What we look for in Clifton tenants
In Clifton, our team likes to work with reliable tenants. Here are a few of the traits we look for.
- A renter pays the rent when due every time. This means paying on or before the first, rather than at 5 pm on the 5th.
- A renter is honest. A renter does not sneak in a co-tenant or pet.
- A tenant is neat. A tenant does not bring pests like rodents and bugs.
- A tenant does not overwork the home.
- A renter is courteous and pleasant to get along with. A renter understands the difference between a property manager and a hotel concierge.
- A tenant doesn't bother neighbors.
- A tenant complains when appropriate. Renters that don't report maintenance issues cost real estate investors money and cause problems for property managers.
- A renter doesn't complain when it's not appropriate. This means that a renter doesn't ask to upgrade functioning systems. A tenant doesn't expect more than the lease provides. A renter doesn't complain that an appliance doesn't work when the renter doesn't know how to operate the appliance.
- A tenant does not smoke in the rental.
- A renter is looking for a rental term that is as long as the owner wants to rent the property.
So this is what we're looking for in a tenant, but how do we find renters who measure up to this ideal? Experience has taught us that tardy tenants can appear as polite, nicely-dress, well educated people with jobs. We have a knack for sniffing out unreasonable tenants.
Our Five Step Process
Fair Housing Laws and our conscience dictates that we do not judge people in Clifton based upon appearance. Experience has taught us that appearances can be very decieving. We do however judge potential tenants based upon their history and their actions. If a applicant is rude to our managers at the beginning, they will probably be difficult as renters. If a is caught fabricating facts, we will expect them to be untrustworthy as a tenant. If a has difficulty scrounging up certified fundsfor background fees and the first month of rent, we can expect that same person will have difficulty while they are in the rental.
But even when every action initially is promising we still check the background of each person with a complete background check. Every potential tenant and occupant must submit a government-issue photo identification. From there, as rental we start our vetting process.
Clifton Property Management Resources
Basics
Fundamental info regarding management services in Clifton.
Getting Started
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Find A Tenant
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Accounting
How does Nesbitt Realty keep track of income and expenses for property owners?
Cost
An overview of prices of rental management in Clifton
Vetting
How Nesbitt Realty vets tenants for landlords.
Reserves
What is a contingency reserve account?
Territory
Where does Nesbitt Realty manage rental property?
Clients
Who uses Nesbitt Realty management services?
Landlord Reference
a useful archive for property owners in Clifton
- Before you rent out your rental in Clifton
- Collections and evictions
- Communications with the tenant
- During tenancy
- End of lease term and what happens when a tenant breaks the lease
- How does the rental investor get paid?
- How your management company handles the association and your community
- How your property management company handles utilities
- How we find tenants
- Insurance matters for property owners using our rental management
- How Nesbitt Management handles keys
- Clifton landlord responsibilities
- Maintenance, repairs & inspections for your rental investment in Clifton
- The move-in inspection
- Property management information form
- Selling a 1031 tax exchange & more
- Starting our management of your property
- When property owners don't yet know their new address
- Vetting renters in Clifton
More Information About Clifton
Our recommendation
After the background check is finished we make a recommendation to the property owner based upon our experience as property managers in Clifton and the information that we have verified. Ultimately the property owner decides if the risk is worth taking, but they make that decision based upon facts and our expert advice.
Do you need understand more about the area?
Our Guide to Real Estate is a handy tool for everyone who hopes to review important real estate information about Clifton and surrounding areas. The Guide to Real Estate has information about what has sold and what is for sale, and many surprising facts that you may not be aware of. Furthermore, our Guide has many of the elements of life in Clifton. Of course, most of this is interesting for buyers and sellers, but owners and renters should also find these tools to be quite edifying.
Our Broker Will Nesbitt

"I am by nature a trusting person, but this business has taught me to verify every statement that a tenant makes. Scammers and bad tenants can sometimes give every appearance of being trustworthy and upright people. We never cut corners on background checks." ~ Will Nesbitt