Summary
Searching for the perfect tenant? Get the only book devoted to the most important decision a landlord can make!
Landlords face many challenges, but choosing new tenants has the greatest potential to affect your bottom line. Fortunately, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants can help you find the right tenant for your rental property!
Let this book guide you through the process of attracting, screening and selecting the best renters available. Get timely advice on:
- effective advertising
- phone screening
- presenting the unit
- evaluating applications
- examining credit reports
- checking references
- discrimination basics
- making a rental offer
- rejecting applicants
Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants provides dozens of forms and checklists for every step, with easy instructions to fill them out. The 2nd edition has been fully updated to reflect the latest changes in the law in your state, including California's updated rules about checking a potential tenant's immigration status.
Plus: The CD-ROM included provides invaluable audio dialogues that show you how to conduct interviews and get the information you need without running afoul of the law.
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Press Reviews
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“At last, the long-needed, ultra-complete guidebook every residential landlord should have to find and select quality tenants.”
Robert Bruss,
syndicated real estate columnist
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"Offers balanced advice on the topic, shedding light on both the legal and practical aspects of finding great tenants."
Los Angeles Times
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"Covering all the angles, this book is a must read for landlords before handing out the keys to their investment."
Helene Lesel,
syndicated real estate columnist
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"How you choose your tenants is one of your most important decisions. Here's an extensive and helpful reference book."
Rent.com
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"Authoritative in an easy-to-read style, chock full of forms, icons and highlighted boxes, written by a legal expert. "
Mark Nash, author of
1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home
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"Janet Portman is an effective, lucid communicator whose latest work is an understandable, thorough roadmap for landlords -- and for tenants looking to get a leg up on the competition."
Tom Kelly,
host of "Real Estate Today"
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"Pairs business and legal advice for those who own or manage rental property.... Helps readers with everything from conducting an open house to screening tenants without engaging in discrimination."
Library Journal
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"Includes sample scripts to help you learn what to say and not to say, in particular when handling objections, avoiding discriminatory statements, and dealing with questions about competing properties."
RussWhitney.com
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