Apartment rentals provide owners with income that comes regularly every month. While this is good business, it doesn’t come without its challenges. In fact, owners will tell you that being both owner and landlord is perhaps one of the most difficult things they’ve even done. Property management for apartments can dramatically ease the burden of the owner and/or landlord.
Here’s how:
Pre-rental stage
The pre-rental stage is simply that period where the property manager takes care of the nitty gritty details pertaining to getting the apartment rented out. Briefly, the steps a property manager will take to ensure you get the right tenants for each of your apartment units include the following:
- Assessing and evaluating the property to accurately determine a fair rental fee
- Repairing and/or replacing fixtures, utilities, and other parts of the unit, including rooms, walls, and ceilings
- Taking photos of the unit for advertising purposes
- Advertising the unit/s for rent
Pre-moving in stage
An important aspect of property management for apartments is finding the right tenants for the owner’s rental units. Having the right tenants minimizes the risk of vandalism, for one; and gives the landlord or owner a certain level of assurance that their unit will be in good hands. So, before a unit gets lived in, the property manager will meet and interview potential renters. They will check the renter’s capacity to pay the monthly fee on schedule as well as spend for the maintenance of the apartment, among other financial considerations.
Here are some of the things covered in the pre-moving in stage
- Vetting tenants
- Choosing a renter based on criteria previously discussed with the landlord or property owner
- Proper and timely communication with rejected tenants that someone had already been chosen to allow them to look for other options
Moving-in stage
As renters have been chosen, the property manager will double-check the unit to make sure it is up to state safety standards. The property manager will also double-check everything to ensure it’s ready for occupancy.
In sum, the moving-in stage entails the following:
- Double-checking to make sure all necessary repairs, replacements, and adjustments have been made based on what was previously agreed upon by both the landlord/owner and the property manager
- Making sure the unit is ready for occupancy
- Making sure tenants have the correct moving-in date
- Coordinating with building administration and getting all the necessary permits before the move-in date
Rental stage
This is perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of property management for apartments. The property manager will oversee everything that has to do with tenancy to protect the landlord’s interests without neglecting the needs of the tenant/s, including making sure rental fees are paid on time to performing scheduled and pre-approved site inspections.
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