Real estate investor and property management consultant Shiral Torres takes you on a journey to master basic, yet effective property management skills that help you become a confident, successful landlord. Through her stories and struggles (from being a teenage mother to now owning many rentals across the country), she gives the reader real life landlord examples and solutions that anyone can apply to their own rental property business. Shiral's philosophy about keeping life and business simple makes property management fun and exciting. Being a landlord has its challenges, but it doesn't have to be a nightmarish experience. Let Shiral Torres teach you applicable property management skills and show you how to consistently stick to them. After reading Shiral's book you may even enjoy property management enough to turn it into a full-time career!
About the Author: Truly a self-made woman, Shiral grew up in the "hood" of Los Angeles, getting good grades, playing sports after school, and running from gang members who came from outside the neighborhood in which she lived. Shiral had her first child at sixteen years old with her high school sweetheart. She and her baby's father eventually wed, had another child, and they are still a happy couple today. After giving birth, Shiaral continued her education until she graduated from California State University, Los Angeles, with a BA degree in Sociology that included an emphasis in alcohol and substance abuse addiction. Afterward, she landed a job in South Los Angeles as a drug counselor where she worked for many years and became known for a Parenting Skills class she developed and still teaches. On her two-hour round trip commute to work, Shiral listened to real estate tapes and memorized the lessons and content each one had to offer. One day she had a thought about investing in real estate, and the next thing she knew she and her husband bought a four-plex, which was the beginning of a family business. Continuing to purchase properties across the United States, Shiral learned every aspect of buying, selling, renting, and managing property so well that she unexpectedly became the go-to person when anyone she knew needed advice about being a landlord. Which is what led her to writing this book and developing her popular classes on real estate investment, finance management, and property management. A life skills coach, Shiral also teaches workshops on caregiving and parenting, and is an active volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association. Her passions include raising funds for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, continuous self-improvement, and living a simple lifestyle. Her philosophy on simple living is due to her passion for the environment...less is more. Shiral is the proud mom of two adult children and lives in Burbank, California, with her husband of thirty-three years. You may reach her through her website at www.SimplyShiral.com.