Contents of How to Manage Residential Property for Maximum Cash Flow and Resale Value, 5th edition
1. Overview 1
PART ONE: LEASING
Setting Rents 9
Signs Of Low Rents 27
Excuses For Not Raising Rents
33 (SEE VIDEO)
Advertising 53
Leasing 65
Processing Move-Outs And Move-Ins 75
Chapter 3
: Excuses for not raising rent
PART TWO: OTHER INCOME
Cash Management 81
Laundry Income 83
Garages 89
Forfeited Security Deposits 93
Other Income 97
PART THREE: POLICIES
Policies 101
The Lease 109
PART FOUR: EXPENSES
Expenses 119
Property Taxes 123
Electricity 127
Lights 133
Appliances 139
Separate Meters 145
Gas 151
Heating Oil 153
Water And Sewer 155
Telephone 161
Trash Collection 165
PART FIVE: RESIDENT MANAGERS
Recruiting Resident Managers 169
How Much To Pay Your Resident Manager 175
How To Supervise Your Resident Manager 181
PART SIX: FLAT ROOFS
Flat Roofs 191
PART SEVEN: PURCHASING
Purchasing 193
PART EIGHT: INSURANCE
Insurance 199
PART NINE: BOOKKEEPING
Bookkeeping Techniques 209
PART TEN: ABSENTEE MANAGEMENT
Absentee Management 215
PART ELEVEN: LOAD FACTOR
Reducing The Load Factor 219
PART TWELVE: EMERGENCIES
Emergencies 225
PART THIRTEEN: HOUSES
Rental Houses 233
PART FOURTEEN: MAINTENANCE
Maintenance 241
APPENDIXES
A. Pertinent references 245
B. Definitions 251
Index 255