Welcome! We are so glad you are here! You will be receiving emails from a handful of people as we move forward in this process.
Heather Hill is my marketing partner. She’s a retired Realtor and she’s developed an expertise in online listing presentation. She assists in getting your home onto every platform we can with poised and exceptional presentation, in the scope of other agent’s attention from day 1, and spreading the word about your home via social & our unique top producer connections.
Tasha Peeples is my listing and transaction coordinator. She helps keep all communication moving forward, and she keeps the realm of paperwork under control.
First, let’s jump into the details.
Please plan to take 15-30 minutes to fully complete this intake form.
This helps me research similar homes when working to find the best list price for your home, and it will ensure impeccable marketing when it comes to the favorite and upgraded features of your home.
YES! We plan to MARKET your home for lease!
Last, but not least, we want to include your correct legal name and best contact information on all documentation and lease forms moving forward.
Listing paperwork & collateral is up next. We will generate these documents after our initial meeting so we can begin marketing your home immediately to our private network. We’ll be sharing your property with real estate offices throughout the United States!
If you have a few interior and exterior shots of your home that you’d like to share, please email them to rachael.felan@compass.com.
- We will need to know how you’d like to receive rent monies so that can be included in any future lease. Most of our property owners who manage their own rental use Venmo, Zelle or rentspree.com. We will need your payment preference and the handle or contact info for that platform because it will be included in your lease agreement, and it is a question in the intake form.
- We will need the preferred contact number for repairs/emergencies which will also be included in the lease.
- Will you be accepting pets? I will share that we rarely lease a unit or house without pets. Typical pet deposits run from $350-$450 with an additional fee for a second pet. This deposit can be refundable or not. Allowing pets opens up your property to the vast majority of renters.
- We encourage owners to present the property in a spiffy, clean manner. In the special provisions of the lease agreement we note that owner has the right to withhold up to $400 from deposit for professional cleaning if property is not cleaned upon move out.
- We will advertise the property in the MLS, provide comparable lease listings for pricing competitively, and we will be in touch weekly with updates.
- We will collect funds for a background and credit check, and we will provide you with credit score, rental history available, and criminal background details on the applicant. Their employment and income will also be verified.
- Once you approve an applicant, we will all digitally sign the lease, and we coordinate an introduction so you can exchange keys with your new tenant.
- Confirm employment and income
- Background/ criminal history check
- Credit check
- Rental history check
- We provide you with an overview of tenant based on these details as well as their application.
- We will write the lease agreement on your behalf and coordinate introduction to new tenant.
- We will provide your tenant with an Inventory and Condition form to be completed upon move in and returned to you within 7 days.
- You will receive the security deposit up front once lease is executed. Pet deposit and pro-rated rent are paid month 1. Month 2 full rent payments begin. All payments are made directly to you.
- Once leased out, we will invoice you the equivalent of 1 month’s rent which is paid to our broker.
- We will connect with you weekly with an update on what is happening at your property.
The fee you pay me to list your property will be split with the leasing agent who represents the tenant.
Generally, we charge one month’s rent as compensation for listing & marketing the property, reviewing and researching the applicant, and executing the lease agreement. Repeat clients are charged only 80% of one month’s rent as we do not incur the initial marketing expense of professional photography.
Home staging is a must in the Austin area market, and I provide this service to the majority of my clients. This is a considerable value to the presentation of the home, and we only get one chance to make a first impression. We do it right. This cost is one I cover for homeowners for the initial 30 days of the listing.