Vetting Tenants — How we protect the landlord’s interests.

What we seek in River_bend_estates tenants

In River_bend_estates, Nesbitt Realty likes to deal with reasonable tenants. Here are a few of the traits we look for.

  1. 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.
  2. A tenant is honest. A tenant does not sneak in a co-renter or pet.
  3. A tenant is fussy about cleanliness. A tenant does not attract pests such as rodents and bugs.
  4. A renter does not overwork the property.
  5. A tenant is courteous and nice to get along with. A tenant knows the difference between a property manager and a hotel concierge.
  6. A tenant doesn't disturb neighbors.
  7. A tenant complains when appropriate. tenants that don't report maintenance issues cost property owners money and cause head-aches for property managers.
  8. A renter doesn't gripe when it's not appropriate. This means that a tenant doesn't ask 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 renter doesn't know how to operate the appliance.
  9. A tenant does not smoke in the rental.
  10. A tenant is looking for a lease that is as long as the real estate investor 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 ideal? 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 potential renters in River_bend_estates based upon appearance.  Experience has taught us that appearances can be very decieving. We do however assess potential tenants based upon their track record and their actions. If a applicant is difficult with us at the outset, they will probably be rude as renters. If a lies, we will expect them to be unreliable as a renter.  If a has a problem producing fundsfor background fees and the first month of rent, we will expect that same applicant will have troubles during the lease.

But even when every action initially is promising we still vet each applicant with a complete background check. Every person and occupant must submit a government-issue photo identification. From there, as property managers we start our vetting process.

How we protect the landlord’s interests in River_bend_estates:Nesbitt Realty is committed to Fair Housing

  1. We Check The Applicant’s Credit History
  2. We Investigate The Applicant’s Criminal History
  3. We Investigate The Applicant’s Rental History
  4. We Look For Internal Consistency In The Rental Application
  5. We Want To Know If The Applicant Can Afford The Rent

River_bend_estates Rental Management Resources

Basics

Elementary info about what rental managment in River_bend_estates.

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Getting Started

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Find A Tenant

Market your property to rent to find a great tenant in River_bend_estates 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 River_bend_estates

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Vetting

How Nesbitt Realty checks the backgrounds of renters for property owners.

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Reserves

What is a contingency reserve account?

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Territory

Where does Nesbitt Realty manage rentals?

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Clients

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Contact

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Our recommendation

After the background check is reviewed we make a recommendation to the owner based upon our experience as rental managers in River_bend_estates and the information which we have verified. Ultimately the 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 our local real estate market?

Our Guide to Real Estate is a free resource for anyone who needs to investigate real estate facts about River_bend_estates and neighboring areas.  The Guide to Real Estate includes information regarding what has sold and what is currently listed, and many compelling facts that you might not be aware of.  And, our Guide has quite a few of the assets of living in River_bend_estates.  Certainly, most of this is helpful for purchasers and sellers, but owners and renters will likely also find this information to be somewhat enlightening.

Our Broker Will Nesbitt

Will Nesbitt
Will Nesbitt is a real estate broker.

"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

Realtor 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