First-time using property management?

What do property managers in Northern Virginia do?

If this is your first-time looking at hiring a property management company, you should want to understand more about what exactly property managers do.  If this quick 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 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 required, your manager will deal with HOA/COA. If the tenant is in violation of homeowner's association (or condo association) covenants, we provide 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.

Handle Upkeep

Nesbitt Realty manages and dispatches handymen as required. We aim to have work done in a timely manner at a price and quality satisfactory 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 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

Northern Virginia Property Management Resources

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Do you need know more about the local real estate market?

Nesbitt Realty's Guide to Real Estate is a free resource for everyone who wants to review important real estate information about Northern Virginia and neighboring communities.  The Guide to Real Estate has information about what has sold and what is for sale, and some compelling facts that you may not be aware of.  Also, our Guide spotlights many of the benefits of life in Northern Virginia.  Of course, most of this is interesting for buyers and sellers, but real estate investors and tenants will probably also find this information to be somewhat edifying.

More Information

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

 

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