What we seek in Clifton tenants
In Clifton, our team wants to deal with dependable renters. Here are a few of the traits we seek out.
- A tenant pays the rent when due 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 tenant is neat. A renter does not attract pests like rodents and bugs.
- A tenant does not overwork the property or its systems.
- A renter is courteous and pleasant to get along with. A renter knows the difference between a property manager and a hotel concierge.
- A renter doesn't annoy neighbors.
- A tenant complains when appropriate. tenants that don't report maintenance issues cost landlords money and cause head-aches for property managers.
- A tenant doesn't complain when it's not appropriate. This means that a tenant doesn't ask to replace 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 tenant doesn't know how to operate the appliance.
- A renter does not smoke in the home.
- A tenant is looking for a lease that is as long as the landlord wants to rent the rental.
So this is what we're looking for in a renter, but how do we find tenants who live up to this standard? 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 bad tenants.
Our Five Step Process
Fair Housing Laws and our conscience dictates that we do not judge potential renters in Clifton based upon appearance. Experience has taught us that appearances can be very decieving. We do however judge potential tenants based upon their reputation and their actions. If a applicant is rude to our managers from the outset, they will probably be troublesome as renters. If a is caught fabricating facts, we will expect them to be untrustworthy as a renter. If a has difficulty scrounging up certified fundsfor background fees and the first month of rent, we will expect that same potential tenant will have problems during the lease.
But even when every appearance initially is good we still check the background of each applicant with a full background check. Every person and occupant must submit a government-issue photo identification. From there, as property managers we start our vetting process.
Clifton Rental Management Resources
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Basics
Fundamental information about what rental managment in Clifton.
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Getting Started
Learn more about getting started with property management
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Find A Tenant
List your property to rent to find a dependable renter in Clifton fast.
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Accounting
How does Nesbitt Realty keep track of income and expenses for landlords?
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Cost
A breakdown of fees associated with property management services in Clifton
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Vetting
How Nesbitt Realty checks the backgrounds of tenants for our clients.
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Reserves
What is a contingency reserve account?
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Territory
Where does Nesbitt Realty manage rental investments?
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Clients
Who uses Nesbitt Realty management services?
Landlord Reference
a useful source for landlords in Clifton
- Before you rent out your rental property in Clifton
- 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 property owner get paid?
- How your property management company handles the association and your community
- How your property manager handles utilities
- How Nesbitt Management finds renters
- Insurance matters for landlords using our rental management
- How Nesbitt Management handles keys
- Clifton property owner 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 rental property
- When owners don't yet know their new address
- Vetting renters in Clifton
More Information About Clifton
Our recommendation
After the background check is reviewed we make a recommendation to the 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 local real estate market?
Nesbitt Realty's Guide to Real Estate is a free resource for everyone who needs to find out more about Clifton and surrounding communities. The Guide to Real Estate compiles data regarding what has sold and what is on the market, as well as some shocking facts that you might not be aware of. Furthermore, our Guide has quite a few of the aspects of living in Clifton. Of course, all of this is useful for buyers and sellers, but property owners and renters may also find these resources to be very useful.
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
