First-time using property management?

What do rental 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 managers do.  If this reference doesn't answer all your questions, we're always eager to provide more information.

Collect Rents

Nesbitt Realty deposits 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 rental property management company.

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, we deal with homeowner's association (or condo association). If your renter has violated homeowner or condo association rules, we give notice to your tenant 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.

Manage 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 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 lease is active.

Provide a Level of Separation

This is the one duty that no real estate investor 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

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Do you need know more about the area?

Our Guide to Real Estate is a free resource for everyone who hopes to learn more about Northern Virginia and neighboring communities.  The Guide to Real Estate compiles information about what has sold and what is currently listed, as well as some shocking facts that you may not be aware of.  And, our Guide features some assets of living in Northern Virginia.  Naturally, all of this is interesting for purchasers and sellers, but rental investors and tenants will also find this data to be very sobering.

More Information

If you've never employed a property manager in Northern Virginia before, you may want to understand as much as possible about management and what property management companies really 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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