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This bestseller is the only book on tax deductions specifically for residential landlords!

Named a "Top 10 Real Estate Book" by Robert Bruss, syndicated real estate columnist

If you own rental property, you should be taking advantage of the many tax write-offs available. Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide gives residential landlords the plain-English guide they need to save money on taxes -- without the services of a high-priced accounting firm.

This book explains how to maximize your deductions. Find out how to:

fill out IRS Schedule E

take real estate tax credits

figure out if an expense is a repair (deductible) or an improvement (depreciable)

maximize your depreciation deductions

deduct losses arising from real estate ownership

keep proper tax records

deduct home office, travel, casualty losses and much more


Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide is comprehensive yet easy to read, jam packed with interesting and relevant examples. The 4th edition is completely updated for 2008 and reflects the latest tax information and numbers..
Price: $20.99 [Notify me when price goes down.]

When cleaning lady Lily Bard discovers the dead body of her nosy landlord, her plan of starting a quiet new life may end in her death..
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The most comprehensive -- and easiest to use -- guide to California residential property management available.

Every California landlord and residential property manager needs The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities. The definitive guide for over 20 years, it clearly and comprehensively covers everything you need to know about:

security deposits

leases and rental agreements

inspections

liability

lead paint

discrimination

rent control

satellite dishes

and more

The book provides you with all the forms you need as tear-outs and on CD-ROM, including rental applications; leases and rental agreements 3-, 30-, 60- and 90-day notices -- and much more.

The 12th edition includes up-to-date landlord-tenant laws and forms, including new rules for terminating a tenancy. It also has updated rent control charts for 15 cities. All forms included as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.

Also available: California Landlord's Law Book: Evictions.
Price: $24.75 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Anyone who has ever been a landlord knows that the rental business is tightly regulated. As the authors of Every Landlord's Legal Guide point out, "a landlord either knows and follows the law or doesn't stay in business long." This book clearly outlines what the law requires of a landlord and, just as importantly, offers advice on how to be conscientious yet profitable. This useful book is filled with helpful information on finding good tenants, agreements and leases, liability issues, and even terminations and evictions. The advice is extremely thorough. For example, the chapter on the landlord's maintenance duties contains information on who is responsible for minor repairs, ways to avoid problems by instituting a preventive-maintenance program, and even possible tenant responses to landlord negligence. The book is rounded out with a chapter on finding a lawyer and an appendix of state laws that may affect your business. Dozens of sample forms are included both as blank hard copies in the book and as templates on the enclosed disk. This book is extremely user-friendly: Stilted legalese is translated into simple English, handy icons highlight particular points in the text, and sidebars provide in-depth analysis on a variety of issues. The authors maintain that success is based on "choosing tenants carefully, keeping good tenants happy, teaching mediocre tenants how to improve and getting rid of bad tenants by applying policies that are strict, fair and legal." This book will help you do just that. --C.B. Delaney.
Price: $25.70 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Since 1975, this book has been the bible of scrupulous landlords and landladies It's a comprehensive and readable reference on how to attract and keep good tenants and make good landlording decisions..
Price: $16.95 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Discover how Mike Butler managed 75 rental properties while working full-time as a police detective--before he hired any part-time help



For many investors, landlording is a pain, but not for those who use Mike Butler's Landlording on Autopilot system. It's a simple, proven method for managing rental properties in your spare time--without the headaches. Mike Butler developed this system while he worked full time as a police officer. Before long, he was buying and managing dozens of properties--and consistently bringing in more than 1000f his rents.

Includes free customizable, downloadable forms!

Butler shares all the vital techniques of autopilot landlording:
* Screening and finding great tenants you can trust
* Training tenants to do your landlording work for you
* Increasing your cash flow with a simple push-button management system
* Using little-known tax breaks available to full-time or part-time landlords
* Easily complying with landlording regulations and legal stuff you might not think of
* Identifying the most profitable types of properties
* Marketing and advertising your properties at little or no cost
* Utilizing powerful, ready-to-use landlording forms
* Getting rid of bad tenants quickly, safely, and cheaply when buying properties
* Using creative tactics to consistently bring in more than 1000f the rent


Once you've learned Mike Butler's system, you'll make more money in less time with less effort. Today, Mike Butler is retired from the police force and enjoys more than $1 million a year from his rental properties. Using the techniques and strategies of Landlording on Autopilot will help you achieve your dreams..
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Twenty-eight-year-old Emma Browning has experienced a good deal of life in her young age. Proprietor of Emma s Boardinghouse, she is mother to an array of beefy, unkempt, often rowdy characters. Though many men would like to get to know the steely, hard-edged, yet surprisingly lovely proprietor, none has truly succeeded. That is, not until the town s new pastor, Jonathan Atkins, takes up residence in the boardinghouse, affecting not only her with his devout faith and strong convictions, but her clientele as well. Emma clings desperately to her stubborn ways, refusing to acknowledge God s love until all of Little Hickman witnesses a miracle the conversion of her abusive and alcoholic father, Ezra! Only then will Emma begin to experience God s transforming power at work..
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The fun and easy way® tomake managing propertiesboth profitable and enjoyable!

Thinking about becoming a landlord? This guide gives you proven strategies for establishing and maintaining rental properties, be they single family or multi-resident. You'll see how to prepare and promote your properties, select tenants, handle repairs, avoid costly mistakes and legal snafus — and meet your long-term goals.

• Learn all the basics of the rental housing business — from finding and showing properties and dealing with tenants to record keeping and paying your taxes

• Prepare your properties for prospective tenants — set the rent and security deposit, clean up properties, and verify rental applications

• Become a top-notch manager — work efficiently with employees and contractors to keep your properties safe and secure

• Manage your money wisely — evaluate the different types of insurance and understand income and property taxes

Bonus CD Includes

Sample rental contracts, financial worksheets, eviction notices, and other valuable tools for simplifying day-to-day operations

See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Open the book and find:

• Advice on whether you should manage the property yourself or hire a pro

• The latest on property management and rental housing laws

• Tips for handling vacancies, renovations, open houses, mandatory disclosures, rent increases, and evictions

• The pros and cons of lease options, working with public rental assistance programs, and maintenance alternatives

• Troubleshooting advice for rent collection problems, housing discrimination complaints, and environmental hazards

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Price: $21.85 [Notify me when price goes down.]

The highly praised, step-by-step guide to evicting a problem tenant.

Sooner or later, every landlord is faced with handling an eviction. The California Landlord's Law Book: Evictions shows you how to proceed every step of the way.

Step by step and in plain English, this book explains the different legal grounds for eviction and provides all the forms and instructions necessary to:

prepare and serve 3-, 30-, 60- or 90-day notices

file an unlawful detainer complaint in court

win by default if the tenant doesn't respond

handle a contested case

represent yourself in court

deal with eviction-delaying tactics

collect the unpaid rent after you win

Still the only step-by-step guide through the California eviction process, this edition reflects current law and provides the latest information, forms and instructions you need.

Also available: California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities.
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