How to Successfully
Rent and Manage an Investment Rental Home
Property Management is tougher than ever, Especially Since 2020. Whether renting Your Own Home or Selecting the Best Property Management Company, the Stakes Have Never Been Higher.
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Steps to Successful Property Management
The year 2020 was a game-changer for rental property management. For both private DIY landlords or decade-old property management companies with stellar reviews, managing a rental home and renters requires more expensive technology, time, patience, and hard work than it ever has before by a long shot.
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Of Our Owners, Own Less Than 2 Properties. Most Are Mom & Pop Accidental Landlords
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MoveZen is a Proud Recipent of the 2024 INC 5000 List of the Nations Top Companies, by INC Magazine
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We’ve Sent 80 Cents of Every Dollar Collected to Our Owners, Proving the Benefits of a Resident Satisfaction Model
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We’ve Donated Over $40k (Typically During Matching Pledges) to Mostly Local Charities, on Your Behalf
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One of the Most Important Steps to Renting Your Home is Setting the Rental Rate
The MoveZen rental evaluation is compiled by “people” using real-world comparable past and active rental listing data. This is not just a report from the same algorithm every company uses, it’s the professional opinion of multiple experienced property managers.
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Inc Magazine’s Inc 5000 Recognizes MoveZen Property Management on the 2024 List of America’s Leading Private Companies
WILMINGTON, NC (August 13, 2024) – MoveZen Property Management, a leading innovator in the property management industry, is honored to be recognized on the 2024 Inc. 5000’s annual list of the leading private companies in America. The prestigious Inc. 5000 methodology takes a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. MoveZen’s inclusion highlights its significant impact on the industry and its potential for delivering industry-leading customer results across the nation.
Inc Magazine’s Inc 5000 Recognizes MoveZen as Industry Leader (movezen360.com)
Important Steps to Rent Your Home Out from A to Z
Step by step checklist for getting a home rented, and link to the full property management guide
1 Consider strengths and weaknesses for your home and location and consider special strategies to utilize them. Is it a college area? If so, you’ll likely handle a lot differently from low income, or a suburb
2 Get the property in show-ready condition by handling repairs, but also low-cost aesthetic fixes like spray painting rusted AC grates, and other things that really stand out. A sure way to attract sub-par tenants and repel the rest is to show a home with unrepaired issues
3 Decide whether you’re going to allow pets or not. Before you decide, know that for most landlords it’s the single best thing you can do to increase your “bottom line” profit over the long term. More on this subject here
4 Set a rental rate that will balance a minor amount of time on market hassle, with monthly rate. Whether in the form of owner-occupied showings, stress, or vacancy. Most owners fail to properly account for these subtle but real costs, especially vacancy. Vacant homes are much more costly than most account for. We can provide a free rental rate estimate compiled by people, not an algorithm, here
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The MoveZen Property Management Edge
These days it’s a nightmare trying to keep up with constantly evolving rules around whether rentals are allowed in certain areas. Once simple matters now trip up landlords and even experienced property managers consistently, from restrictions on the length of lease terms, when and what you can evict a renter for, how to handle leftover personal property, companion animals, and what constitutes an enforceable lease to name just a few. Add to this the complex social issues surrounding renters who were frequently left behind as inequality exploded in a post-COVID world, and it’s our firm belief that for most owners a great property management company these days is worth its weight in gold.
See what sets us apart and what we feel makes our service a value worth taking advantage of.
In our minds, a great property management company never stops learning or striving for better results. You’ll find that our team is dedicated to the improvement of all of our rental home investment properties, in a multitude of ways. No one knows the market and its ever-changing dynamics better. From the relentless rise in repair costs that landlords have dealt with recently, to the importance of long-term relationships and planning, we’ve got it covered. Communication always will be a number one priority and should come naturally for any great nearby property management company. From the first conversation to the last, our homeowners and tenants feel secure knowing we don’t just work for them, we work with them!
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Our Staff is Proud to Make Shared Sacrifices for Charitable Company Initiatives
Mostly Local, & Typically Matched
Over the past 5 years, MoveZen has donated tens of thousands of dollars to charity. While we often give to the Red Cross during major disasters, most of our donations are to local, smaller charities in the cities and towns where we operate. Most of our donations are also timed to take advantage of matching pledges by various fortune 500 companies and other major organizations.
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- Pre-listing Rental Rate AnalysisPre-Marketing Property ReportBasic Turnover & Improvements AssistanceProfessional PhotographsHigh-Tech Matterport 3D ScanExceptional Marketing Across All Major Rental SitesOversee Showings & Renter LeadsCriminal, Credit & More Application ProcessingNegotiate Terms & Secure Signed LeaseHandle the Move-In ExperienceMonthly ACH Payments & Financial ReportingCollect Rent & Address Payment IssuesMove Tenant Out, Handle Deposit ProcessOversee All Maintenance Needs
- MARKETING ONLYWe List, Scan, Photo, & Setup on Our Showing Scheduler. You Do the Rest✔✔✔✔✔✔XXXXXXXX
- PLACEMENT ONLYWe Market & Lease the Home, You Manage Your Way from There DIY✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔XXXXPOPULAR
- FULL SERVICEWe Do It All from A to Z, Then Start Over When Needed✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
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Our ultimate goal is to maximize your bottom line income while minimizing headaches. This starts with our new owner onboard process
Thinking of Switching Property Management Companies?
Don’t let the unpleasant task of working with your current manager to close out your account hold you back, we’ll do it all. Just notify them once in writing, and we’ll do the rest