The summer season in Arizona, brings several challenges for real estate property management and property owners. At Arête Realty and Property Management, LLC in Phoenix, we use only the most reputable vendors for your property. Here are some of the challenges that homeowners typically face and how Arête Realty overcomes these obstacles.

Vendor Relations

We use only the most trustworthy, honest and competitively priced vendors for your maintenance needs. Vendors, especially HVAC vendors, typically start to get extremely busy during the summer season in Arizona. Our real estate property management experts have compiled a list of preferred vendors for every service imaginable, including pest control, pool service, HVAC, gardening, and plumbing.

Most vendors are busy during the summer months, so it is important to have patience and be flexible with our preferred vendors. They work as hard as they can to accommodate your schedule when on service calls. Our vendors are knowledgeable, price-conscious and responsive. Remember: most vendors will charge a “trip fee” for coming out to your property. In most cases, owners can make repair charge payments on their next rent payment cycle.

Should you have a list of preferred vendors, Arête Realty and Property Management, LLC is happy to add them to your file. We strive to accommodate any and all preferences for your professional property management.

Maintenance

Air conditioning units, appliances and other items inevitably seem to break during the summer months in Arizona. Tenants without air conditioning in the 110+ degree heat of Phoenix will not be happy tenants. It is imperative that home and property owners set aside five to ten percent of their monthly rent as an emergency fund for maintenance and repairs. Keep in mind that carpets typically last anywhere from five to seven years while HVAC systems usually last from 15-20 years, though the Arizona heat can wear them down much faster. Be prepared for water heater replacements, interior and exterior painting and HVAC repairs.

Arête Realty and Property Management, LLC endeavors to provide property owners and homeowners with as much valuable information as possible. Our quarterly newsletters are designed to help you address issues that some of our clients have gone through, give you updates about the industry, and divulge important legal changes that affect property owners. For more information about any of the topics mentioned above, contact the Phoenix property management firm of Arête Realty and Property Management, LLC, today.

Arête Reality and Property Management, LLC aims to provide property owners with all of the pertinent information they need to effectively make decisions concerning their properties. Through Arête’s dedication to excellence, property owners are able to connect with experienced property managers for vital information. Review some of our best property management tips for tenant-owner relations in Phoenix, AZ.

Handling Tenant Relations

Owner-tenant relations can quickly become a tricky relationship to balance. On the one hand, owners want to make sure that their property is well cared for and that tenants are not in breach of their contract. On the other hand, tenants deserve and are legally entitled to their privacy. Owners need to refrain from any and all urges they may have to make a surprise visit to their property as this action can be a violation of the Tenant Landlord Act. Should you wish to visit your property, contact your property manager so that they can communicate the message to your tenants.

No matter how conjugal of a relationship a property owner may have with their tenant(s), it is imperative that owners keep this piece of legislation in mind. Tenants are required to receive two days’ notice prior to the owner’s arrival according to the Tenant Landlord Act (TLA).

Handling Utilities

During the periods of time when your property may be vacant in between tenants, utilities are paid for by the tenant through the duration of the lease. Owners should hold themselves responsible for paying for utilities when the property is vacant for an undetermined period of time. This may seem like a drain on owner’s finances, but doing so makes readying the property for a showing much easier. Keeping electric and water on allows owners to get the property ready for renters in virtually no time.

Handling New Tenants

There will always be a period of adjustment when new tenants move into your property. In Arête Reality and Property Management, LLC’s experience, it takes 60 days for tenants to fully settle into their new surroundings. Arête Reality usually receives more service calls during this time than throughout the duration of the lease as whole. We take the time to explain to tenants what they are responsible for fixing and repairing and what the property owner is responsible for. Owners must address any and all hazardous items along with health and safety concerns in a timely manner.

For more information about the topics listed here or to learn more about the exceptional services that Arête Reality and Property Management, LLC, provides to property owners throughout Phoenix, AZ, contact us today.