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Care and Feeding of Tenants
A humorous yet practical look at the lucrative art of landlording by a born cynic and former gag writer. Realtor Andy Kane tells property owners how to keep wily tenants in their place (paying rent to make their landlord rich!) plus how to collect rents, train tenants to pay promptly and make minor repairs, fill vacancies, outsmart do-gooder groups and inspectors, handle complaints and make a bundle off tenants in addition to rent.
120 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 1980
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November 6, 2023
Published in 1981 by Paladin Press in Boulder, Colorado, the nonfiction-meets-fantasy self-help book for landlords, "Care and Feeding of Tenants," by Andy Kane, is hopefully intended as satire. But I definitely wasn't laughing.
I found a dusty copy of this book while cleaning out an old factory office in October 2023. I assumed someone had given it to my deceased uncle as a gift, and with such a horrible piece of cover art, I was curious as to what the contents might be.
I found this book loathsome and cruel. If there was meant to be humor here, I certainly missed it. I'd rather eat a plate of steaming dog crap than read this book.
I wish my uncle were still alive so I could ask him who gave him this book. I'm sure it must've been intended as a gag gift. I can't imagine anyone taking this POS seriously.
The author gleefully promotes violence, greed, cruelty, oppression, and every kind of -ism there is, such as racism, ageism, ableism, sexism, classism, classism, classism.... And it's all packaged for laughs. This is the meanest kind of humor there is.
I don't know what else to say about this drivel, other than it belongs in the garbage.
For me personally, this book is worth negative stars. I would never recommend this trash to anyone.
Three stars overall, since I know I was not the intended reader for this book. I honestly have no idea who would be.
I found a dusty copy of this book while cleaning out an old factory office in October 2023. I assumed someone had given it to my deceased uncle as a gift, and with such a horrible piece of cover art, I was curious as to what the contents might be.
I found this book loathsome and cruel. If there was meant to be humor here, I certainly missed it. I'd rather eat a plate of steaming dog crap than read this book.
I wish my uncle were still alive so I could ask him who gave him this book. I'm sure it must've been intended as a gag gift. I can't imagine anyone taking this POS seriously.
The author gleefully promotes violence, greed, cruelty, oppression, and every kind of -ism there is, such as racism, ageism, ableism, sexism, classism, classism, classism.... And it's all packaged for laughs. This is the meanest kind of humor there is.
I don't know what else to say about this drivel, other than it belongs in the garbage.
For me personally, this book is worth negative stars. I would never recommend this trash to anyone.
Three stars overall, since I know I was not the intended reader for this book. I honestly have no idea who would be.
September 28, 2022
Of course, this book is satirical and mostly gives advice that is probably illegal or at least toes the line. It is irreverent, sharp, and makes some questionable observations. It was funny though if you can look past some of the more off color jokes. A short read easy to burn through if you want something quick.
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