Los Altos Property Management

Let us manage your Los Altos Rental Property

Having a successful Los Altos rental property requires a lot of time, effort, experience and knowledge. Let us save you that time, effort and frustration that comes with gaining that experience.

As a full service Los Altos property management company, our team is responsible for taking care of all aspects of managing your rental(s).

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Our market analysis helps landlords and us make data-informed decisions about their rental property, including rate estimates and other information so they can invest and manage their investment property more wisely.

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What We Do

as your Los Altos Property Manager

READY YOUR PROPERTY - EVALUATE THE PROPERTY AND DETERMINE A RENTAL RATE

Meet at the property, discuss goals, plans, etc. for the property and provide a possible rental rate
Offer recommendations on repairs and cosmetic improvements that maximize potential monthly rent while providing a good ROI
Discuss with owners the pros and cons of difference policies such as accepting pets, etc.
Install a lock box

MARKET THE PROPERTY

Prepare home for rent
- Clean home
- Make sure the property is safe and maintained
Create ads tailored to the property and advertising in 50+ locations:
- Paid and free rental listing websites
- Social Media Advertising
- Signs
- Flyers and e-flyers
- Advertise and work with local realtors
Partnered with Google, Apple, Ebay, etc. to insure access to high quality tenants
Meet prospective tenants for showings 7 days a week.
Provide prospective tenants with rental applications that are legally compliant with fair housing laws

TENANT APPLICATION PROCESS

Perform a background check to verify identity, income, credit history, rental history, contact and speak with the current landlord and current employer etc.
Notify Owner of applicants and include them in the decision making process.

MOVE IN

Draw up leasing agreement with agreed move in date
Continue to market until deposit is received at the office.
Review lease guidelines with tenants regarding things like rental payment terms and required property maintenance. Grant access to Tenant Portal website.
Ensure all agreements have been properly executed
Perform detailed move-in inspection with tenants and have them sign a report verifying the condition of the property prior to move-in.
Collect first month's rent and proof of renters insurance at move in if not yet received.

RENT COLLECTION

Receiving rent
Follow up with late payments
Sending out pay or quit notices
Enforcing late fees

ANNUAL AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS

Perform annual safety inspections (inside and outside) on a predefined schedule looking for repair needs, safety hazards, code violations, lease violations, etc.
Send owner reports on the condition of the property

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Provide accounting property management services
Make payments on behalf of the owner (Mortgage, insurance, HOA dues, etc.)
Detailed documentation of expenses via invoices and receipts
Maintain all historical records (paid invoices, leases, inspection reports, warranties, etc.)
Provide annual reporting, structured for tax purposes as well as required tax documents including a 1099 form
Advise owner on relevant tax deductions related to their rental property
Provide easy to read monthly cash-flow statements which offer a detailed breakdown of income and itemized expenses

MAINTENANCE, AND UPKEEP

Establish a preventative maintenance policy to identify and deal with repair needs
Provide a network of licensed, bonded and fully insured contractors who have been vetted for good pricing and good work that is up to code.
Assign jobs to different parties (in-house employees, handyman and professional contractors) based on who will do the best job for the best price.
Maintain and Provide Gardening Service (owners expense)
- Landscaping
Maintain and monitor a 24 hour emergency repair hot-line
Larger renovation or rehab projects
- Provide recommendations on how the project can maximize rental income.
- Prepare preliminary cost estimates
- Get multiple independent bids for the work
- Act as general contractor overseeing the work

MOVE OUT

Inspect unit and fill out a report on the property's condition when the client moves out
Provide tenant with a copy as well as estimated damages
Return the balance of the security deposit to the tenant
Forward any portion of the owner’s portion of the tenant deposit to the owner or hold in owner reserves for repairs.
Clean unit and perform and needed repairs or upgrades
Rekey the locks
Put the property back on the market for rent

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Discover Los Altos

Los Altos strives to maintain a semi-rural atmosphere. Los Altos has few sidewalks except in commercial zones and along arterial roads. Minimum lot size for most residential housing is one-quarter of an acre. Most roads have broad dirt shoulders and little or no street lighting. The civic center sits in the middle of an orchard, a remnant of those that once covered the area. The downtown is a triangle with arterials on all sides that enable most through traffic to bypass Main Street. Many Los Altos homes fetch $2 million and higher, putting the city (along with neighboring Los Altos Hills, with which it shares ZIP codes) at numbers 24 and 28 on Forbes' "Most Expensive ZIP Codes in America" list in 2007.

Since the mid-1990s, downtown Los Altos has experienced mild economic difficulties due to competition from nearby shopping centers and chain stores, as well as its lack of a hotel or movie theater. Revitalizing downtown is a major issue in city politics.

Los Altos may have a legitimate claim to having the first scientifically designed sound baffle in the year 1970. Santa Clara County undertook a seminal study to calculate the effects of alternate soundwall designs along Foothill Expressway. The resulting wall brought about the predicted reduction of seven to ten decibels in noise pollution levels experienced by adjacent homes.
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