First-time using property management?

What do rental property management companies in Northern Virginia do?

If this is your first-time considering hiring a property manager, you should want to understand more about what exactly rental property management companies do.  If this handy reference doesn't answer all your questions, we're always happy to help.

Collect Rents

Nesbitt Realty deposits rents into an escrow account and from that account we disburse funds to pay bills, income to the landlord and fees to the rental property management company.

Keep Records

Nesbitt Realty keeps a record of all income 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, we deal with homeowner's association (or condo association). If the tenant is in violation of homeowner's association (or condo association) covenants, we give written notice to the renter and take steps to put your tenant in compliance.  We keep you apprised of notices and necessary 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.

Manage Upkeep

Nesbitt Realty manages and dispatches handymen as required. We strive to have work done in a timely manner at a price and quality acceptable to the property owner.

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 landlord 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.

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Should you know more about our area?

Our Guide to Real Estate is a helpful tool for everyone who needs to learn more about Northern Virginia and surrounding areas.  The Guide to Real Estate provides facts regarding what has sold and what is for sale, and some shocking facts that you may not be aware of.  Not to mention, our Guide has some assets of residing in Northern Virginia.  Yes, all of this is helpful for buyers and sellers, but landlords and renters should also find this information to be quite edifying.

More Information

If you've never hired a property manager in Northern Virginia before, you will want to understand as much as possible about management and what property managers 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.

 

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