What we seek in Shenandoah County renters
In Shenandoah County, our team wants to deal with reasonable tenants. Here are some of the traits we expect.
- A renter pays the rent on time every time. This means paying on or before the first, rather than at 5 pm on the 5th.
- A renter is honest. A tenant does not sneak in a co-renter or pet.
- A tenant is reasonably clean. A renter does not attract pests like rodents and bugs.
- A tenant does not destroy systems.
- A tenant is courteous and pleasant to work with. A tenant understands the difference between a property manager and a hotel concierge.
- A renter doesn't bother neighbors.
- A renter reports problems at appropriate times. Renters that don't report maintenance issues cost landlords money and cause head-aches for property managers.
- A tenant doesn't gripe when it's not appropriate. This means that a tenant doesn't demand to upgrade 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 tenant doesn't know how to operate the appliance.
- A renter does not smoke in the rental.
- A tenant is looking for a rental term that is as long as the real estate investor wants to rent the rental.
So this is what we're looking for in a tenant, but how do we find tenants who measure up to this standard? Experience has taught us that unreasonable tenants can appear as polite, nicely-dress, well educated people with jobs. We have a nose for sniffing out unreasonable tenants.
Our Five Step Process
Fair Housing Laws and our conscience dictates that we do not judge people in Shenandoah County based upon appearance. Experience has taught us that appearances can be very decieving. We do however assess people based upon their track record and their actions. If a applicant is difficult with our staff from the outset, they will probably be difficult as renters. If a makes false statements, we will expect them to be untrustworthy as a tenant. If a has troubles producing fundsfor background fees and the first month of rent, we can expect that same potential renter will have troubles during the lease.
But even when every statement initially is good we still check the background of each applicant with a complete background check. Every potential renter and occupant must provide a government-issue photo identification. From there, as property managers we start our vetting process.
How we protect the landlord’s interests in Shenandoah County:
Shenandoah County Property Management Resources
Basics
Fundamental info regarding property management in Shenandoah County.
Getting Started
Learn more about getting started with rental property management
Find A Tenant
Market your property to rent to find a dependable tenant in Shenandoah County fast.
Accounting
How does Nesbitt Realty keep track of income and expenses for real estate investors?
Cost
A breakdown of prices of property management services in Shenandoah County
Vetting
How Nesbitt Realty checks the backgrounds of tenants for our clients.
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 rental investors in Shenandoah County
- Before you lease out your rental property in Shenandoah County
- Collections and evictions
- Communications with the renter
- During tenancy
- End of lease term and what happens when a renter breaks the lease
- How does the owner get paid?
- How your property manager handles the association and your community
- How your rental manager handles utilities
- How Nesbitt Management finds tenants
- Insurance matters for rental investors using our property management
- How Nesbitt Management handles keys
- Shenandoah County rental investor responsibilities
- Maintenance, repairs & inspections for your rental property in Shenandoah County
- The move-in inspection
- Property management information form
- Selling a 1031 tax exchange & more
- Starting our management of your rental investment
- When landlords don't yet know their new address
- Vetting renters in Shenandoah County
More Information About Shenandoah County
Our recommendation
After the background check is reviewed we make a recommendation to the landlord based upon our experience as rental managers in Shenandoah County and the information which 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.
Should you understand more about this area?
Our Guide to Real Estate is a handy tool for anyone who needs to find out more about Shenandoah County and surrounding communities. The Guide to Real Estate has facts regarding what has sold and what is on the market, and a few shocking facts that you may not know. Furthermore, our Guide has many of the assets of living in Shenandoah County. As might be expected, most of this is useful for purchasers and sellers, but real estate investors and tenants will also find this data to be very 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
Julie Nesbitt

I like tenants that pay on time. Late paying tenants cause extra work and unnecessary stress for landlords and property managers. ~ Julie Nesbitt