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

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.

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.