Assisted Leasing Services:

First and foremost, upon agreeing to lease up your property, we will view and photograph your property in order to evaluate the potential rental income of the property. We then takie into consideration the size of the home and lot, proximity to Cal Poly (for students), and ammenities, both in the house and nearby locations, we are able to come up with a maximum value that will attract renters and compares to similar rentals in the area.

Advertising can be the most tedious aspect of preparing a property for rental purposes. We use a variety of methods to effectively showcase your property to prospective renters. By advertising on the internet, in newspapers and with proper signage on the property we are able to present your property to the greatest number of people and get your property rented in the shortest amount of time. We consistently use the Cal Poly website, as many renters, students or otherwise, use the Cal Poly website as a resource for rental searches.

We pre-screen all tenants in order to get the best tenants for your property. We call any and all references, prior landlords, and employers to verify their personal, rental and financial history. We also have the ability to pull credit checks and will do so if you wish.

As a pre-requisite for tenants we require that all tenants view the property prior to renting, and we will show your property to all prospective tenants. We will also do Open Houses, similar to what we would do in a sale, if we feel that will present your property to more renters. We keep good relationships with our current tenants and have very little problem showing our properties to prospective tenants even if the home is currently occupied. With multiple agents in various areas there is always an agent available to show the properties, even outside of regular business hours.

There is always paperwork involved in real estate! There is nearly as much paper involved in a rental agreement as there is in a sale, which is why we take care of that as well. In order to protect you, the tenant and ourselves, we will provide and prepare all the paperwork a tenant and owner will need. We provide an Environmental Hazards book to all tenants as well as disclosures regarding mold, lead based paint, smoke detectors and water heaters. With the lease we also provide a list of all utility companies in the area, to make move in for the tenant smoother.

Full Property Management:

First and foremost, upon agreeing to lease up your property, we will view and photograph your property in order to evaluate the potential rental income of the property. We then takie into consideration the size of the home and lot, proximity to Cal Poly (for students), and ammenities, both in the house and nearby locations, we are able to come up with a maximum value that will attract renters and compares to similar rentals in the area.

Advertising can be the most tedious aspect of preparing a property for rental purposes. We use a variety of methods to effectively showcase your property to prospective renters. By advertising on the internet, in newspapers and with proper signage on the property we are able to present your property to the greatest number of people and get your property rented in the shortest amount of time. We consistently use the Cal Poly website, as many renters, students or otherwise, use the Cal Poly website as a resource for rental searches.

We pre-screen all tenants in order to get the best tenants for your property. We call any and all references, prior landlords, and employers to verify their personal, rental and financial history. We also have the ability to pull credit checks and will do so if you wish.

As a pre-requisite for tenants we require that all tenants view the property prior to renting, and we will show your property to all prospective tenants. We will also do Open Houses, similar to what we would do in a sale, if we feel that will present your property to more renters. We keep good relationships with our current tenants and have very little problem showing our properties to prospective tenants even if the home is currently occupied. With multiple agents in various areas there is always an agent available to show the properties, even outside of regular business hours.

There is always paperwork involved in real estate! There is nearly as much paper involved in a rental agreement as there is in a sale, which is why we take care of that as well. In order to protect you, the tenant and ourselves, we will provide and prepare all the paperwork a tenant and owner will need. We provide an Environmental Hazards book to all tenants as well as disclosures regarding mold, lead based paint, smoke detectors and water heaters. With the lease we also provide a list of all utility companies in the area, to make move in for the tenant smoother.

Also provided with the lease is a Move In/Move Out sheet. Prior to the tenant moving in to a property, we take pictures and note all "defects" of the property, up to and including nail holes in the wall, carpet stains, dirty/broken blinds etc� We will alert you to these problems and evaluate the necessity of repair, but we do this also to assign responsibility to either the last tenant or the new tenant. This protects both the renter and us in being able to either fix the problem, or deduct charges from the tenants' security deposit.

For every unit we collect a security deposit. This covers damages to the property as well a move-out cleaning if needed. We can either retain the security deposit funds, or return them to you to hold. We also collect rents, including late rents and fees for all of our units. Rent is due the 1st of each month and is deemed late by the close of business on the 5th. We disburse the funds to the owner monthly, along with a full financial report.

We work with many different types of properties with many different maintenance needs. Whether it is for cosmetic or necessary repairs we will make the arrangements with both the repair company and the tenant. We field phones calls at all hours of the day and pride ourselves on getting the job completed quickly with as little impact on the tenant as possible. We work with many different companies and use them frequently and receive the most competitive prices. We also shop around for you when the job requires. We will recommend companies to you to work with (when necessary) and choose companies based on price, the time it takes to do the job, and quality of service.

At the end of each month, and the end of every year, we send the owners an Income/Expense Statement for your tax purposes. The statement is in an easy to read Quickbooks format and can be either mailed or emailed to you.

As an option, we can also pay your mortgage and any utility bills that are included as part of the rent. Mortgage payment and utility payment are on request only, and you will not be charged an extra fee.

We also manage larger-scale complexes of 14 units or more. In this case the property requires an on-site manager, who we are happy to advertise for and pre-screen. We then will supervise the manager and see to it that all legal matters are tended to. The on-site manager would then handle any of the small problems and report to us for any costly repairs, or cosmetic maintenance. Rents would continue to be collected in our office, not by the on-site manager.

At some point, as an investor, you may decide to sell your property, and/or buy another. In this case we provide full Real Estate services as well. With our knowledge of the home we are able to better service sellers and with our knowledge of the area we are better able to advise you on the best income property for your money!

Call us today so that we can show you what we can do for you!

Century 21 Hometown Realty, Property Management