The CompleteLandlord.com Ultimate Landlord Handbook [Paperback]

William A. Lederer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 27, 2009 | Series: Completelandlord.Com

This book covers the entire cycle of becoming a successful landlord. Written in an accessible format by the entire team of completelandlord.com, this book provides valuable information for landlords from a staff of real estate experts. Readers will find essential information on:

• What a new landlord can expect
• How to determine which is the best property to invest in
• How to keep accurate records, rental agreements and leases
• How to deal with tenants
• How to screen tenants
• How to market your property to tenants
• How to manage the day-to-day responsibilities of a landlord

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"The CompleteLandlord.com Ultimate guides are not just a series of three books—it is a comprehensive, integrated system including extensive Web resources to make the task of landlording profitable, rewarding, and even fun. Experience may be the best teacher, but it doesn't have to be your own experience! Bill Lederer and his team have over twenty-five years' experience in all aspects of landlording. Let him provide all the information and systems you need to be a successful real estate investor."
—Dr. Dolf de Roos, author of the New York Times bestseller Real Estate Riches

Become the Ultimate Landlord!

As the go-to resources for real estate investors and operators around the country, William Lederer's CompleteLandlord.com real estate guides cover all the basics of landlording, real estate investing, and property management. In addition to hard-earned wisdom and handy tools, each book includes a free one-month trial membership to CompleteLandlord.com—a $19.97 value!

The CompleteLandlord.com Ultimate Landlord Handbook offers total coverage of the day-to-day responsibilities of residential landlords and shows you how to start small and build your way to success. Unlike any other book, this practical guide includes a complete success system that extends beyond the book to the CompleteLandlord.com Web site, known to hundreds of thousands as the bible of landlording.

Inside, you'll find answers to the following questions, and more:

• What can you expect as a new landlord?

• What goes into managing the daily responsibilities of landlording?

• How can you market your property to tenants?

• What are the best tenant-screening tools?

• How should you deal with good and bad tenants?

• What do you need to know about keeping accurate records, rental agreements, and leases?

• How can you find the best properties to invest in?

About the Author

William A. Lederer is Publisher and President of CompleteLandlord.com, the leading Web site written for and by landlords. This proven, one-stop portal offers comprehensive content, commerce, an online landlord community, and on-demand solutions that include customizable forms and letters, as well as tools for tenant screening, vacancy marketing and tenant communications, electronic rent collection, and Web-based property management. An expert in virtually every aspect of landlording, Lederer and his wife have been tenants, investors, and landlords for many years in different economic cycles and regions of the United States.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470323159
• ISBN-13: 978-0470323151
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #554,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > Law > English Law > Landlord & Tenant

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book really covers it all, November 14, 2009

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Mariusz Skonieczny "Author" (Schaumburg, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The CompleteLandlord.com Ultimate Landlord Handbook (Paperback)

Wow, this book really covers it all. Many real estate books focus on the acquisition process and then leave you on your own. This one helps you learn how to choose the right rental properties, screen and choose good tenants, and perform investment analysis. I believe that the best way to manage your properties is to first attract the best tenants. I thought this book did a good job in this aspect. Rental agreements, leases, and other forms are going to save you a lot of time and are alone worth more than the price of this book. I would also recommend the author's other book, The [...]m: Ultimate Real Estate Investing Handbook.

- Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market

2.0 out of 5 stars Infomercial that you have to pay for, October 20, 2011

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George_MD (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The CompleteLandlord.com Ultimate Landlord Handbook (Paperback)

Too bad the site that the authors keep referencing to for more details does not exist anymore.

Essentially the book is the infomercial that you have to pay for. Look for Leigh Robinson's "Landlording", Mike Butler and Jeffrey Taylor for no-nonsense educational material.