What is a landlord?
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant.
What is a tenant?
A tenant is a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord
What will be covered in this course and what understanding should you walk away from the landlord tenant class?
Basic landlord topics and preparing leases and rental agreements
Whether owning one rental property or several hundred, the key is for your business to be profitable, protected and avoid legal hassles. This course will help you to do so from years of experience I have in renting profitable locations with limited issues for over a decade.
We will cover agenda items from accepting rental applications to returning security deposits when your tenant moves out and everything in-between.

Josh Ellis

*  Getting a unit ready for perspective tenant
*  How to advertise rental properties
*  Basic lease specifications for a tenant/landlord lease
*  Description of general requirements to obtain an apartment
*  Required information for tenancy
*  Application

### Screening Tenants ###

Avoid Fair Housing Complaints and Lawsuits. Federal and State laws govern what can be said done during the tenant selection process. You are always free to choose amongst prospective tenants if your decisions are based on legitimate business criteria.

**Examples are as follows:**

*  Credit score or lack of - Potential tenant should show average or above average credit score. Lack of credit is also a red flag and should be considered as well
*  Income that is insufficient to pay the rent – Potential tenants should make on average at least 3 times the amount of the rent they will be paying. Also take into consideration things like child support and car payments and how they will affect paying rent.
*  Past behavior – This includes not paying rent or other issues as violence and being problematic with other tenants
*  Legal issues – People with recent felonies of violence or other major crimes should be taken into consideration


Chapter 1: Landlord Topics

 ![property managers](http://147.182.217.97/images/property-management.jpg)

### Property Managers vs Building Supers ### 

* Property Managers - * usually have more tenant relations responsibilities than supers do. Such as taking applications, accepting rent, and responding to tenant problems and complaint.

* Building Supers - *  Usually concentrate on building repairs and maintenance task. They often possess special skills and are experienced at running complicated heating and air condition issues

 ### Hiring a Property Manager ### 
First and foremost, put some thought into a job description and what you are specifically looking for. Do not hurry the process or rush into the first offer you receive. Decide the managers Duties, Hours and Pay



Sample FREE Landlord Course

Course Lessons (6)

Chapter 1: Landlord Topics

Chapter 6: Property Managers

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Lesson 4

Lesson 5

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