First-time using property management?

What do property management companies in Northern Virginia do?

If this is your first-time hiring a property manager, you should want to know more about what exactly property managers do.  If this reference doesn't answer all your questions, we're always eager 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 landlord and fees to the rental property manager.

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 HOA/COA. If the tenant has violated homeowner's association (or condo association) covenants, we provide written 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.

Manage Maintenance

Nesbitt Realty manages and dispatches maintenance personnel when required. We aim to have work done in a timely fashion 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 while the lease is active.

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

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Do you want know more about the community?

Our Guide to Real Estate is a handy resource for anyone who needs to learn more about Northern Virginia and surrounding communities.  The Guide to Real Estate includes data about what has sold and what is on the market, as well as some shocking facts that you may not know.  In addition, our Guide spotlights some elements of life in Northern Virginia.  Yes, most of this is interesting for buyers and sellers, but real estate investors and tenants will likely also find this information to be quite enlightening.

More Information

If you've never contracted with a property manager in Northern Virginia before, you should want to learn as much as possible about management and what rental property managers 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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