What we look for in Shenandoah tenants
In Shenandoah, Nesbitt Realty prefers to deal with good tenants. Here are a few of the traits we look for.
- A tenant pays the rent on time every month. This means paying on or before the first, rather than at 5 pm on the 5th.
- A tenant has integrity. A tenant does not sneak in a co-renter or pet.
- A renter is reasonably clean. A tenant does not bring pests such as rodents and bugs.
- A renter does not damage the property or its systems.
- A renter is courteous and easy to get along with. A tenant understands the difference between a property manager and a hotel concierge.
- A tenant doesn't annoy neighbors.
- A tenant reports problems when appropriate. tenants that don't report maintenance issues cost real estate investors money and cause head-aches for property managers.
- A tenant doesn't complain when it's not appropriate. This means that a renter doesn't demand to replace functioning systems. A renter doesn't expect more than the lease provides. A tenant doesn't complain that an appliance doesn't work when the renter doesn't know how to operate the appliance.
- A renter does not smoke in the rental.
- A tenant is looking for a lease that is as long as the landlord wants to rent the home.
So this is what we're looking for in a renter, but how do we find renters who live up to this standard? Experience has taught us that bad tenants can appear as polite, nicely-dress, well educated people with jobs. We have a nose for sniffing out tardy renters.
Our Five Step Process
Fair Housing Laws and our conscience dictates that we do not judge potential renters in Shenandoah based upon appearance. Experience has taught us that appearances can be very decieving. We do however judge people based upon their history and their actions. If a applicant is difficult with our managers at the beginning, they will probably be difficult as tenants. If a lies, we will expect them to be untrustworthy as a tenant. If a has troubles scrounging up money for background fees and the first month of rent, we will expect that same applicant will have difficulty during the lease.
But even if every statement initially is promising we still vet every applicant with a full background check. Every potential renter and occupant must provide a government-issue photo identification. From there, as property managers we start our vetting process.
Shenandoah Property Management Resources
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Basics
Fundamental information regarding property management in Shenandoah.
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Getting Started
Learn more about getting started with rental property management
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Find A Tenant
Market your property to rent to find a great renter in Shenandoah fast.
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Accounting
How does Nesbitt Realty keep track of income and expenses for real estate investors?
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Cost
A list of prices of rental management services in Shenandoah
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Vetting
How Nesbitt Realty checks the backgrounds of tenants for landlords.
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Reserves
What is a contingency reserve account?
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Territory
Where does Nesbitt Realty manage property?
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Clients
Who uses Nesbitt Realty management services?
Landlord Reference
a free reference for property owners in Shenandoah
- Before you rent out your property in Shenandoah
- Collections and evictions
- Communications with the tenant
- During the lease term
- End of lease term and what happens when a renter breaks the lease
- How does the rental investor get paid?
- How your rental manager handles the association and your community
- How your property management company handles utilities
- How Nesbitt Management finds tenants
- Insurance matters for property owners using our rental management
- How Nesbitt Management handles keys
- Shenandoah landlord responsibilities
- Maintenance, repairs & inspections for your property in Shenandoah
- The move-in inspection
- Property management information form
- Selling a 1031 tax exchange & more
- Starting our management of your rental
- When property owners don't yet know their new address
- Vetting renters in Shenandoah
More Information About Shenandoah
Our recommendation
After the background check is complete we make a recommendation to the real estate investor based upon our experience as property managers in Shenandoah 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 community?
Our Guide to Real Estate is a handy resource for anyone who wants to investigate real estate facts about Shenandoah and surrounding communities. The Guide to Real Estate provides data about what has sold and what is for sale, and many interesting facts that you might not know. Furthermore, our Guide has some aspects of residing in Shenandoah. Definitely, all of this is useful for purchasers and sellers, but real estate investors and renters will likely also find these resources to be quite eye-opening.
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

