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 may want to learn 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 deposits funds from rent into an escrow account and from that account we disburse funds to pay bills, income to the real estate investor and fees to the property management company.

Keep Records

Nesbitt Realty keeps a record 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's association (or condo association). If the tenant has violated homeowner or condo association rules, we give 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 get 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 during tenancy.

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.

Our Differentiators

Northern Virginia Property Management Resources

There is a first-time for everyone.

Do you want understand more about our community?

Our Guide to Real Estate is a helpful resource for everyone who hopes to find out more about Northern Virginia and nearby communities.  The Guide to Real Estate provides information regarding what has sold and what is on the market, and a few shocking facts that you might not know.  And, our Guide highlights some fundamentals of living in Northern Virginia.  Certainly, all of this is helpful for purchasers and sellers, but owners and tenants will likely also find these tools to be somewhat enlightening.

More Information

If you've never used a rental property manager in Northern Virginia before, you will want to know as much as possible about management and what property managers really do. Feel free to call and discuss 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.