The New No-Nonsense Landlord: Building Wealth With Rental Properties - Softcover

Richard Jorgensen

9780070330405: The New No-Nonsense Landlord: Building Wealth With Rental Properties

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070330409 ISBN 13: 9780070330405

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The, 1994

To the question "Is it possible to build wealth in today's real estate market?" veteran investor Richard Jorgensen answers with an emphatic "Yes!" He backs that up with this realistic, hard-nosed real estate investment program designed to propel novices and pros to financial independence via savvy rental housing management.|Revised to reflect the current post-real estaste boom era realities, this edition covers every aspect of the landlording process, from the basics of buying, finances, tax matters, and sweat equity to managing fixer-uppers, handling the crucial tenant-landlord relationship, and finding hidden gems in rural real estate. Numerous photographs, including a complete apartment complex rehab series-complement the text's realistic, wealth-building focus on becoming a successful landlord.

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The practical path to real estate riches

Want to make money in real estate? Forget the glitzy "overnight-millionaire" claims and get down to business. The New No-Nonsense Landlord gives you the practical, nuts-and-bolts information you need to build real wealth over time by operating a successful property rental business. Whether you're already a landlord or would like to become one, you'll find proven solutions to every challenge the real world can throw at you.

Long-time real estate investor Richard Jorgensen shows you how to find and keep the most desirable tenants, make low-cost repairs that last, take maximum advantage of tax laws, and much more. He explains why your success depends on you, not on the properties you own and helps you avoid the many pitfalls of real estate investing. Through real-world case studies and scores of practical examples, you'll find out how to:

Select, finance, and purchase your first property
Make big money from small properties
Deal with government regulations
Manage the tenant-landlord relationship
Write a no-nonsense lease
Implement rent increases, evictions, and other unpleasant necessities
Develop a money-making strategy for your properties

About the Author:

Richard H. Jorgensen has bought and managed rental properties for more than thirty years. His articles have appeared innumerous real estate and business publications.

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