Every Landlords Guide to Finding Great Tenants by Janet Portman; Book Review

Multi-unit investors are the bread and butter clients ofof this complete guide and the format makes it simple
experienced and successful real estate agents. 1031to focus on a particular theme, and revisit others on a
exchanges are one of the many options forwhen-the-time-comes basis.Chapter titles include;
landlords-to-be. After the closing or escrow though isChoosing Good Tenants Makes Good Business
when the real work begins and offering ways toSense, Complying with Discrimination Laws, How to
smooth the operational transition for new or repeatDeal with Current Tenants-Before You Look for New
owners of rental properties, can be a great source ofOnes, How to Advertise Effectively, How You Should
future referrals for real estate agents. A new bookShow Your Rental, Preparing Your Rental Application
released in 2006 should be a required closing gift fromand Screening Materials, Fielding Initial Questions and
the selling agent to the buyer of any multi-unit buildingPhone Screening, Prepare Your Rental for an Open
or complex, with two or a thousand units.EveryHouse or Showing, Face to Face: Showing the Rental
Landlords Guide to Finding Great Tenants by Attorneyand Negotiating with Prospective Tenants, evaluating
Janet Portman, Nolo, 2006, ISBN 1-4133-0413-3,Rental Applications, Checking Applicant's Credit
Paperback, 455 Pages is designed in an readerReports, Checking Landlord, Employer, and Personal
friendly format, full of icons, shaded call-out boxes,References, Checking Applicants' Criminal
sample forms, and checklists. Easy-to-read tablesBackgrounds, How to Choose and Work With a
outline state-specific laws on returning securityTenant Screening Agency, Choosing Your New
deposits and showing notices, to name a few. FromTenant, and How to Reject-What to Say, What to
apartment marketing programs, how to show a rental,Write.This book is a solid ten and highly recommended
fielding and screening calls, and checking references,to building owners, 1031 Exchange Qualifying
no step in the process is left out and all proceduresIntermediaries, real estate editors and educators,
are drilled down to the bottom line.Ms. Portman bringsleasing and rental managers, real estate agents and
an experts perspective on the law, but don't think thatbrokers.Mark Nash is the author of "Fundamentals of
this is a dry read. Engaging text sprinkled with bulletMarketing for the Real Estate Professional", "Starting &
points, graphics, and clever caution points, make thisSucceeding in Real Estate", "Reaching Out: The
the best desk reference for any landlord. Perfect forFinancial Power of Niche Marketing", and "1001 Tips for
the experienced but exasperated landlord to theBuying and Selling a Home". Mark is a contributing
freshly minted, this is a must-have rentalwriter for: Realtor (R) Magazine Online, Broker Agent
resource.Every Landlords Guide to Finding GreatNews, Real Estate Executive Magazine, Principal
Tenants comes with a handy CD-ROM, for on-the-goBroker, and Realty Times. His tried and true real estate
landlords. The CD has files of all forms featured andtips has been featured on CBS The Early Show, CNN,
discussed in the book, as well as sampleHGTVpro.com, The New York Times, and USA
landlord-tenant conversations. Nothing has been left outToday.