Index

A

accessibility

accountants

CPA (certified public accountant)

taxes

accounting, property managers and

accounting software

activities near prospective neighborhood

ADA (Americans with Disability Act)

addicts, recovering

adjusters, insurance

advertisement

craigslist

photographing property

social media

topic websites

virtual video tours

wording of ad

advertising

age limits

agreements

lease agreement

maintenance and

oral

rental agreements

rental rates

written

alteration to property (lease agreement)

amenities in prospective neighborhood

AMO (Accredited Management Organization)

annual cleanup

answer to complaint (court)

apartment buildings

apartments

appearance

cleanup

appliances

application process

application information

approvals

background checks

credit checks

denials

reference checks

rental history checks

warning signs

appreciation potential

approval of applicants

APRs (annual percentage rates)

ARDI (accidental renter damage insurance)

ARM (Accredited Resident Manager)

ARM (adjustable-rate mortgage)

awareness as a landlord

B

background checks

eviction and

legal issues

banking

bathroom

bed bugs (lease agreement)

bedrooms

BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association)

bouncer team

branding your property

advertisement wording

craigslist

marketing

photography

social media

topic websites

virtual video tours

breach of lease terms eviction

brokers

Buffer

builders, researching

building codes

complaints

business license

business name, sole proprietorship

business ownership

business plan

Chamber of Commerce

client base

competition and

conferences

continuing education

EIN

federal tax identification number

financing options

franchise owner

industry information

insurance

licenses

office setup

partnership

preparation

real estate brokerage

sole proprietorship

target market

trade organizations/associations

business plan

C

capacity to contract (lease agreement)

capital, leveraging investment capital

cash flow

profit and loss

cash-value insurance

casualty insurance

CCHP (Certified Corporate Housing Professional)

C Corp

Chamber of Commerce

children occupants

clauses (lease agreement)

cleaning

annual

eco-friendly products

make-ready

professional

seasonal

client base

CMCA (Certified Manager of Community Associations)

code requirements

codes, building/housing

collecting rent

collection agency, eviction and

collections

commitment

communication

maintenance reports

tenant complaints

tenant privacy and

tenant relationship

communication skills

competition for business

complaints

answer to complaint (court)

building/housing codes

court

eviction

handling

landlords

letters

retaliation laws

rules for

tenants

tenant-to-tenant

condominiums

description

first floor preference

HOA (homeowner’s association)

monthly costs

conferences

confidence as a landlord

consideration (lease agreement)

continuing education

co-op (cooperative ownership)

corporate housing

Corporate Housing by Owner

corporate rentals

furnishing

monthly

testimonials

tracking successes

corporation (C Corp)

costs, monthly

CoTweet

court appearance

answer to complaint

eviction and

covenant of quiet enjoyment

CPA (certified public accountant)

CPM (Certified Property Manager)

craigslist

credit cards

rent payment

credit checks on applicants

credit report

credit score

crime statistics in prospective neighborhood

criminal history checks on applicants

CRPMC (Certified Residential Property Management Company)

curb appeal

customers, business plan and

D

DBA (doing business as)

decorating (lease agreement)

deductibles on insurance

deductions. See taxes

delinquent rent

denial of applicants

denial of permission to enter property

depreciation

description of property (lease agreement)

development in prospective neighborhood

disability insurance

disabled persons

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)

modifications of property

Rehabilitation Act of, Section

disclosures (lease agreement)

discrimination laws

addicts

disabled persons

federal law exemptions

FHA (Fair Housing Act)

occupancy standards

penalties for violation

state law exemptions

disputes

court

eviction

landlord complaints

retaliation laws

tenant complaints

tenant versus tenant

documents

lease agreement

rental agreements

rental rates

duplex/triplex

E

earthquake preparedness

eco-friendliness

appliances

cleaning products

energy audit

floors

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

lightbulbs

recycling

thermostats

toilets

windows

EIN (employer identification number)

electrical safety

electronic bill pay for rent payment

electronic transfer for rent payment

elements of ownership

emergency calls

emergency plans

emergency preparedness

plan creation

employment information for applicants

employment opportunities

property prices and

prospective neighborhood

energy, environment

energy audit

entering property

permission denied

versus tenant privacy

written permission

environmentally sound practices

appliances

cleaning products

energy audit

floors

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

lightbulbs

recycling

thermostats

toilets

windows

Equifax

equity

equity capital

evaluating property

amenities

area employment

crime statistics

financial calculations

future development

location

MLS listing

price per square foot

price per unit

property taxes

eviction

answer to complaint

bouncer team

breach of lease terms

court appearance

illegal conduct

landlord-tenant laws

lapse-of-time

nonpayment of rent

notice to quit

police and

serious nuisance

statutory duties

summons and complaint

execution, eviction and

exemptions to FHA

existing tenants

expenses of vacancy

Experian

expiration of lease

F

Facebook

fairness as a landlord

federal tax identification number

fees

late fees

pet deposit

security deposits

FHA (Fair Housing Act)

