Table of Contents for How To Manage Residential Property for Maximum Cash Flow and Resale Value, 7th edition

Contents

 1 Overview 1

Part 1 Leasing

 2 Setting rents 9

 3 Signs of low rents 27

 4 Excuses for not raising rents 33

 5 Advertising 53

 6 Leasing 65

 7 Processing move-outs and move-ins 75

Part 2 Other income

 8 Cash management 81

 9 Laundry income 83

10 Garages 89

11 Forfeited security deposits 93

12 Other income 97

Part 3 Policies

13 Policies 101

14 The Lease 109

Part 4 Expenses

15 Expenses 119

16 Property taxes 123

17 Electricity 127

18 Lights 133

19 Appliances 139

20 Separate meters 145

21 Gas 151

22 Heating oil 153

23 Water and sewer 155

24 Telephone 161

25 Trash collection 165

Part 5 Resident managers

26 Recruiting resident managers 169

27 How much to pay your resident manager 175

28 How to supervise your resident manager 181

Part 6 Flat roofs

29 Flat roofs 191

Part 7 Purchasing

30 Purchasing 193

Part 8 Insurance

31 Insurance 199

Part 9 Bookkeeping

32 Bookkeeping techniques 209

Part 10 Absentee management

33 Absentee management 215

Part 11 Load factor

34 Reducing the load factor 219

Part 12 Emergencies

35 Emergencies 225

Part 13 Houses

36 Rental houses 233

Part 14 Maintenance

37 Maintenance 241

Appendices/Index

Appendix A Pertinent references 245

Appendix B Definitions 251

Index 255