What we look for in Rappahannock County renters
In Rappahannock County, Nesbitt Realty likes to work with good tenants. Here are some 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 tenant has integrity. A tenant does not sneak in a co-renter or pet.
- A renter is neat. A tenant does not attract pests like rodents and bugs.
- A renter does not misuse 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 tenant doesn't disturb neighbors.
- A tenant complains when appropriate. Renters that don't report maintenance issues cost landlords money and cause head-aches for property managers.
- A renter doesn't complain when it's not appropriate. This means that a tenant doesn't ask to upgrade functioning systems. A tenant doesn't expect more than the lease provides. A tenant 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 rental term 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 measure up to this standard? Experience has taught us that difficult tenants can appear as polite, nicely-dress, well educated people with jobs. We have a knack for sniffing out unreasonable renters.
Our Five Step Process
Fair Housing Laws and our conscience dictates that we do not judge people in Rappahannock County based upon appearance. Experience has taught us that appearances can be very decieving. We do however judge applicants based upon their history and their actions. If a applicant is rude to our managers at the outset, they will probably be troublesome as renters. If a lies, we can expect them to be untrustworthy as a renter. If a has difficulty finding fundsfor background fees and the first month of rent, we can expect that same applicant will have troubles while they are in the rental.
But even if every appearance initially is good we still check the background of every applicant with a full background check. Every applicant 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 Rappahannock County:
Rappahannock County Property Management Resources
Basics
Fundamental information about what property management in Rappahannock County.
Getting Started
Learn more about getting started with property management
Find A Tenant
List your property to rent to find a dependable renter in Rappahannock County fast.
Accounting
How does Nesbitt Realty keep track of income and expenses for landlords?
Cost
A list of prices of property management services in Rappahannock County
Vetting
How Nesbitt Realty checks the backgrounds of renters for landlords.
Reserves
What is a contingency reserve account?
Territory
Where does Nesbitt Realty manage rentals?
Clients
Who uses Nesbitt Realty management services?
Landlord Reference
a handy source for property owners in Rappahannock County
- Before you lease out your investment in Rappahannock County
- Collections and evictions
- Communications with the tenant
- During tenancy
- End of lease term and what happens when a tenant breaks the lease
- How does the property owner get paid?
- How your management company handles the association and your community
- How your management company handles utilities
- How Nesbitt Realty & Management finds tenants
- Insurance matters for property owners using our rental management
- How Nesbitt Realty & Management manage keys
- Rappahannock County rental investor responsibilities
- Maintenance, repairs & inspections for your rental property in Rappahannock County
- 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 Rappahannock County
More Information About Rappahannock County
Our recommendation
After the background check is reviewed we make a recommendation to the landlord based upon our experience as rental managers in Rappahannock County 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 know more about the area?
Nesbitt Realty's Guide to Real Estate is a handy tool for anyone who needs to review important real estate information about Rappahannock County and surrounding communities. The Guide to Real Estate includes facts about what has sold and what is for sale, and a few compelling facts that you may not know. In addition, our Guide features quite a few of the fundamentals of living in Rappahannock County. As might be expected, most of this is interesting for buyers and sellers, but property owners and renters will also find the facts 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