{"id":13080,"date":"2020-04-17T15:33:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/?p=13080"},"modified":"2020-04-17T15:33:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:33:59","slug":"top-business-books-for-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/top-business-books-for-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Business Books for Landlords, Investors, and Property Managers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Developing your business knowledge is vital to your success whether you are an investor, landlord or property manager. Staying competitive in any market requires the willingness to learn from other experts in the real estate industry and in the business world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0While hundreds of great business books come out every year, there are always a few gems that can take any entrepreneurs or real estate experts to the next level.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLeaders Eat Last Deluxe: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t\u201d by Simon Sinek<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

If your goal is to be a great property manager, you need to have an excellent team at your side. Yet, <\/span>employee <\/span>turnover rate within the apartment property management field<\/span><\/a> is even higher than that of the retail industry. <\/span>What do great leaders do to foster great teamwork? Sinek discovered the answer during a conversation with a Marine Corps general. “Officers eat last,” he said. His book <\/span>illustrates how certain businesses <\/span>foster trust and cooperation within their team because their leaders build what Sinek calls a “Circle of Safety” that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside. In the deluxe edition<\/span>\u00a0of this book, Sinek includes an expanded chapter and appendix on leading millennials, giving more insight to ensure that you prepared to lead a cohesive team regardless of generational differences.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst Things First\u201d by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Written by the same author of the incredibly popular book \u201cThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,\u201d which sold <\/span>more than 10 million cop<\/span>ies, Covey\u2019s advice didn’t end there. Together with Roger Merrill and Rebecca Merrill, Covey writes a guide to prioritizing your personal and professional goals and has been considered the gold standard for time management books<\/span>.\u00a0 Whether you are a landlord, investor or property manager, there is no more important asset than your time. Covey offers time management tips that enable you to get more done in less time, develop and retain rich relationships and create balance in your life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Book on Managing Rental Properties\u201d by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

An easily recognizable name if you ever find yourself listening to The BiggerPockets Podcast, podcast co-host Brandon Turner offers more tips in this book, with the help of his wife Heather Turner. With 100 rental units and dozens of rehab projects under their belts, this husband and wife team express that no matter how great you are at finding good rental property deals, you won\u2019t be profitable without the right management strategy. The Turners take you through low-cost strategies for attracting great tenants, rental lease provisions to include to protect yourself, practical tips to ensure long-term tenants, tips for bookkeeping and taxes, and much more. Designed with practical advice to help even small landlords or property managers, this book is a great read for anyone hoping to develop the skills to effectively manage their expanding portfolios.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World\u201d by Rand Fishkin<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Written by a founder and former CEO of Moz (a <\/span>marketing analytics company based in Seattle<\/span>) Rand Fiskin reveals how traditional Silicon Valley \u201cwisdom\u201d leads too many startups astray. Fishkin\u2019s offers humor and a practical look at the behind-the-scenes parts of startup world that is rarely highlighted. This book proves to be an enjoyable read while it opens up about hard-won truths for any business environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTraction: Get a Grip on Your Business\u201d by Gino Wickman\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Written by Gino Wickman, this book requires entrepreneurs and business leaders to ask themselves \u201cDo I have grip on my business, or does my business have a grip on me?\u201d and expresses that readers do have the power to eliminate all their business-related frustrations. Every business leader faces the same frustrations\u2014personnel conflict, profit woes, and inadequate growth. This book teaches the Entr<\/span>epreneurial Operating System (EOS) which acts set of basic tools to help businesses leaders treat their business is a separate entity. <\/span>Wickman offers you the secrets of strengthening the six key components of your business, allowing it to become its own self-sustaining organism. This means will <\/span>feel more in control, happier and less stressed. Which in turn, l<\/span>eads to organizations that are more profitable, more focused and staffed by great employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n

Whether your business or investments are flourishing or facing uncertainty, sharpening your business knowledge and developing more skills always provides dividends. If you have a few minutes to spare each day, there\u2019s no better time than now to find a new favorite book and use its expertise to ensure that you are one step closer to meeting your business goals and creating the life for yourself that you always dreamed of.<\/span><\/p>\n

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