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Your First-Time Landlord's Companion | |
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Is Owning Rental Property for You? | |
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Great Tilings About Being a Landlord | |
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Tough Parts of Being a Landlord | |
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Cute, Cheap, and More: Features of the Ideal Rental Property | |
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Thinking About Buying an Investment Property? | |
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Buying a Foreclosed Property | |
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What Will Your Monthly Profit Be? | |
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What Will Your Long-Term Gain Be? | |
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Setting Your Goals | |
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So Happy Together: Landlording With Family or Friends | |
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The Pros and Cons of Landlording Together | |
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Having a Compatible Co-Owner | |
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How to Take Title | |
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Creating a Co-Ownership Agreement | |
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Preparing and Marketing Your Rental Property | |
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Make Sure Everything Is Up to Code | |
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Should You Make Major Repairs or Improvements? | |
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Prepare the Rental for an Attractive Showing | |
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Set the Rentand Other Important Terms | |
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Get to Know the Neighbors | |
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Come on Down! Advertising Your House for Rent | |
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How to Show Your Property | |
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Pardon Those People: Renting Property That's Still Occupied | |
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Screening and Choosing Good Tenants | |
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Creating a Rental Application | |
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Check References and Run a Credit Report | |
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Avoiding Illegal Discrimination | |
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Is This the One? Characteristics of the Perfect Tenant | |
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Whom to Reject | |
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Preparing a Lease and Getting the Tenant Moved In | |
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Which Is Better, a Lease or a Rental Agreement? | |
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Typical Provisions in Leases and Rental Agreements | |
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Signing a Lease or Rental Agreement | |
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Getting the tenant Moved In | |
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Organizing Your Rental Records | |
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Manage Your Rental Income to Maximize Tax Deductions | |
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Keeping Your Business Finances Separate | |
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Shielding Yourself From Liability for Business Debts | |
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Spenta Lot of Money? Take More Tax Deductions! | |
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Proving What You've Spent: Record Keeping | |
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Are You Rich Yet? Tracking Income" and Expenses | |
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How Much Cash to Keep in Reserve | |
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What to Do When Expenses Exceed income | |
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Finding Professionals to Help You | |
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Keeping Tilings Shipshape: Repajrs and Maintenance | |
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Dealing W th the Legalities: Your Repair and Maintenance Obligations | |
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Adopting a Good Maintenance and Repair System | |
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No Thanks! Hiring Someone Else to do the Work | |
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Landlord Liability for Injuries, Crimes, and More | |
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Ouch, That Smarts: Liability for Tenant Injuries | |
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Liability for Environmental Health Hazards | |
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Keeping Tenants Safe: Liability for Crime | |
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Insurance Coverage for Property and Liability | |
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Living in Perfect Harmony? Dealing With Difficult Tenants | |
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Common Tenant Problems- And What to Do About Them | |
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Resolving Disputes | |
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When All Else Fails: Terminations and Evictions | |
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Don't Want to Do It Alone? Hiring a Property Manager | |
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What a Professional Property Manager Does | |
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Should You Hire a Property Manager? | |
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How to Find the Best Property Manager | |
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Put It in Writing: Drafting an Agreement With Your Property Manager | |
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Ready to Quit? Exiting the Rental Property Business | |
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What's the Driving Force? Identifying Your Exit Plan Objectives | |
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What Are Your Options? Exploring Opportunities | |
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What Rights Does the Tenant Have If You Sell? | |
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If You Decide to Sell: Getting Ready | |
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A Slower Exit: Rent-to-Own Arrangements | |
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Rent to Own | |
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The Option Price | |
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Sale Price of the House | |
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When the Tenant Must Exercise the Option | |
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Seller Financing and the Tenant's Rent-Paying History | |
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How Will the Tenant Notify You? | |
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Tenant Improvements and Rent | |
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"Right of Refusal" and "Right of Offer" | |
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Get Legal Advice | |
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Renting Out a Room in Your Home | |
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Is Renting a Room to a Lodger for You? | |
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Basic Steps to Renting Out a Room | |
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Index | |