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Whether or not you call yourself a landlord, when you rent out a house you'll want to do it right
The Landlording 101 course for new rental property owners who are first-time landlords by way of an inheritance, divorce, investment, purchase for a family member, or a move to a new house.90% of small properties are owned by individual landlords, and millions in this group are balancing their landlord responsibilities with their daytime careers.
First - Time Landlord provides concise information for those with little business savvy and less time and patience to become big-time real estate investors, but who wish to make money on their new property while renting it out lawfully and right It covers:
How to determine whether or not the property will turn a profit
Landlord business basics
Finding good tenants
Preparing and signing a lease
Handling Repairs
Complying with applicable rental laws
Dealing with problem tenants
Preparing for sale of property
Containing tips, true stories, and shared first-time experiences, First - Time Landlord is an indispensable book for the new landlords of today's dominant rental housing market.
Synopsis
From Nolo and USA TODAY, this book is the starting point for thousands of new landlords who don't know where to begin. Many accidental landlords don't know the first thing, practical or legal, about renting out a family home. No matter the situation, with First-Time Landlord, these people will find the information they need to be effective, make a profit and follow the law. It covers attracting and choosing tenants, leases and rental agreements, taxes and cash-flow issues, repairs and maintenance, balancing a day job with landlording, legal trouble and how to avoid it, dealing with bad tenants and much more. First-Time Landlord includes excerpts of USA TODAY articles, useful checklists and the ever-popular USA TODAY Snapshots. Best of all, the book includes real-life stories and tips from experienced landlords.
Synopsis
Landlording 101 for new rental property owners who are first-time landlords as a result of an inheritance, divorce, move to a new house, buying a duplex and renting out the extra unit, purchase for a family member (elderly parent or college student child), or buying a rental property house as an investment. Many of the readers are not only first-timers, but they are accidental landlords who took on the task because they inherited a property or couldnit sell their house at a decent price, so are renting it out. The book is for the millions of people who rent out single-family homes and condos (not multi-unit apartment buildings), while typically balancing a day job with landlord responsibilities. The audience is novice landlords who need basic business and legal advice on renting out and managing rental propertiesodifferent from landlords who consider themselves real estate investors.
Synopsis
Whether or not you call yourself a "landlord," when you rent out a house you'll want to do it right!
The "Landlording 101" course for new rental property owners who are first-time landlords by way of an inheritance, divorce, investment, purchase for a family member, or a move to a new house. 90% of small properties are owned by individual landlords, and millions in this group are balancing their landlord responsibilities with their daytime careers.
Containing tips, true stories, and shared first-time experiences, " First - Time Landlord" is an indispensable book for the new landlords of today's dominant rental housing market.