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First-time landlord : your guide to renting out a single-family home /

by Portman, Janet.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berkeley, CA : Nolo, c2011Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 093371376270; 9781413316278 (pbk.); 1413316271 (pbk.).Subject(s): Real estate management -- United States | Rental housing -- United States -- Management | Landlord and tenant -- United States
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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HD1394 S27 2011 c.2 Property asset management / HD1394 S64 1994 Real estate asset management : HD1394.5 C6 Z56 2002 中國物業管理探索 / HD1394.5 U6 F57 2011 First-time landlord : HD1516 C6 Z435 2012 屯田史話 = HD1698 C53 D664 2013 水舞人間 : HD1698 M4 S58 2002 誰偷走湄公河的未來? :

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.

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