First-time using property management?

What do rental property management companies in Northern Virginia do?

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

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 rental property management company.

Keep Records

Nesbitt Realty keeps an accounting of all income and receipts. We send monthly statements to the real estate investor 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 your renter is in violation of homeowner's association (or condo association) rules, we give official notice to your tenant and take steps to put your tenant 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 as required. We try to have work done in a timely fashion at a price and quality satisfactory 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 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

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Do you need know more about this community?

Our Guide to Real Estate is a free resource for anyone who hopes to learn more about Northern Virginia and nearby communities.  The Guide to Real Estate includes data regarding what has sold and what is on the market, and many surprising facts that you might not know.  In addition, our Guide highlights many of the fundamentals of life in Northern Virginia.  Of course, all of this is helpful for buyers and sellers, but landlords and tenants might also find these tools to be somewhat useful.

More Information

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