Landlord Training Guides

Mini Training Guides

9 Common Landlord Mistakes (20 Pages)

9 Contingency Categories for Buying Income Properties (22 Pages)

Including the right contingencies, properly written, is extremely important when buying property.

9 Disclosure Issues in Real Property Transactions (22 Pages)

“Caveat Emptor” – that is, “Buyer Beware” – no longer applies in the U.S. for most purchases.

9 Employee Hiring Issues (24 Pages)

Calling workers by the title “independent contractors” does not necessarily make them so.

9 Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues (18 Pages)

Violation of the FCRA can result in fines and/or lawsuits, even criminal prosecution.

9 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Issues (13 Pages)

The FDCPA requires that debt collectors treat consumers fairly and prohibits collection abuses.

9 Fundamentals of Real Property Valuation (30 Pages)

Investors must understand valuation principles in order to buy and to sell at the right prices.

9 Group Investing Issues (26 Pages)

There are a number of legal and business issues associated with group investing.

9 Health, Safety, and Security Issues (34 Pages)

Aside from civil rights violations, most landlord lawsuits are related to health, safety, and security issues.

9 Important Lease Agreement Issues (36 Pages)

A good lease agreement is critical to minimizing problems and dealing with them when they arise.

9 Issues Concerning Tenants Moving Out (24 Pages)

Hassle that often comes with a tenant moving out can be minimized by adequate procedures.

9 Issues in Buying Foreclosures.doc (25 Pages)

In spite of what the infomercials say, buying foreclosures is not a certain route to wealth.

9 Issues in Rehabbing a Property (44 Pages)

Profitable rehab of a property requires adequate knowledge, careful analysis, and good planning.

9 Issues When Writing a Purchase Offer (32 Pages)

The purchase contract is usually the most important document in any purchase transaction.

9 Landlord Insurance Issues (38 Pages)

Adequate insurance coverage for rental properties is a vital part of any risk management plan.

9 Landlord Tax Issues (29 Pages)

Landlords must consider a variety of tax issues, some of which may not be fully understood.

9 Professionals for Your Real Estate Investing Team (35 Pages)

The worst way to select professionals is by the size of their Yellow Pages ad.

9 Property Manager Qualification Issues (35 Pages)

When hiring property management you are turning control of your property over to the company.

9 Resident Manager Issues (29 Pages)

There are number of issues of concern when hiring a tenant as manager for your property.

9 Roommate Issues (19 Pages)

Renting to non-related parties can result in problems not seen when renting to related ones.

9 Steps to Avoiding & Surviving a Tax Audit (21 Pages)

IRS audits are stressful and time-consuming, can be very expensive, and are best avoided.

9 Steps to Avoiding Fair Housing Problems (15 Pages)

Failure to fully comply with fair housing laws is not only legally wrong, but it can be very costly.

9 Steps to Avoiding Problems When Hiring a Contractor (26 Pages)

Unless done properly, hiring a contractor can be extremely injurious to your financial health.

9 Steps to Being a Successful Landlord (33 Pages)

Landlording is a business that requires knowledge, organization, and a lot of hard work.

9 Steps to Collecting a Judgment (23 Pages)

Occasionally, in spite of doing everything right, landlords must deal with collecting judgments.

9 Steps to Disaster Planning (19 Pages)

Disaster planning must be put in place prior to the disaster, not after the fact.

9 Steps to Eviction (17 Pages)

Any method of forcibly removing tenants other than through the court is illegal and can be costly.

9 Steps to Financing Income Property (17 Pages)

Financing of income property can be more complex and difficult than financing your residence.

9 Steps to Managing Risks (27 Pages)

Landlording is risky, so risk management should be at the top of every landlord’s list of priorities.

9 Steps to Tenant Screening (29 Pages)

Adequate screening and proper selection of tenants is the key to minimizing landlording hassles.

9 Steps to Understanding Section 8 (17 Pages)

The Section 8 program is complex and gives government more control over your rental business.

9 Things to Know & Do About Mold (35 Pages)

Landlords must take mold seriously and minimize their risks from mold-related claims.

9 Tips for Better Rent Collection (22 Pages)

The keys to better rent collection are adequate policies and enforcement of these policies.

9 Title Insurance Topics (27 Pages)

The use of title insurance policies protects both owner and lender interests in real estate.

9 Ways to Increase Cash Flow (14 Pages)

Increasing cash flow from a rental requires both increasing revenues and decreasing expenses.

9 Ways to Keep Tenants Happy (69 Pages)

Keeping tenants happy increases cash flow and reduces management stress.

9 Tenant Bankruptcy Issues (39 Pages)

It’s bad enough that the tenant has habitually paid the rent several days late and has not paid this month’s rent that was due two weeks ago. Now you discover that the tenant has filed bankruptcy.

9 Steps of Property Inspection (39 Pages)

This course is concerned with the physical condition of a property, primarily from a buyer’s perspective, as determined by research, observation, and testing.