The Expert Landlord

You have a residential investment property. Perhaps you are already renting it out. But are you doing it like a pro and do you know how to maximise your return from it? In this book, property management expert David Beattie distils two decades of experience into easy-to-implement steps and shows you how to manage your property like a professional landlord. His goal is to help you make more money in less time and with fewer hassles, by showing you how to run your property investment like a business; navigate and comply with South African rental laws with ease; attract, screen, place and keep high-quality tenants; ensure successful and consistent rent collection; and maintain your property with the least effort and money. The book also includes templates for all the documents the prospective landlord needs.

Now in its sixth edition, A Practical Approach to Landlord and Tenant continues to provide a comprehensive and systematic guide to the principles and practice of landlord and tenant law. Containing coverage of up to date cases, as well as key documents, this book provides a valuable introduction for students and professionals alike.

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The landlord's essential guide to residential rental law Landlord's Legal Kit For Dummies is a comprehensive guide to the laws and legalities of renting property. This one-stop legal reference provides both guidance and the correct forms that help landlords avoid tenant issues, which could lead to legal ramifications. From screening potential tenants to handling your own insurance and taxes, you'll find expert insight in this easy-to-read style that simplifies complex legal matters into understandable terms. The book includes access to all the needed legal forms in both English and Spanish, and contains current information about applicable codes, ordinances, and policies across the country. Landlords have a responsibility to provide a safe, fully operational home for their tenants, and oversights can result in major court settlements. As a landlord, you need to know what the law requires of you. You also need to understand your rights, and the actions available to you when the tenant is in the wrong. This resource brings you up to speed, with the most current information about residential rental property law. The book covers privacy rights, domicile laws, paperwork, and more. Features up-to-date lease forms and contracts available for download online Provides information about applicant screening questionnaires and anti-discrimination policies Includes state and local building codes, health ordinances, and landlord-tenant laws Instructs you how to handle breach of lease situations and evictions There's even guidance on hiring a lawyer to protect your assets, property, and rights. Ignorance of the law is no excuse in court, and it frequently leads to misunderstandings that can hurt your wallet and your reputation. Before you lease another property, get all your ducks in a row with the essential instruction and tools in Landlord's Legal Kit For Dummies.

Creation, Duration and Termination; Grounds for Termination; Illegality and Frustration of Purpose; Fitness for Use; Destruction of the Premises; Interference with the Tenant's Possession and Use of the Premises; Holdover Problem; Express Covenants to Repair; Duty to Repair in the Absence of an Express Covenant; Statutory Duty to Repair; Implied Warranty of Habitability; Retaliatory Eviction; Tort Liability for Injury to Persons and Property Inside and Outside the Leased Property; Ordinary Wear and Tear; Waste; Assignment and Sublease; Covenants Against Transfer of the Tenant's Interest; Transfers by the Landlord; Covenants Running with the Land; Rent and Security Deposits; Landlord's Lien; Distress for Rent; Extensions and Renewals.

"A comprehensive resource guide for any landlord that you'll come back to again and again." Julie Broad, Bestselling Author of More than Cashflow Have you ever felt property management pain. You know the kind that keeps you up at night. Maybe an eviction, a maintenance problem you cannot solve, could be the impact this whole real estate investing game has had on your personal relationships. Learn from my pain and suffering, avoid the pitfalls, that I fell into. I wrote the book I wish I had when I started investing in real estate and managing properties. Whether you own/manage one rental unit or hundreds, this book is a perfect blend of stories and step-by-step instruction. Written by Michael P. Currie, a well-known property management writer / real estate investor with several year of experience managing properties.

Discover the Landlording Secrets that have enabled John Nuzzolese to successfully rent and manage hundreds of rentals for almost 40 years!*How John fell into the "Landlord Niche'"*Recognize and avoid the "6 Biggest Landlord Traps"*Pre-Screening rental applicants*Screening with low-cost credit reports*Why you should use a "Landlord's Lease Agreement"*How reporting tenants to the credit bureau makes a differenceAs a Real Estate Broker / Investor in New York, John Nuzzolese has been involved with rentals and investment property since 1979. Besides owning and operating two real estate businesses, he is president and founder of The Landlord Protection Agency, Inc., an organization specializing in helping landlords and property managers avoid the hurdles, pitfalls and expensive blunders common when dealing with tenants. Because of the urgent need for quality tenant screening, John is also the president of the company, Quick Check Credit Reports, Inc., created to work hand in hand with the members of The Landlord Protection Agency, Inc. The growing need for landlords to collect unpaid rents from former tenants encouraged John to create Landlord Collection Agency, Inc., a collection agency for the purpose of reporting bad tenant debts onto tenant's credit records.Between working in real estate in New York and Florida, John lives most of the time in Naples, Florida with his wife of 34 years enjoying the beautiful S.W. Florida weather and of course, beautiful S.W. Florida real estate investing!For more information including FREE LANDLORD FORMS and credit reporting, be sure to visit www.theLPA.com

From the author of the real estate investment bible Buy It, Rent It, Profit! comes a fresh guide to teach new and aspiring landlords how to go from managing a single rental property to successfully managing a large rental portfolio. In his first book, real estate expert Bryan Chavis created the ultimate how-to guide for buying and managing rental properties, with practical, realistic ways to build lasting, long-term wealth. Now, he takes his acclaimed program one step further. The Landlord Entrepreneur shifts the focus from dealing exclusively with residential real estate to building a dynamic property management business. By following the step-by-step instructions in this new guide, anyone can create a fully functioning, professional property management company in only ten days. With Chavis’s modern take on real estate, you will learn the five phases of property management and the skills needed to successfully move through them—as well as the hacks and tricks to build your profitable business from the ground up. Full of smart, practical business advice, The Landlord Entrepreneur is the only guide you need to become a successful property manager in today’s real estate market.