addicts, recovering

disabled persons

exemptions

FHA (Federal Housing Authority) mortgage

finances. See also rent

accountants

accounting software

banking

business plan and

business startup

property management software

spreadsheet software

taxes

financial information for applicants

financial perspective

financials

appreciation

equity

investment life

leveraging investment capital

profit

profitability

profit and loss

property cash flow

property evaluation

risk assessment

fire insurance

fire preparedness

fire safety

fixed-rate mortgages

flat

flip

flood insurance

flood preparedness

floors

eco-friendly

safety

FMA (Facilities Management Administrator)

franchise ownership

Friday night fraud

furnished rentals

property manual

short-term

testimonials

tracking successes

furnishing rental

G

geographic region, fair housing and

goals, investment

green practices

appliances

cleaning products

energy audit

floors

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

lightbulbs

recycling

thermostats

toilets

windows

gross income

guest policy (lease agreement)

H

habitability

health insurance

history checks on applicants

HOA (homeowner’s association)

HomeAway

homeowner’s insurance

HootSuite

house

housing codes

complaints

HUD (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)

hurricane insurance

hurricane preparedness

I

illegal activities (lease agreement)

illegal conduct eviction

implied warranty of habitability

income

gross income

profit and loss

property cash flow

income sources of applicants

increasing rent

industry publications

inherited tenants

inquiries

responding to

inspection log

inspection reports

insurance

adjustments

ARDI (Accidental Rental Damage Insurance)

cash-value

claim process

deductibles

homeowner’s

importance of

landlord’s

liability

loss-of-rent

mortgage

payments

renter’s

replacement-cost

specific loss

title

interest-only mortgage

interest on security deposit

international tenants

investment goals

investment capital, leveraging

investment life

IRA (individual retirement account)

IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)

J-K

judgment, eviction and

keys

kitchen

L

landlord responsibilities

awareness

communication

confidence

emergency plans

fairness

focus on tenant

implied warranty of habitability

leadership

legal knowledge

maintenance logs

micromanaging property

organization

professionalism

security

simplicity

systems

time management

trusting your gut

landlord rights

implied warranty of habitability

restrictions

tenant rights

landlords

apartments

complaints

Fair Housing Act

insurance

URLTA (Uniform Residential Landloard and Tenant Act)

landlord-tenant laws

lapse-of-time eviction

late fees on rent

lead-based paint disclosure

leadership as a landlord

leads

responding to

lease agreement

apartments

bed bugs

breach of

capacity to contract

clauses

consideration

decorating

description of property

disclosures

expiration

guest policy

illegal activities

lease assignment

legal issues

legal objectives

legal responsibility of tenant

liquidated damages

military representation

mutual agreement

noise complaints

parking

pests

pet policy

property alterations

roommates

rules

signatures

smoking

subletting

lease assignment (lease agreement)

legal issues

addicts, recovering

application process

background checks

courtroom battles

covenant of quiet enjoyment

credit checks

denial of application

disabled persons

discrimination laws

implied warranty of habitability

landlord-tenant laws

leases

Megan’s Law (sex offenders)

Patriot Act

property manager and

protected groups

purchase agreements

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act

rights of landlord

scams

URLTA (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)

violation penalties

legal knowledge

legal objectives (lease agreement)

leveraging investment capital

liabilities

protection

safety

liability insurance

licenses

business license

property managers

seller’s license

liens

life insurance

life of your investment

lightbulbs, eco-friendly

liquidated damages (lease agreement)

LLC (limited liability company)

location, property evaluation and

logs

inspection

maintenance

loss-of-rent insurance

M

maid-service cleanup

maintenance

communication

importance of

logs

property managers and

reporting issues

reporting rules

rules

scheduled

make-ready cleanup

manual for tenants

marketing

advertisement

advertisement wording

craigslist

market plan

photography

search strategies

social media

target market for business

topic websites

virtual video tours

website

market knowledge, property manager and

Megan’s Law (sex offenders)

micromanaging property

military representation (lease agreement)

MLS (Multiple Listing Service)

modifications for disabled persons

monthly costs

monthly rental, corporate

mortgage insurance

mortgages

APRs (annual percentage rates)

ARM (adjustable rate mortgage)

FHA (Federal Housing Authority)

fixed-rate

HUD (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development) and

interest-only

payment increases

points

questions up front

MPM (Master Property Manager)

multiunit building

description

price per unit

mutual agreement (lease agreement)

N

NAR (National Association of Realtors), CPM (Certified Property Manager)

NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers)

