Leasing Services

Pre-Marketing Services

• We review rental market conditions in the metro Atlanta area. We provide an up to date thorough rental market analysis to help set your expectations as to what your home could rent for.
• Getting your home ready to rent
  We advise our clients on what it takes to prepare your home in today’s market.

Marketing the Property

• Internet Advertising
  The Best and Most complete Internet advertising in town. We use the most popular and effective sites in the industry for rental hosting and spend over $5,000 per month on these services to get you the most bang for your buck.
• FMLS
  We use Georgia’s #1 multiple listing service (FMLS). This allows us to open the door to outside real estate agents to increase traffic to your home.
• Classified Ads
• Professional Real Estate ‘For Rent’ Sign
• Showing Your Home
  Our licensed leasing agents show property seven days a week and are available at any time to help tenants find just the right home. They also provide reports to owners with viewing statistics, feedback from prospects & property conditions throughout the marketing process until your home rents.
   

Screening the Applicant

 We evaluate the information and figure out how to secure the owner with large security deposits and co-signers. Here’s what we do.

• Pull Credit Report
• Verify Employment & Proof of Income
• Confirming previous Rental history

Move-In Procedures

• Re-Keying your property prior to move in by a licensed professional locksmith
• Reviewing and signing the lease prepared by a licensed Real Estate Law Firm.
• Move-In Inspection sets the basis for withholding the security deposit after move out.
• Collecting Security Deposit after move in inspection as required by Georgia law
• Turn over new keys to new tenant

Management Services

How We Manage the Tenant

Managing the tenant is a people challenge, an enforcement challenge, and a compliance challenge. It takes vigilant staff and constant adherence to the law, the lease and the rules of customer service. Few do it well. Crown does it exceptionally well.

• Our primary job - Enforcing the Terms of the Lease
• Collecting Rent
• Handling bounced/NSF checks
• Assessing and collecting late fees
• Managing eviction process
• Managing safety issues
• Handle HOA violations
• Handling move-out inspections and battles over security deposits
   

How We Manage the Property

Managing your home or investment is laborious work. Houses breakdown whether they are new or aging. Tenants expect repairs to be made yesterday and the law mandates we respond quickly. Our experienced staff knows how to handle high pressure situations the right way when you need it most.

• Managing Normal Maintenance Breakdowns
• Oversee Contractor Rehabs, Renovations, and Major Replacements.
• Handling Emergencies - 24-hour Hotline
• Pre-Screening Vendors
• Managing Vendor & Contractor Response Time
• Property Visits every 6 months
• Managing Utilities Between Tenants
• Schedule & oversee optional Preventative Maintenance Choices

How We Manage Your Money

Our most important focus is managing your money. State law governs how real estate brokers handle other people’s money. In Georgia, the same trust account laws that govern closing attorneys also govern us. We must adhere to a strict set of money handling rules and there are no options.

• Depositing Rent into our Trust Account
• Establish and Maintain Owner’s Escrow Account
• Disbursing Money to Owners on the 15th of every month
• Meet with Accountant
• Year End Reporting/1099
• Request for proposal

What makes Distinctive Management Services different?

The Myth: all property managers are pretty much the same. They lease properties, collect rent, respond to maintenance, handle neighbor complaints, and send monthly statements.

The Truth: We are different than most property managers. These differences pay off big for you.

• Marketing your home in FMLS, GAMLS, Google, Yahoo, Point2Agent, Zillow, Trulia, Julia, and more....
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  Available properties are marketed through Atlanta’s largest multiple listing service, FMLS. Most local property managers do not list your properties in FMLS to avoid costly listing fees and paying outside agents co-op and referral fees.