Provides rental housing managers and supervisors with the nuts-and- bolts information they need to manage effectively; provides them with a working knowledge of the many state and federal laws and regulations they must deal with on a day-to-day basis; and addresses the critical importance of customer service. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This book covers the entire cycle of becoming a successful real estate property manager. Written in an accessible format , this book provides valuable information for investors who are now landlords and property managers. This book is not about the day-to-day of landlording, rather it focuses on the strategies for managing the assets of your property. Readers will find information on: ? The benefits of managing property ? Assembling your core team (attorneys, accountants and insurers) ? Legal documents ? And office help (including the right systems and software, how and when to maintain and repair, and the finances of managing your properties)
Spurred by the passage of ERISA in 1974, the ownership and management of commercial real estate has shifted from deal-driven entrepreneurs to strategic institutional investors. This shift, which shows little sign of abatement, has revolutionized the real estate industry, as pension funds, insurance companies, and other institutional investors continue to dominate real estate investment activities - and realize the risk-return enhancing characteristics of mixed-asset portfolios.
The Asset Management Handbook is divided into three phases. Chapters 1 through 3 are conceptual introductions. Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7 get into the meat of the policies and techniques of evaluating the capital needs of your property over the next 40 years. Chapters 8 and 9 help you identify which properties are doing well and which are the most threatened. What action should you take? What are the standard preservation and rejuvenation options available to a real estate portfolio manager? What is Asset Management? People are more accustomed to thinking about asset management of money or stocks or a package of annuity and savings accounts. Real estate asset management is a slower, longer term process. The properties in your portfolio, especially in affordable housing, have life cycles of 30, 40 or infinite time periods. Most nonprofit owners are not interested in selling to capture any appreciation on their properties. Their goal is to provide housing for the foreseeable future as long as the asset can perform. Many nonprofits and mid size property owners do not have a dedicated asset manager. It is extraordinarily important that someone take on that long-term analysis, be it for 10%, 25% or 50% of a full time employee. The next step is to benchmark your properties. How are you doing compared to the world? Not just on straight bottom line consideration, but how about in human services? Have you saved sufficient money to replace the roof or add the sprinklers that will be required at the next renovation? The Asset Management Handbook provides well-established objective criteria for 25 different variables. Weve seen participants in the asset management practicum expand that up to 40 variables to analyze on an annual basis. Well see how benchmarking and risk ranking of your portfolio are essential first steps in establishing its viability and needs. Capital Needs and Their Funds. In this meat of the manual, we walk you through essential policies that define how your properties will operate over the long term. We show how policies made by lenders, bankers and other short term partners can be self destructive and damaging to property owners holding for the long term. First example of the dichotomy, the lender is suggesting the reserve is sufficient when two years after their loan matures, the property will require $4 million of replacement expenditures. This is fine for investment property held for resale. You just flip it and get down the road. Most affordable housing owners do not consider selling the property as a positive outcome. Even if youve never performed a property inspection before, the Handbook offers you easy methods of counting and sorting components into well established remaining economic lives Then it is on to the massive spreadsheet that calculates the future need and the various waves in which it will appear. Exterior paint first, then roofs, windows and doors, and kitchens and baths follow and then it starts all over again. Most capital needs assessments performed by third parties make financial assumptions that are untenable. Their interest rates on earnings are overstated and their inflation rate on the components are generally understated leaving you with significant shortfalls, even if you have escrowed according to directions. We will keep you out of that trap, showing you the realistic funds that are required and the time periods when the inevitable refinancing windows will occur. Risk and Solutions. In the final section, we evaluate your primary risks. Which properties should you address first? Which properties have the strength and energy to function on their own? Then what should you do about it? Refinance? Renegotiate? Value engineer? Raise rents? In the foot race, the runner is always caught by the tsunami of required replacements. It is just a fact of the business that every 20 to 30 years youve got to re-invest a significant amount of money
This operations manual will provide you with the necessary forms, handbooks, and information needed to successfully start and manage a property management company. The content contained in this document is designed for real estate professionals who wish to take their real estate career to the next level.This Operations Manual is designed to help brokers, agents, and broker associates prepare themselves for success in starting and managing a property management company.* Brokers -Professionals who want to start up a property management company.* Agents - Professionals who can be a property manager if the broker will allow. These professionals may want to consider becoming a broker, and starting their own company.* Broker Associates - A professional who is already a broker, but working under another broker.Includes Policies and Procedures, Owner Handbook, Tenant Handbook, FAQ's and over 175 forms. You'll see an email address in the book once purchased to received the electronic version and editable formats for the handbooks and manual.You can also purchase the training course and workbook separately. How to become a Successful Property Manager.It is also good for a landlord owner manager.This manual is highly recommended for all real estate professionals starting a property management division within their company or those desiring to become a property manager.