National Association of Realtors

National Association of Residential Property Managers

nationality, fair housing and

negotiations, rent rate

neighborhood, property evaluation and

noise complaints (lease agreement)

nonpayment of rent

notice to quit

NPMA (National Property Management Association)

nuisance eviction

O

occupancy standards

OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control)

office setup

oral agreements

organization

documents

emergency plans

lease agreement

legal knowledge

maintenance logs

record keeping

rental agreements

security

systems

ownership

elements of ownership

liability protection

types

owning your own business. See business ownership

P

parking (lease agreement)

partial ownership

partnership

Patriot Act

PayPal for rent payment

penalties for law violation

permission to enter property, denial

permits, zoning permit

pests (lease agreement)

pet policy (lease agreement)

pet security deposit

phone calls

answering service

versus email

photographing property

Ping.fm

Pinterest

points on mortgage

police, eviction and

potential appreciation

price per square foot

price per unit

privacy of tenants

entering property and

professional cleanup

professionalism as a landlord

profit

profitability

profit and loss

property access, security

property alterations (lease agreement)

property cash flow

profit and loss

property evaluation

amenities

area employment

crime statistics

financial calculations

future development

location

MLS listing

price per square foot

price per unit

property taxes

property insurance

property management

emergency calls

emergency preparedness

maintenance

micromanaging

software

team assembly

team idea

property managers. See also resident managers

accounting

expectations

hiring

legal knowledge and

licensing

maintenance

market knowledge and

researching

tenant connections and

property manual

furnished rentals

tenants

property taxes

prorating rent

publications, industry publications

purchase agreements

Q–R

quiet enjoyment covenant

rate negotiation

real estate types

real estate agents

brokers

sales agents

real estate brokerage

Realtor qualifications

receipts

record keeping

lease agreement

rental agreements

rental rates

recreational activities near prospective neighborhood

recycling

reference checks on applicants

Rehabilitation Act of, Section

religion, fair housing and

rent

collection

Corporate Housing by Owner

delinquent

increasing

late fees

nonpayment

prorating

rate negotiation

receipts

security deposit

rental agreements

rental history checks on applicants

rental rates

rent control

renters. See tenants

renter’s insurance

repairs, self

replacement-cost insurance

research

builders

property evaluation

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of

resident managers

responding to inquiries

restrictions on landlords

tenant rights

retaliation laws

rights of landlords

restrictions

tenant rights

rights of tenants

risk assessment

roommates (lease agreement)

RPA (Real Property Administrator)

RPM (Residential Management Professional)

rules (lease agreement)

S

safety

accessibility

electrical

fire

floors

security

sales agents

SBA (Small Business Administration), capital

scams

scheduled maintenance

Schedule E deductions

schools, property evaluation and

search strategies

seasonal cleanup

security

security deposit

amount

increasing

interest

normal wear and tear

pet deposit

retaining

Seesmic

self-employed persons as applicants

seller’s license

serious nuisance eviction

sex offenders, Megan’s Law

short-term rentals

testimonials

tracking successes

signatures (lease agreement)

simplicity

single-family residence,. See also house

costs

SMA (Systems Maintenance Administrator)

smoke detectors

smoking (lease agreement)

SMT (Systems Maintenance Technician)

SocialFlow

social media

SocialOomph

Social Security versus real estate investment

sole proprietorship

business name

EIN (Employee Identification Number)

Federal Tax Identification Number

taxes

specific loss insurance

spreadsheet software

Spredfast

Square, credit card payments and

square footage, pricing per square foot

staffing your business

staging

startup financing

statutory duties eviction

student housing

subletting

success stories

summons and complaint, eviction and

supply and demand

T

target market

taxes

accountants

depreciation

property taxes

Schedule E deductions

sole proprietorship

tax registration certificate

tenant rights

tenants

apartments

application information

application process

approvals

background checks

communication

complaints,. See complaints

complaints with other tenants

credit checks

criminal history checks

denial of permission to enter property

denials

existing

income sources

information packet

international

marketing to

privacy

property manager and

property manual

reference checks

rental history checks

resident managers

responsibility to

selecting

self-employed persons

testimonials

warning signs

terrorism insurance

testimonials from previous tenants

thermostats, eco-friendly

TIC (tenants in common)

time investment

time management

time requirements of upkeep

timeshare

TIN (tax identification number)

title insurance

toilets, eco-friendly

topic websites

tornado insurance

tornado preparedness

tours

townhouse

trade organizations/associations

TransUnion

TRIA (Terrorism Risk Insurance Act)

trial in court, eviction and

trusting yourself

trusts

turnover plan, vacancy

TweetDeck

Twitter

Twitterfeed

U

unfurnished rentals

unit pricing

unlawful detainer. See eviction

upkeep requirements

URLTA (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)

V

vacancy

as expense

turnover plan

vacation rentals

furnishing

testimonials

tracking successes

video tours

virtual video tours

W–X–Y–Z

walking score

warning signs of applicants

website

websites

craigslist

topic websites

windows, eco-friendly

workers’ compensation

written agreements

entering property

YouTube

zero-down investing

zoning permit