Includes index.

Your first-time landlord's companion -- Is owning rental property for you? -- 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 liability 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 -- A slower exit : rent-to-own arrangements -- Renting out a room in your home.

"Information those new to owning rental properties need to rent and manage a home or condo. The 2nd edition covers renting out a house in or near foreclosure, renting out a room in a house where the owners still live, and lease-option-to-buy contracts (and when they are appropriate or risky)"--Provided by publisher.