What we look for in West End tenants
In West End, our team wants to deal with dependable renters. Here are a few of the traits we seek out.
- A renter pays the rent on time every month. This means paying on or before the first, rather than at 5 pm on the 5th.
- A renter has integrity. A renter does not sneak in a co-tenant or pet.
- A tenant is fussy about cleanliness. A renter does not attract pests like rodents and bugs.
- A tenant does not overwork the home.
- A tenant is courteous and nice to get along with. A tenant knows the difference between a property manager and a hotel concierge.
- A tenant doesn't annoy neighbors.
- A tenant complains when appropriate. tenants that don't report maintenance issues cost property owners 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 ask to replace functioning systems. A renter 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 renter does not smoke in the rental.
- A tenant is looking for a rental term that is as long as the property owner wants to rent the property.
So this is what we're looking for in a tenant, but how do we find tenants who live up to this standard? Experience has taught us that difficult renters can appear as polite, nicely-dress, well educated people with jobs. We have a knack for sniffing out difficult tenants.
Our Five Step Process
Fair Housing Laws and our conscience dictates that we do not judge applicants in West End based upon appearance. Experience has taught us that appearances can be very decieving. We do however assess applicants based upon their track record and their actions. If a applicant is difficult with our managers at the outset, they will probably be troublesome as renters. If a is caught fabricating facts, we can expect them to be unreliable as a tenant. If a has difficulty producing certified fundsfor background fees and the first month of rent, we can expect that same applicant will have troubles during the lease.
But even when every action initially is promising we still vet every person 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.
West End Property Management Resources
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Basics
Basic info about what management services in West End.
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Getting Started
Learn more about getting started with property management
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Find A Tenant
Market your property to rent to find a dependable tenant in West End 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
An overview of prices of rental management services in West End
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Vetting
How Nesbitt Realty checks the backgrounds of tenants for property owners.
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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 free archive for property owners in West End
- Before you lease out your rental in West End
- Collections and evictions
- Communications with the tenant
- During the lease term
- 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 management company handles utilities
- How Nesbitt Management finds renters
- Insurance matters for rental investors using our property management
- How Nesbitt Management handles keys
- West End owner responsibilities
- Maintenance, repairs & inspections for your rental investment in West End
- The move-in inspection
- Property management information form
- Selling a 1031 tax exchange & more
- Starting our management of your rental
- When landlords don't yet know their new address
- Vetting tenants in West End
More Information About West End
Our recommendation
After the background check is finished we make a recommendation to the real estate investor based upon our experience as rental managers in West End 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 want know more about our local real estate market?
Our Guide to Real Estate is a free tool for anyone who needs to find out more about West End and nearby areas. The Guide to Real Estate includes information about what has sold and what is on the market, as well as many compelling facts that you may not be aware of. Also, our Guide highlights many of the benefits of life in West End. Definitely, all of this is useful for purchasers and sellers, but landlords and renters may also find this data 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
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
