First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting out a Single-Family Home

First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting out a Single-Family Home

First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting out a Single-Family Home

First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting out a Single-Family Home

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Overview

The 101 on earning rental income from a single-family home

Do you own a house you’d like to rent out rather than sell? It’s a common scenario in today’s market, especially if you’ve inherited a house, are moving to another home, or are buying an investment property. And it may mean you’re about to be a first-time landlord. Follow the advice in this book to ease into your new role and earn substantial profits while avoiding costly mistakes.

  • Learn your legal obligations.
  • Estimate costs and profits.
  • Choose good tenants and avoid problem ones.
  • Make the most of valuable tax deductions.
  • Handle repairs and property management tasks.

The 5th edition is updated to cover major legal changes, in particular how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created pass-through deductions that can benefit landlords. Includes sample forms and budget worksheets.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781413327939
Publisher: NOLO
Publication date: 10/13/2020
Edition description: Fifth Edition
Pages: 336
Sales rank: 290,227
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Janet Portman, an attorney and Nolo’s executive editor, specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law. She is the author or coauthor of Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Renters' Rights, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and others. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford Universityand a law degree from Santa Clara University. As a practicing attorney, she specialized in Criminal defense before joining Nolo.

Ilona Bray is an author and legal editor at Nolo, specializing in real estate, immigration law, and nonprofit fundraising. She is coauthor of Becoming a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Immigration Made Easy, Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home and numerous other top selling books. Bray's working background includes solo practice, nonprofit, and corporate stints, as well as long periods of volunteering, including an internship at Amnesty International's main legal office in London. She received her law degree and a Masters degree in East Asian (Chinese) Studies from the University of Washington. Bray also blogs on Nolo's Immigration Law Blog.

Marcia Stewart writes and edits for Nolo on landlord-tenant law, real estate, and other consumer issues. She is the coauthor of Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, Every Landlord's Legal Guide, and Rental Agreements, Renters' Rights.

Table of Contents

Your First-Time Landlord’s Companion 1. Will Landlording Bring You Money and Happiness? 2. So Happy Together: Landlording With Family or Friends 3. Preparing and Marketing Your Rental Property 4. Screening and Choosing Good Tenants 5. Preparing a Lease and Getting the Tenant Moved In 6. Manage Your Rental Income to Maximize Tax Deductions 7. Keeping Things Shipshape: Repairs and Maintenance 8. Landlord Liability for Injuries, Crimes, and More 9. Living in Perfect Harmony? Dealing With Difficult Tenants 10. Don’t Want to Do It Alone? Hiring a Property Manager 11. Ready to Quit? Exiting the Rental Property Business 12. A Slower Exit: Rent-to-Own Arrangements 13. Renting Out a Room in Your Home
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