Landlording by Leigh Robinson

[Bettina F.]

In 1983, my husband and I were unable to sell our house when we wanted a larger house in a better neighborhood.  I was 28 and inexperienced.  We were lucky enough to stumble across Leigh Robinson's book.  We bought the new house, kept the old house as a rental.  We followed his book to the letter, kept the rental for 10 years had positive cash flow and made a bundle in appreciation.

In 2017, I am older and more experienced.  I now own an apartment building and the 12th or 13th edition of Mr. Robinson's wonderful book.  It is still full of practical tips, great forms and ideas and corny humor.  I pulled in out recently when I needed to draft a roommate agreement to protect the LL's (mine) interests.  Again, Mr. Robinson came through.

I see a lot of talk about people spending thousands on guru courses.  I think this book still costs about $20.  It is timeless.