AUDIENCE FOR BOOK: Homeowners seeking to rent out a single-family home for the first time. (These "accidental landlords" may have inherited a house or ended up with a spare when they married, or have moved to a bigger home and kept the old one, waiting for the market to improve.) The book is also useful to first-time landlords who are buying single-family homes as investment properties.REASONS TO BUY THIS NEW EDITION: * A compact combo of legal, practical, financial, tax, and business advice, plus stories and tips from actual landlords. * Includes key sample forms that every new landlord needs, including a rental application, landlord checklist, notice of intent to enter rental unit, and monthly income/expense worksheet.* Highlights 50-state laws, such as security deposit limits, relevant to preparing a lease or rental agreement, and tax deductions available to rental property owners.* Winner of a Silver Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Award recognizing excellence in published real estate works.* A fun read, according to consumers.

* Authored by the folks who brought you Nolo's bestselling Every Landlord's Legal Guide and Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home.The fourth edition will be updated to cover the latest laws and practices affecting landlords of single-family rental homes, from taxes to local regulation of Airbnb rentals.