Every Landlord's Legal Guide

This book was recommended by a friend who has rental properties. I had been using a property manager in the past but decided to go it on my own, and this guide was great at walking me through all the steps to get a tenant in my rental house. The appendix shows the various state laws, disclosures, etc. that are specific to each state. I was also able to tweak the lease agreement to suit my needs. I would highly recommend this Guide to anyone who has rental properties, especially for inexperienced Landlords.My only complaint was the time it took for the Guide to arrive. I usually get my Amazon products within a few days, and usually before the initial estimated delivery date. For some reason, this Guide took more than 10 days to get to me. This was during the rental application process, and I really could have used the Guide a little sooner. I almost bought it at my local Borders, but it was about $15 more expensive and Amazon had already shipped my order.

The book was a basic guide when your starting out. It had organized the material that we may already know to manageable reminders. The forms on disc were very helpful. The cost is unfortunately prohibitive to add to a start up investment. Its the kind of purchase that you thought to expensive at the time but after you make all the mistakes you realize the book could have saved you a lot of aggravation & money if you had just bought it. A landlords understanding of rental laws and providing documents explaining what's expected of the tenant can help avoid misunderstandings. If that doesn't work the signed, agreed to documentation stands up in court. Enlightenong the landlord, preparing documents and material on what to do when the lease is being ignored are all covered in the book.

I have been a landlord for 20+ years. This is the best and most thorough book available. I bought earlier editions and found them very useful. Reading the book and using the forms will quickly get you up to speed if you are a new landlord. The CDROM contains all you need in the way of forms. It is also easy to adapt the forms to your particular needs as well.

My uncle suggested this book for me after one of my renters was late on his rent payments and I had to evict him. Great advice for most states and even give sections of state law to investigate into to make sure you are covering your bases! I updated my lease based on the advice and my research! I have even shared it with others who are grateful for not having to do the work themselves. Save yourself pain later by getting this book!

I've just started the Kindle version, and so far it has lots of info that I didn't even consider when I came up with the idea of becoming a landlord. It's so thorough. It even lists mistakes of past owners so you can prepare for such things.The forms are downloadable on their website, but I did not try those yet. You can also see them in the Kindle version if you're making custom ones and just want ideas.

Loads of info

If you only wanted to buy one book to help you get going in landlording, this is the one. It covers all the legal considerations you need to be aware of as a landlord including differences in state laws and the legal forms you need. In so doing, it covers most of the landlording issues that other books do since, really, most of them boil down to legal issues.The state-by-state legal differences were particularly useful so I could craft my lease and properly follow the letter of the law. With just a generic how-to-landlord book, I'm not sure what I would have done. I probably wouldn't have been as aware as I should have about my local laws. And, bonus, the book is clear and easy to read.

I'm getting ready to rent out my bottom unit in my home, and after reading chapter one, It's true the authors give you a lot of information. Also, they supply a link to access more updated and current information!