Streetwise Landlording & Property Management: Insider's Advice on How to Own Real Estate and Manage It Profitably (Adams Streetwise Series)

Author: Mark B. Weiss, Dan Baldwin
List Price: $19.95
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ISBN: 1580627668
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (February, 2003)
Sales Rank: 4,089
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 2 out of 5
Don't Buy Unless You're a Broker
If you're a big-time broker, this book is for you!

For the rest of us, I just cannot believe how many texts are out here that speak to such a small segment.

Most people who need advice are those of us with only a handful of properties. We need help getting tenants, getting rid of bad tenants, and finding the best properties and locations.


Rating: 5 out of 5
The most useful book I've found
When I decided to invest in real estate the first thing I did was research what source material I would start with. Through looking at reviews and finally through going to the bookstore and looking at all the books I'd found through research the Weiss book looked to be the best, and when I took it home and went through it in depth it proved to be a very complete, very useful book that has helped facilitate my real estate business.

The book's strength is in its specific, concrete examples and advice: you can read this book and from there move on to specific steps that will lead to well-informed business decisions. Rather than getting too specific or being too general, it provides an broad outline (everything from starting a partnership to selecting property and management) that gives you enough information to start with, and direction on where to go for more.

An excellent book: I look forward to buying his book on flipping properties when it comes out.


Rating: 5 out of 5
best book for would-be landlords
I must have looked through 30 different books on real estate and landlording. Few are worthwhile (mostly patronizing "for dummies" with little information, written by people who may have read about real estate at some point, but never had any experience).
This book is filled with useful info on buying and running rental property (the book briefly covers commercial and other property classes, but it's mostly about buying and running apartments).

Mark Weiss is clearly an extremely knowledgeable person on this subject and more importantly, he's bought and run many many buildings of different types. His experience is really what makes this book valuable. It is a pragmatic, clear, and (for its length) detailed guide. If you're looking for one book...

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