First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting out a Single-Family Home (USA Today/Nolo Series)

Janet Portman; Marcia Stewart; Michael Molinski

ISBN 10: 1413309119 / ISBN 13: 9781413309119

Published by Nolo, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting out a Single-Family Home (USA Today/Nolo Series)
• Publisher: Nolo
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1413309119
• ISBN 13: 9781413309119
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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, difficulty in selling a property 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.

About the Author

Janet Portman, an attorney and Nolo’s managing editor, is an expert on landlord-tenant law and is the author or co-author of Every Landlord’s Legal Guide, Leases & Rental Agreements and other Nolo titles. Her syndicated column, “Rent it Right”, appears regularly in The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times and other prominent media. Marcia Stewart is the co-author of Every Landlord’s Legal Guide, Every Tenant’s Legal Guide, and Leases & Rental Agreements, among others, and has edited dozens of Nolo books. Michael Molinksi is a veteran writer, spending 15 years as a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent at Bloomberg News, CBS MarketWatch and United Press International. He is the author and co-author of several books about small business and entrepreneurship including Small Business in Paradise.