Did you get a bare-bones policy since the HOA policy "covers everything" or did you get a comprehensive policy?

How do you tell the difference between the authors that know what they are talking about vs the ones that don’t or just don’t want to put the effort in to writing a comprehensive book on the subject and just give useless philosophical ideas that haven’t been tested?

Doing it poorly will make you not want to get up in the morning, and most landlords do it very poorly.Rather than trying to source and then assemble all the key components of a comprehensive and bulletproof property management system (e.g., lease management, repair management, payment processing, lease renewal management, etc.), find someone who already does that and then let them do their job.That way, you can focus on your job: finding great deals!

Secondly you need to enhance your ability to execute.

So, before I address all of the points I read in this thread, can we agree on the following:- All properties in a given neighborhood will all have different market values,- The simplification of those values could be placed into the following three (3) categories;   * AS-IS (No deferred maintenance has been addressed AND curb-appeal is seriously lacking)   * Enhanced (all deferred maintenance has been addressed and some newer "creature comforts" installed)   * Optimal (highest priced, highest and best use dwelling in the neighborhood)If you agree to these simplified characterization, then the following might be agreeable: @Randy Thomason - [Good and Bad Wholesaler, Double Closings]There are good and bad wholesalers, just like there are good and bad real estate agents and brokers.

I love the idea of a comprehensive “new tenant handbook” and will definitely implement that with future tenants.

However, while I've spent the time educating myself, there's one topic that still confuses me, and I was hoping the BP community could provide a comprehensive explanation.

Rental Property Investing focuses only on rental properties and is a comprehensive overview of investing in that particular field.As for The Book on Tax Strategies, there are no current plans to revise the original book, but Amanda Han recently wrote a new bonus chapter (and a video!) 

My understanding of a TAW agreement is that the advantage is that it does not have an ending date therefore it may be terminated at anytime with proper notice by either the tenant or the landlord.There is a good book called:"The Successful Landlord" A Comprehensive Guide to the Rights and Responsibilities of Owning and Managing Rental Property in Massachusetts.

The goal isn't comprehension at this point.2.