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First-time landlord : your guide to renting out a single-family home / by Janet Portman, Marcia Stewart, and Michael Molinski.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley, CA : Nolo, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 320 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1413309119 (pbk.)
  • 9781413309119 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Is owning rental property for you? -- So happy together : landlording with family or friends -- Preparing and marketing your rental property -- Screening and choosing good tenants -- Preparing a lease and getting the tenant moved in -- Manage your rental income to maximize tax deductions -- Keeping things shipshape : repairs and maintenance -- Landlord liabilities for injuries, crimes, and more -- Living in perfect harmony? : dealing with difficult tenants -- Don't want to do it alone? : hiring a property manager -- Ready to quit? : exiting the rental property business.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 333.338 P853 Available 33111005628363
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

"February 2009"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Is owning rental property for you? -- So happy together : landlording with family or friends -- Preparing and marketing your rental property -- Screening and choosing good tenants -- Preparing a lease and getting the tenant moved in -- Manage your rental income to maximize tax deductions -- Keeping things shipshape : repairs and maintenance -- Landlord liabilities for injuries, crimes, and more -- Living in perfect harmony? : dealing with difficult tenants -- Don't want to do it alone? : hiring a property manager -- Ready to quit? : exiting the rental property business.

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