Landlording on Autopilot: A Simple, No-Brainer System for Higher Profits and Fewer Headaches

by Mike Butler

Book Overview

Discover how Mike Butler managed 75 rental properties while working full-time as a police detective--before he hired any part-time help For many investors, landlording is a pain, but not for those who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047178978X
• ISBN13: 9780471789789
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Landlord Investing is not Scary

Some authors, and even some investors, normally advise the routes which lead around the seemingly scary Landlord option. Mike Butler breaks through all of the barriers that many of us relate to Landlords and landlording. I am very pleased with the straight-forward explanations along with his Kentucky humor. Mix this book in with other authors like Robert Kiyosaki, Peter Conti & David Finkel, Michael A. Lechter and Ken McElroy to really spice up your views of investing and take it to a higher level. This book has caused me not only to rethink Landlording as an option, but also opened my mind to owning a multitude of single family homes vice apartments/condos. Thank you Mike Butler!

Great Book!

If you are a landlord or porperty manager, you want this book. This is the best book about lanlording that I have ever read. ( and I have read about a dozen)

A Practical Guide with a Twist

This book offers real world problems with a solution and gives the thought process involved. It teaches you to think "business-like" when investing in rentals. His solutions to minimize time spent on properties makes real sense. His landlord/tenant relationship is built on training from day one. He teaches you to be an exceptional personal "property manager" (a.k.a. landlord/owner) instead of a slumlord. Also, there are downloadable forms (lots of them). Enough forms to make the price of the book worthwhile. My only advice is to write down the websites as you read the book since there isn't a list. I feel this book can really be applied once you get more and more properties.

An Excellent, Practical Blueprint

One of the parts of real estate investing entails landlording...but if you have no idea how to handle any and all parts of this management responsibility, it may stop you from getting involved. This book is the best one I have read. It sticks to the subject, provides all sorts of resources, including the all important forms and checklists, and deals with real life examples. I will let you find one of the very best secrets that helped me to understand how to handle complaints. One other important issue with me was how practical is this information for a "foreign" reader. Because I live in Canada, it is important for me to be able to use this information. It goes without saying, you must do your own due dillegence and consult your own legal and accounting team members. But it's much easier to revise a document than to start from scratch. This has all the basics.

Great book!!!

We purchased this book right about the time we were buying our first rental property. It was worth every penny and some. It's an easy read - you feel like you're just having a good heart-to-heart with someone who's been there and done that. Mike's advice will save you from making beginner mistakes and point you in the right direction every time. His advice is sound and he brings up many items that the first-time rental property owner would never think of. What's as good is the fact that after reading the book you are given websites where you can download free forms - which I must say has saved us HOURS. If you are just beginning in the rental property business or have not seemed to have much luck - I say this a MUST-READ!!!! 1/2/09 - We were one of the first to purchase this book - and the first to post a review. At the time, the forms, although kind of tricky to download, were free. However, it does seem like Mike is trying to make money from webinars, seminars, etc...and it doesn't surprise me he is now charging for the forms. That was one of the main reasons I gave the book 5 stars - the free forms made it worth everything. I didn't want anyone to think I had misled them initially.