Dallas Property Management Services: What’s Included

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Professional property management services by Specialized Property Management can help Dallas real estate investors in so many ways.

Evaluate Your Property to Determine Rental Rates

Before you bring people into the rental property, you need to know how much to charge them.

Detailed documentation of the exterior and interior with photos
Recommendations for cosmetic improvements and repairs to maximize rent and provide good ROI
Data for rental rates in the Dallas area
Discuss the pros and cons of various policies (pets, smoking, etc.)
Lockbox on the empty properties

Market Your Property for Rent

Our Specialized property management experts can market your property, help it look great, and find great tenants fast.

Preparing the home for rent by cleaning and manicuring the lawn
Create ads for the property, including fliers, MLS, signs, websites, print publications
Work with realtors to find tenants
Offer a 24-hour hotline so that tenants can hear detailed information anytime
Field calls for viewings and questions
Meet prospective tenants
Provide prospects with rental applications (fair-housing laws compliant)
Collect applications and the application fees

Tenant Selection and Screening

Once potential tenants start coming in, property management services will include tenant screenings. This consists of background checks to verify income, identity, rental history, and credit history.

Tenant Move-in Needs

We’ll handle everything for moving a tenant into the unit. This includes:

Drawing up a lease agreement
Confirming the move-in date
Reviewing the lease with the tenant
Ensuring that the agreement is executed correctly
Performing a move-in inspection with the tenant
Making sure the tenant signs a report to verify the inspection was done and what was noted
Collecting the security deposit and the first month’s rent

Rent Collection

It goes without saying, but just this step alone can save rental property investors tons of time and hassle. Many times, managers have to hunt down those late tenants, send out notices to pay or quit, and enforce the late fee policy. Our property management services will handle this for you, to ensure that rent is collected when it’s due.

Evictions

When tenants don’t follow the rules or are late with the rent, it can, unfortunately, lead to an eviction. It is a huge relief to our clients know that our experienced property manager because we will handle the eviction process for them, including:

Represent you in court
File relevant paperwork to start and complete the action
Make sure it is performed according to current applicable laws and regulations
Coordinate with law enforcement to get tenants and their possessions out

Maintenance, Repairs, and Remodeling

Specialized Property Management Dallas makes property inspections and maintenance easy. Repairs are handled by our trusted professionals leaving you free to do the things that matter most to you.

Tenant Move-out

When a tenant chooses to move out, your property manager can:

Inspect the unit and fill out the report on the condition of the property
Provide tenant with estimated damages
Return security deposit as necessary
Clean the unit and perform upgrades/repairs

Dallas property management services can involve so many different tasks. In fact, it’s often hard for the property owner to do this all themselves. If you’re ready to consider hiring a local property management company to help you with these and many other services, please contact Specialized Property Management Dallas today for a free quote!