing Rentals. Chapter 11: Moving In the Tenants. Chapter 12: Collecting and Increasing Rent. Chapter 13: Keeping the Good Tenants - and Your Sanity. Chapter 14: Dealing with Problem Tenants. Chapter 15: Moving Out the Tenants. Part IV: Techniques and Tools for Managing the Property. Chapter 16: Working with Employees and Contractors. Chapter 17: Maintaining the Property. Chapter 18: Keeping Safety and Security in Mind. Part V: Money, Money, Money! Chapter 19: Two Necessities of Property Management: Insurance and Taxes. Chapter 20: Financial Management and Recordkeeping. Chapter 21: Finding New Ways to Increase Your Cash Flow: Only for the Daring. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 22: Ten Reasons to Become a Rental Property Owner. Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Rent Your Vacancy. Appendix A: On the CD. Appendix B: State Statutes for Landlord-Tenant Laws. Index.