Memorial Day Weekend marks the beginning of Summer and the end of the leasing season for rental properties. Finding the best property and management company is going to be more difficult as time passes because most good lease properties have already been scooped up. So, for all you last minute shoppers who are trying to find a place to call home or settle down in, this is your last chance to spend the time necessary to find that special place before summer hits.

As the demand and price for rental properties continue to increase, property management organizations have become more and more prominent as expectations from tenants have also increased. In general, it is very important to not only evaluate your company’s culture, but also your property management’s culture, especially if they are a third party department. Therefore, you may wonder what are some common qualities and metrics that are commonly looked for within property management organizations.

Good management organizations should be responsible for, but not limited to, activities including:

Providing accurate and up-to-date financial reports regularly of your properties

Tailoring their service in an unobstructed manner

Handling tenant questions and concerns in a timely and courteous manner

People are also very important when evaluating the effectiveness of a management organization. The most common stats are tenant occupancy and retention rates per month. However, property owners should also keep track of maintenance fees and the average length of time a tenant stays in relation to the property management organization in place.

Property management is a very tricky, but highly impactful, line of work. As in all businesses, there are good management and bad management organizations and distinguishing between them is very difficult.

Being able to tell the difference is crucial to finding a place to call home and know that your family is going to be well taken care of.

In addition to the property management company, location is high on the list of prospective leasers. Fining the right neighborhood with all of the amenities you are looking for can be difficult. In the Bryan/College Station area of Texas the folks at Picket Fence properties have been helping folks find that special place for over 10 years.

Beautifully refurbished rental homes in Bryan/College Station Texas are hard to find but, Picket Fence Properties has a varied list of different locales and sizes.

So, take a deep breath and start your search early, so you can enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend. Call the people at Picket Fence Properties and let them take of the rest. Besides, time is running out for this year and you do not want to be stuck this summer, living in a place of last resort.