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

What we seek in Walton_woods renters

In Walton_woods, our team wants to deal with reliable renters. Here are a few of the traits we expect.

  1. 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.
  2. A tenant is trustworthy. A renter does not sneak in a co-renter or pet.
  3. A renter is reasonably clean. A tenant does not bring pests like rodents and bugs.
  4. A renter does not break systems.
  5. A tenant is courteous and easy to get along with. A tenant understands the difference between a property manager and a hotel concierge.
  6. A tenant doesn't disturb neighbors.
  7. A renter reports problems when appropriate. tenants that don't report maintenance issues cost real estate investors money and cause problems for property managers.
  8. A renter 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 renter doesn't complain that an appliance doesn't work when the renter doesn't know how to operate the appliance.
  9. A renter does not smoke in the home.
  10. A tenant is looking for a rental term that is as long as the 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 ideal? Experience has taught us that bad renters can appear as polite, nicely-dress, well educated people with jobs. We have a nose for sniffing out tardy tenants.

 

Our Five Step Process

Fair Housing Laws and our conscience dictates that we do not judge people in Walton_woods based upon appearance.  Experience has taught us that appearances can be very decieving. We do however assess potential tenants based upon their history and their actions. If a applicant is difficult with us at the beginning, they will probably be difficult as renters. If a is caught fabricating facts, we can expect them to be unreliable as a renter.  If a has difficulty producing fundsfor background fees and the first month of rent, we will expect that same applicant will have problems while they are in the rental.

But even when every appearance initially is promising we still check the background of every potential renter with a full background check. Every person and occupant must provide a government-issue photo identification. From there, as rental we start our vetting process.

How we protect the landlord’s interests in Walton_woods: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

Walton_woods Rental Management Resources

Basics

Fundamental information about what rental managment in Walton_woods.

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Getting Started

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Find A Tenant

Market your property to rent to find a reliable renter in Walton_woods fast.

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Accounting

How does Nesbitt Realty keep track of income and expenses for property owners?

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Cost

A list of prices of rental management services in Walton_woods

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Vetting

How Nesbitt Realty checks the backgrounds of renters for landlords.

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Reserves

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Territory

Where does Nesbitt Realty manage rental property?

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Clients

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Contact

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Our recommendation

After the background check is finished we make a recommendation to the owner based upon our experience as property managers in Walton_woods and the information that 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.

Do you want understand more about our local real estate market?

Nesbitt Realty's Guide to Real Estate is a free resource for anyone who hopes to investigate real estate facts about Walton_woods and nearby communities.  The Guide to Real Estate has data regarding what has sold and what is for sale, and many shocking facts that you might not know.  Furthermore, our Guide has some aspects of life in Walton_woods.  As a matter of course, most of this is interesting for buyers and sellers, but rental investors and tenants should also find this data to be somewhat enlightening.

Our Broker Will Nesbitt

Will Nesbitt
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

Julie 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