American Landlord: Everything U Need to Know... about Property Management

Trevor Rhodes

Dec 2007 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

The Definitive Guide for Every Landlord

Whether you just have an extra room to rent or a growing rental empire, you still need reliable information and expert advice to make sure you do it right. Drawn from years of experience helping thousands of landlords, American Landlord leads everyone from the new landlord to the old pro through all the ins and outs of property management.

Inside:

• Buying and maintaining rental properties
• Successfully advertising your vacancies
• Safely and securely screening your applicants
• Effectively dealing with troublesome tenants
• Understanding rental forms and agreements

BONUS CD-ROM FEATURES: Ready-to-print rental applications, lease agreements, checklists plus landlord-tenant laws for all 50 states, and much more!

Ratings and reviews

I wouldn't go so far as to say this book gives you everything you need to know. However, as a first time landlord, the book did provide some excellent information. I did like how the book gave individual information about each state such as security deposit return time frames. The cd-Rom could be more useful if you were able to add sections, not just fill in the blanks on the rental agreement. But the information did seem to match that of previous lease agreements. Overall a good book for the beginner.

About the author

Trevor Rhodes is founder and CEO of AmerUSA, the nation’s leading tenant-screening company, and is a nationally recognized leading authority in real estate.