Don't let our location on the Isle of Palms fool you; we're so much more than just a vacation rental management company. As a full-service property management firm, we've been managing long-term or annual rental properties for upwards of three decades, too. We know how stressful owning a long-term rental property can be for people and we are here to help.
When you own a long-term rental, you want to make sure that you have the best tenants, that they're happy, and that your property and its value are maintained. One of the easiest ways to do all of those things is to use a trusted, time-tested property management company like Island Realty.
Each property owner at Island Realty is assigned to a licensed property manager whose priority is keeping you and your tenants happy. Your property manager will develop a close relationship with you and assess exactly what you and your property need in order to attract and keep fantastic tenants.
If you're self-managing, how do you advertise to potential tenants? You probably rely heavily on services like Craigslist. While there's nothing wrong with that as a platform, it doesn't inspire much confidence in potential renters, especially if you have no photos or outdated, low-quality photos. Your property information also needs to constantly be up-to-date. You can't rely on the same verbiage in a listing year to year. If you use a property management company like Island Realty, we handle all of this for you. Your property manager makes sure your listing is optimized in every location where it appears. He or she gets you the best photos, writes the best descriptions, and lists where potential renters or their real estate agents are looking.
We can also ensure that you're not just getting tenants, you're getting high quality and highly qualified tenants. Through our application process, we're able to get important background and credit information on potential tenants to verify that they're going to treat your property well, be respectful of and regulations on the property, and, of course, pay you on time. This is a piece of property that you own and value both emotionally and monetarily. You want to be sure you're only letting trustworthy individuals into it.
Once a tenant has gone through the application process, been approved, and moved into your property, how do we keep them happy? One of the factors that sets us apart from not just self-managers, but also other property management companies, is our ability to collect payment online. We have an easy-to-use online payment portal that makes paying rent a cinch for our tenants. You'd be surprised how much digitizing this process has encouraged tenants to always pay on time! And a happy, paid-in-full tenant makes for a happy, stress-free property owner, trust us.
We recently stopped by WCIV's Lowcountry Live morning show to discuss some of the benefits in using a long-term property management company. Watch below:
Interested in joining our long-term rental program or want more information? Call (843) 203-0911, get a rental quote, or email department manager Karri Whitwood today!
800.707.6421