Property Management Kit For Dummies, 4Th Edition

Property management includes everything from rent collection to negotiating for garbage removal and ensuring that environmental hazards are eliminated or minimized. In today's real estate market, rental properties are on the rise, with savvy homeowners making the most of (and investors capitalizing on) reduced home prices by renting their undervalued properties instead of selling.

UPDATES:

• General update on trends in the residential rental housing industry that impact both property owners and property managers.
• Update regarding technology available in the residential rental industry, from marketing to showing properties to screening prospects to rent collection to maintenance and customer service.
• Update hot topics like mold, bed bugs, appliance anti-tip brackets, habitability and security deposit refunds and expanding rent control legislation.
• Update Fair Housing law changes and trends, including ESAs (emotional support animals).
• Review current software offerings (which have changed significantly) and data security/resident privacy.
• Update Appendix references to current state-by-state Landlord-Tenant laws.
• Review the current forms library for updates, revisions, and additions.
• Make sure the online features or bonus materials are current, relevant and tie in to the new edition.