First-time using property management?

What do property managers in Northern Virginia do?

If this is your first-time looking at hiring a property manager, you might want to know more about what exactly rental property management companies do.  If this reference doesn't answer all your questions, we're always will to help.

Collect Rents

Nesbitt Realty puts rents 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 manager.

Keep Records

Nesbitt Realty keeps an accounting of all money and payables. We send monthly statements to the landlord 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 your renter has violated homeowner's association (or condo association) covenants, we give notice to your renter and take steps to put your 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 Maintenance

Nesbitt Realty manages and dispatches maintenance personnel when needed. We strive to get work done in a timely manner at a price and quality satisfactory to the landlord.

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 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 Rental Management Resources

There is a first-time for everyone.

Should you know more about the local real estate market?

Our Guide to Real Estate is a free resource for anyone who hopes to find out more about Northern Virginia and nearby communities.  The Guide to Real Estate has data about what has sold and what is on the market, as well as a few interesting facts that you may not be aware of.  Not to mention, our Guide has some elements of living in Northern Virginia.  Certainly, most of this is helpful for purchasers and sellers, but rental investors and renters may also find these tools to be very enlightening.

More Information

If you've never employed a property manager in Northern Virginia before, you will want to understand as much as possible about the process 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.