What we look for in Lincolnia Heights tenants
In Lincolnia Heights, our team wants to deal with reasonable renters. Here are a few of the traits we expect.
- A renter 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 is honest. A tenant does not sneak in a co-tenant or pet.
- A renter is reasonably clean. A renter does not attract pests like rodents and bugs.
- A renter does not overwork systems.
- A renter is courteous and easy to get along with. A renter understands the difference between a property manager and a hotel concierge.
- A tenant doesn't annoy neighbors.
- A renter complains when appropriate. tenants that don't report maintenance issues cost real estate investors money and cause problems for property managers.
- A tenant doesn't complain when it's not appropriate. This means that a renter doesn't demand 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 property.
- A tenant is looking for a rental term that is as long as the owner wants to rent the home.
So this is what we're looking for in a renter, but how do we find renters who measure up to this standard? Experience has taught us that bad renters can appear as polite, nicely-dress, well educated people with jobs. We have a knack for sniffing out tardy renters.
Our Five Step Process
Fair Housing Laws and our conscience dictates that we do not judge applicants in Lincolnia Heights 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 difficult with us at the start, they will probably be difficult as renters. If a is dishonest, we will expect them to be untrustworthy as a tenant. If a has a problem scrounging up fundsfor background fees and the first month of rent, we will expect that same person will have problems while they are in the rental.
But even when every appearance initially is promising we still check the background of each applicant 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.
How we protect the landlord’s interests in Lincolnia Heights:
Lincolnia Heights Property Management Resources
Basics
Elementary info regarding management services in Lincolnia Heights.
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 real estate investors?
Cost
A breakdown of prices of property management services in Lincolnia Heights
Vetting
How Nesbitt Realty checks the backgrounds of renters for property owners.
Reserves
What is a contingency reserve account?
Territory
Where does Nesbitt Realty manage rental property?
Clients
Who uses Nesbitt Realty management services?
Landlord Reference
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- Before you lease out your property in Lincolnia Heights
- 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 owner get paid?
- How your property manager handles the association and your community
- How your property management company handles utilities
- How Nesbitt Realty finds renters
- Insurance matters for landlords using our rental management
- How Nesbitt Realty & Management manage keys
- Lincolnia Heights rental investor responsibilities
- Maintenance, repairs & inspections for your property in Lincolnia Heights
- The move-in inspection
- Property management information form
- Selling a 1031 tax exchange & more
- Starting our management of your rental investment
- When owners don't yet know their new address
- Vetting tenants in Lincolnia Heights
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Our recommendation
After the background check is complete we make a recommendation to the owner based upon our experience as property managers in Lincolnia Heights and the information that we have verified. Ultimately the real estate investor decides if the risk is worth taking, but they make that decision based upon facts and our expert advice.
Should you know more about our community?
Nesbitt Realty's Guide to Real Estate is a free resource for everyone who hopes to investigate real estate facts about Lincolnia Heights and neighboring communities. The Guide to Real Estate has data about what has sold and what is currently listed, as well as many interesting facts that you might not know. In addition, our Guide features many of the assets of life in Lincolnia Heights. As a matter of course, all of this is helpful for buyers and sellers, but owners and tenants might also find this information to be quite sobering.
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