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 When you hire a property management business to serve as the liaison between yourself and your tenants, you want to be sure you're getting the best inherent property management services for the money. The services a property management business provides can range from ala carte to an all-in-one inclusive package. Along with that comes an array of fees for each. There is no set in stone fee buildings we can supply you. But we can educate you on what coarse fees to expect and what each is ordinarily for. In the end it will be up to you to assess business fee structures and choose the best one that fits within your budget. Below are some of the most coarse fees and what aid they provide.

Commission

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This is an ongoing monthly fee expensed to the owner to compensate the property boss for the responsibilities of overseeing the management of their property. This fee can vary from as diminutive as 3% to over 15% of the monthly gross rent. In place of a percentage some managers may fee a flat monthly number which again can vary from to over 0 per month. All property management companies ordinarily fee this fee.

Lease-Up or Setup Fee

This fee is expensed to the owner to compensate the property boss for their initial time invested and resources used in setting up an owners account; showing property and/or other activities resulting in tenant placement. I guess you could look at it as a "finders fee" for placing a tenant in your property. Once a tenant has been settled and first rent income comes in, the property boss will deduct this fee from the rent proceeds. Some property managers have been known to wish this fee upfront prior to tenant procurement. Regularly this fee is non-refundable once the property boss has started the process of tenant procurement or any legwork has been initiated with the property. This fee can vary from none to as much as the first months rent, and Regularly is a one-time fee per tenant.

Lease renovation Fee

This fee is expensed to the owner when a property boss renews a current tenants lease and covers the costs of initiating paperwork or communication involved in implementing the new lease document. A property boss may also elaborate this fee if they perform a year end inspection of property. This fee can vary from none to 0 or higher, and may be expensed every time a lease renovation is implemented.

Advertising Costs

Depending upon the property management company's contract, whether they will pay the advertising costs or the owner or they could split the costs. If the boss is willing to cover this cost, most likely they will fee the lease-up or setup fee as shape above. If the management business covers this cost make sure to find out what type advertising or marketing of your property is included. If it's placing your listing on their own web site and other free online classified sites you may not be getting your monies worth. They are many good rental or tenant resource online web sites that bring in mighty tenants for a inexpensive fee and you will want to think these. And don't forget about print media, yard signs, listing on the Mls or even an open house. Nothing is worst than having your property vacant, bringing in no money only because you or your property boss skimped on advertising.

Maintenance Mark-up Charges

This is one of those costs you may never actually of known about or had it disclosed to you. A "Mark-up" is a fee over and beyond the final bill on maintenance and/or fix work done to your property initiated by your property management business when using their vendors or in-house maintenance staff. This should be disclosed in your Manager/Owner covenant which Regularly will state the markup as a percentage above the final invoice from vendor. For example, your boss had to call a plumber to replace the dishwasher in your rental property. Total charges for completing the job: 0. If your property boss covenant states you will incur a 10% markup on all maintenance work the actual cost to you will be 0. Just one of those things to be aware of as these all eat into your profits.

Early Cancellation Fee

The dreaded "3 months and no tenant". Your property boss insist he or she's doing all things they can to find you a tenant. But here it is 3 months and still no tenant; what do you do. Well, look at your Manager/Owner covenant and that might be your deciding factor. I am not a fan of this fee, and believe it to be an unnecessary fee and for you boss out there this could be the deal breaker. I'll tell you why; if a property boss is doing their due diligence and keeping the owners in the loop as far as decision making, shop conditions and communication lines open an owner will not be second guessing his property managers abilities. The odds of this scenario happening is unlikely but you must be ready for it. A cancellation fee can range from none to over 0. To be fair, some managers actually deserve this fee especially if they have pocketed advertising costs, incurred lots of legwork and time invested in your property.

"You've Got To Be Kidding Me" Fees - These are ones I have personally had the satisfaction of running into.
Your property is vacant, but we still will fee our monthly commission or a small flat fee. "A For-Rent Yard Sign Fee". I believe this was /mo. "Preventive Maintenance Fee". This was to cover the "just in case" and changing out A/C filters. If "just in case" never happens they still pocket the money. I believe this was /mo and I still was expensed for filters.
In overview

Read your Manager/Owner contract, understand what you are signing, ask lots of questions and know what the fees will buy you in services. A good real estate lawyer can help in negotiating the terms in a covenant that suit both parties. These contracts are not set in stone. If your property boss will not negotiate, there are other property management companies that are eager to earn your business.

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