The Good Landlord: A Guide to Making a Profit While Making a Difference

Ever lost money from unpaid rent or property damage? Lay awake, furious over a tenant issue you couldn’t resolve? Clashed over a repair your tenant requested but wouldn’t allow access to complete?

You may want to talk but expect communication will break down unless you find a new way. How can you discuss your rights and your interests in the same conversation without confrontation? Landlords stand to lose not only their profits but peace of mind if unable to discuss both.

Written for landlords, property managers and housing professionals, The Good Landlord will show you how to make communication work so you can increase your profits, positive impact and peace of mind. You’ll discover approaches to building tenant relationships that will save time and money. You’ll learn how to avoid tenancy issues escalating into costly disputes. And if court is needed, Shapiro offers a step-by-step process to get results, including the back rent, or evict at minimal expense. Included is a guide for reaching agreements without overspending on lawyers.

Whether your tenancies are stable or eviction is needed, The Good Landlord will help you maximize success with your tenants by day, and sleep at night!

Drawing on 25 years of experience as a coach, mediator, trainer, and landlord himself, Shapiro offers stories, dialogues, checklists, and lessons learned to make learning fun. Most importantly, The Good Landlord will help you gain control as a landlord. You’ll experience greater freedom now and in the future from difficult conflict. You’ll feel more valued as a landlord, and be able to do the things you love to do. You'll have more time to yourself and peace of mind.

For over 25 years, Peter Gilman Shapiro has been empowering landlords to make a profit while making a difference in their communities.

A Graduate of MIT's Master's Program in City Planning, Peter went on to found and direct the Housing Services Program at Just-A-Start Corporation, a nonprofit in Cambridge, MA. From 1990-2015, Peter and his team provided mediation, legal services, and training, and led support groups for landlords across Massachusetts. His innovative techniques led to the successful resolution of thousands of disputes regarding eviction, housing, real estate, business, and family matters.

A landlord himself, Peter has been developing, testing, and applying the ideas in this book with his own tenants since 1990.

Peter continues to provide mediation, training, and consulting, nationwide, on how to:
- Build productive landlord-tenant relationships
- communicate and negotiate effectively
- prevent tenant issues from escalating into costly disputes
- address eviction in a sensible way

Peter lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his teenage sons and his partner, Aline.

Visit his website, www.thegoodlandlord.com or contact him at peter@thegoodlandlord.com