What do property managers in Northern Virginia do?
If this is your first-time looking at hiring a rental property management company, you may want to learn more about what exactly rental property management companies do. If this reference doesn't answer all your questions, we're always eager to provide more information.
Collect Rents
Nesbitt Realty puts rents into an escrow account and from that account we disburse funds to pay bills, income to the landlord and fees to the property management company.
Keep Records
Nesbitt Realty keeps an accounting of all money and payables. 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 homeowner or condo association. If your renter is in violation of HOA/COA covenants, we give official notice to your tenant 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 Upkeep
Nesbitt Realty manages and dispatches handymen when required. We strive to have work done in a timely fashion at a price and quality acceptable to the landlord.
Inspections
Nesbitt Realty inspects the rental at the time of move-in at the time of move-out and from time-to-time while the tenant is occupying the property.
Provide a Level of Separation
This is the one duty that no property owner 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 Rental Management Resources
Basics
Elementary info regarding management services in Northern Virginia.
Getting Started
Learn more about getting started with property management
Find A Tenant
List 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 property owners?
Cost
An overview of fees associated with rental management services in Northern Virginia
Vetting
How Nesbitt Realty checks the backgrounds of renters for property owners.
Reserves
What is a contingency reserve account?
Territory
Where does Nesbitt Realty manage property?
Clients
Who uses Nesbitt Realty management services?
Do you want know more about the community?
Nesbitt Realty's Guide to Real Estate is a handy tool for everyone who needs to investigate real estate facts about Northern Virginia and nearby communities. The Guide to Real Estate has data about what has sold and what is for sale, and a few surprising facts that you may not be aware of. And, our Guide highlights many of the fundamentals of living in Northern Virginia. Yes, most of this is interesting for purchasers and sellers, but landlords and tenants will likely also find this data to be quite edifying.
More Information
If you've never contracted with a rental property manager in Northern Virginia before, you may want to understand as much as possible about management and what rental property management companies actually do. Feel free to call and talk 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.