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TEAM Swanson Property Management Story
TEAM Swanson is headed by two almost normal people being (husband & wife): both are professional real estate agents with years in real estate. Over the preceding seven years, these agents referred there customers to other companies to meet their residential leasing and property management needs. Unfortunately they found that, all too often, customer service was a real problem in the property management industry. That led to dissatisfied and unhappy customers.
Together, they knew there was a better way – TEAM Swanson researched, consulted with the leading PM leader in the industry (Mike Bjorkman), and trained on property management and before they knew it the TEAM was on its way. The basic proposition of our business is simple: we communicate. We can talk about being customer service oriented, we can talk about professionalism, and we can talk about experience. But all of that falls to the side if we fail to communicate.
The bottom line is that we are in the business to create long lasting relationships. We want to attract and retain clients who, after experiencing TEAM Swanson and the RE/MAX Specialists property management way of doing business, they will be excited to refer their friends and family. With TEAM Swanson property management, you will always be treated as a client and not a number.
We invite you to read the information in this package, and kick the tires on our web site. We believe it will give you a good idea of our business philosophy, our guarantees, our marketing strategy, and our full complement of management related services. When you're ready to experience the
TEAM Swanson with RE/MAX Specialist Property Management way of business, give us a call (904) 589-4911.
The Many Benefits of Hiring a Professional Property Management Team
There are so many things to think about when renting out your home. How am I going to advertise my home for rent? How am I going to show my home? How am I going to qualify the tenants? What notices am I legally required to give my tenants? How will I arrange for repairs? Who will handle emergency repair calls? What if my tenant stops paying rent? As a professional property management team, TEAM Swanson with RE/MAX Specialists property management is your answer to these questions and more.
With TEAM Swanson and RE/MAX Specialists Property Management we:
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Market your property to and on the internet, on flyers, on the MLS, through 800 numbers, virtual tours, and to our huge database of posable tenants and agents who may have tenant.
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Show your property to prospective, pre-qualified, tenants.
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Screen applicants for credit, income, employment verification, and criminal history.
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Prepare lease agreement and provide legally required notices.
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Collect and hold security deposits in our RE/MAX Specialists trust account.
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Conduct move-in/move-out inspections.
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Collect rent and distribute to owner.
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Distribute legal notices such as 3-day and rules violation notices.
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Hire and supervise maintenance people and contractors.
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And, when your tenant does eventually decide to leave, we can start the whole process over again for you.
Common Pitfalls of the Self-Managed Property
If you have reached this point, and you are still not convinced that TEAM Swanson is the right property management team and is your best professional property management solution, please take with you the following list of pitfalls that many self managed landlords fall into. If you need advice on any of them, please call us. We will always be glad to consult with you at no cost.
1. Not running their rentals like a business.
2. Not fully screening applicants.
3. Not reviewing State landlord/tenant laws.
4. Failing to have a written agreement.
5. Hiring the wrong contractors and repair people.
6. Not enforcing late rent policies.
7. Not inspecting your property on an annual basis and automatically replacing smoke alarm batteries and filters.
8. Entering a property without proper reason or notice.
9. Not using the advice of an eviction attorney when dealing with a non-paying tenant.
10. Not setting rents to reflect current market rates.
11. Poor record keeping.
12. Not maintaining the property.
13. Not properly handling deposit refunds.
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