First-time using property management?

What do property management companies in Northern Virginia do?

If this is your first-time considering hiring a rental property management company, you should want to learn more about what exactly property management companies do.  If this free reference doesn't answer all your questions, we're always happy 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 a record of all income 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 required, your manager will deal with homeowner or condo association. If your renter has violated HOA/COA covenants, we give official notice to the renter and take steps to put the 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.

Manage Upkeep

Nesbitt Realty manages and dispatches maintenance personnel when needed. We try to get work done in a prompt manner at a price and quality acceptable to the real estate investor.

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 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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Our Guide to Real Estate is a handy tool for everyone who wants to find out more about Northern Virginia and neighboring communities.  The Guide to Real Estate includes facts about what has sold and what is currently listed, and a few shocking facts that you may not know.  Furthermore, our Guide highlights some assets of residing in Northern Virginia.  Of course, most of this is interesting for buyers and sellers, but owners and tenants might also find this information to be very sobering.

More Information

If you've never employed a rental 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 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.