What do rental property management companies in Northern Virginia do?
If this is your first-time looking at hiring a property management company, you should want to know more about what exactly rental property managers do. If this free reference doesn't answer all your questions, we're always happy to help.
Collect Rents
Nesbitt Realty puts funds from rent into an escrow account and from that account we disburse funds to pay bills, income to the landlord and fees to the rental property manager.
Keep Records
Nesbitt Realty keeps an accounting of all income and receipts. We send monthly statements to the property owner and at the end of the year we prepare a 1099 tax document and an annual statement for tax preparation. These records are also available electronically if you prefer.
Deal with the Association
When necessary, your manager will deal with HOA/COA. If the tenant has violated HOA/COA rules, we provide notice to your renter and take steps to put the renter in compliance. We keep you apprised of notices and required actions.
Legal Compliance
Nesbitt Realty ensures that your rental property complies with state laws, local Northern Virginia ordinances, licensing requirements, association rules, Fair Housing laws, insurance requirements, IRS requirements.
Handle Repairs
Nesbitt Realty manages and dispatches handymen when required. We strive to get work done in a timely fashion at a price and quality satisfactory to the property owner.
Inspections
Nesbitt Realty inspects the property at the time of move-in at the time of move-out and from time-to-time during tenancy.
Provide a Level of Separation
This is the one duty that no real estate investor can perform. A level of separation ensures professionalism is always maintained and personal feelings do not enter into the equation. Nesbitt Realty manages tenant relations including maintenance requests, late fee notices. We deal with a laundry list of tenant problems:
- unauthorized guests, unauthorized pets,
- parking issues,
- tenant cleanliness,
- noise violations,
- neighbor complaints, etc.
If necessary, we manage the process of prosecuting actions to evict Tenants.
Our Differentiators
What makes us different from other property managers in Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia Property Management Resources
Basics
Basic information about what management services in Northern Virginia.
Getting Started
Learn more about getting started with property management
Find A Tenant
Market your property to rent to find a great tenant in Northern Virginia fast.
Accounting
How does Nesbitt Realty keep track of income and expenses for landlords?
Cost
A breakdown of prices of rental management services in Northern Virginia
Vetting
How Nesbitt Realty vets renters for our clients.
Reserves
What is a contingency reserve account?
Territory
Where does Nesbitt Realty manage rental property?
Clients
Who uses Nesbitt Realty management services?
Should you understand more about the community?
Our Guide to Real Estate is a free tool for everyone who wants to find out more about Northern Virginia and nearby areas. The Guide to Real Estate includes information regarding what has sold and what is currently listed, as well as a few surprising facts that you may not know. And, our Guide spotlights some fundamentals of living in Northern Virginia. As might be expected, most of this is interesting for purchasers and sellers, but property owners and renters should also find this information to be somewhat edifying.
More Information
If you've never employed a property management company in Northern Virginia before, you will want to learn as much as possible about the process and what property management companies really do. Feel free to call and chat about specific questions.
Money in general does not flow from the landlord to the property manager. Money flows from the tenant to the property manager to the landlord. Fees and commissions are withheld from collected rents. The next step is to learn a little more about what differentiates us from other property managers.