Your First Rental Property: The 50-Point Checklist

Buying your first rental property is exciting and overwhelming in equal measure. This 50-point checklist covers every step from initial research to collecting your first rent check, so nothing falls through the cracks.

What's inside

• Pre-purchase due diligence: inspections, title, zoning, and insurance
• Financing options compared: conventional, DSCR, hard money, and seller finance
• Property setup from closing day to rent-ready
• Tenant screening process that protects you legally
• Lease essentials: clauses you need and ones that will hurt you
• Ongoing management systems to run your rental without burning out