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Tenant's Checklist After Executing Lease

noreply@blogger.com (The Hahn Group - Keller Wiliams Realty) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:36:00 +0000

After the lease has been excuted, the tenant should take care of these items:

1. Transfer utilities to tenant's name starting on the day of the lease. Please note that certain utilities service cannot be started on weekend so plan accordingly.

2. Obtain renter's insurance with landlord's name and managing agent as additional insured.

NVAR Deed of Lease Paragraph 21

"Throughout the Lease Term, the Tenant shall maintain an insurance policy which provides
public liability coverage, protects Tenant’s personal property and names the Landlord and Managing Agent as additional insureds."

3. Notify condo/HOA association and provide a copy of the Lease if applicable and schdule move in.

Some associations will require landlord consent to use the amenetiies.

4. Schedule walk-through inspection.

Tenants are encouraged to document the cosmetic condition by taking photos and emailing the photos to the landlord or management.

NVAR Deed of Lease Paragraph 18

CHECK-IN INSPECTION. Within 5 days after the beginning of the Lease Term, the Landlord shall submit a written report to the Tenant itemizing the condition of the Premises at occupancy. This report shall be deemed correct unless the Tenant submits additional items in writing to Landlord within 5 days after receipt of the report. This report is for information only and does not constitute an agreement to decorate, alter, repair or improve the Premises. Any request for repairs must be submitted separately in writing to Landlord.

Rental Application Directions for Hahn Group Listing

noreply@blogger.com (The Hahn Group - Keller Wiliams Realty) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:22:00 +0000

If you’re ready to apply for a rental listed by the Hahn Group, please prepare the following documents to ensure no delay in processing. Keep in mind that most landlords will require some sort of credit check, income verification and rental history. You can download the rental application.

Please prepare the following documents/items:

1. Rental Application. (4 Pages)

Please pay attention when filling this form out. Make sure you fill out everything.

Please initial on top of first page in Brokerage Disclosure box.
Please sign in middle of second page.

2. Income Verification

If the tenant is hourly/weekly employee, please attach copies of two most recent W-2s. Some landlords would take two most recent pay stubs. If the tenant is self-employed, last two 1040 along with Schedule C will do. If the tenant is in military, a copy of military order and LES are required. If the tenant is new to his/her job, please provide an offer letter.

3. Copy of Driver's License / Government Issued Photo ID

4. Processing Fee of $35 per adult (18 years and older) made out to Keller Williams Realty.

If you want to expediat the processing, then please pay via PayPal. Please send $35/adult processing fee to simonhahn "at" gmail.com. Please replace "at" with @.

5. One month rent made out to Keller Williams Realty.

Do not put security deposit in the memo.

6. If you have a pet, please verify with listing agent before submitting an application. Landlord will require additional pet deposit.

7. If your credit is less than stellar, consider including a letter of explanation. This will help your cause.

Once you have these required documents, you can fax the documents to The Hahn Group at 866-348-5461. Then please hand deliver or mail the checks ASAP. We will not process the application until we receive the processing fee. If you have any questions, please contact Simon Hahn at 703-401-0571 or email him at simonhahn "at" gmail.com.

Landlord's Guide to Renting Properties in Ashburn

noreply@blogger.com (The Hahn Group - Keller Wiliams Realty) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:47:00 +0000

Introduction

I've come up with few questions to help the landlord think through the rental process. I'll be adding more content as necessary.

Heres' the standard Rental Application and Deed of Lease used by Northern Virginia Associations of Realtors (NVAR).

Questions for the Landlord

1. How long do you want the lease to be?

2. When can the tenants move in?

3. Will you allow pets?
a. Yes, No ,or Case-by-case
b. If yes, what kind of pets and how much pet deposit?

4. Will you allow smokers?

5. Will the rent include any of the following?

a. HOA and/or condo fee.
b. Lawn mowing service
c. Maid service
d. Social fee (Belmont Country Club)
e. Transfer fee (Belmont Country Club)
f. Others

6. What does HOA/condo fee include?

7. Do you want to charge repair deductible?

8. Do you want to include an escalation clause?

9. Is there any special terms you want to include?

10. Is there a move-in fee? This applies mainly to condos.

11. Does the HOA/condo management need to be notified for the move-in?

12. When do you want the property to be on the market?

13. Showing instruction.

14. Showing days and hours

15. Remove shoes?

16. Any items that won’t convey?

17. Built before 1978?

18. Parking space or garage numbers?

19. Mailbox number?

20. Key and floorplan?

21. List the features you like best about your property?

22. Is there any known issues with mold, radon gas, lead-based paint, etc.? If so, you would need to disclose to the potential tenants.

23. Are you in the military? If so, did you want to exercise Transfer of Landlord clause in the Deed of Lease?

Role of the Listing Agent

When you hire a listing agent, make sure they have experience with rentals. For some agents, rentals are not high priority. I take rentals along with rest of the Hahn Group very seriously. Our philosophy is that whoever is faithful with small things will be faithful with big things.

1. Market the property.
a. MLS
b. Craigslist.com and various online classifieds.
c. AshburnRent.com (comoing soon)

2. Screen tenants.
a. Run credit report.
b. Verify employment if applicable.
c. Verify rent history if applicable.

3. Draft Standard NVAR Deed of Lease.
a. You may want to have it reviewed by an attorney.

Once the lease has been signed by both parties, the listing agent’s duty is fulfilled. The landlord has to deal directly with the tenant from this point going forward. The landlord can choose to hire a property manager who then will handle everything related to the rental. Property manager will charge up to 10% of the monthly rent but at least the landlord doesn't have to worry about the issues related renting.

Landlord’s Checklist After Deed of Lease is Signed

1. Provide utility information to tenant.
2. Provide HOA and/or condo document to tenant
3. Provide property condition report to tenant within 5 days of start of lease per paragraph 17 of Deed of Lease.
4. Provide condo management number to coordinate move-in for tenant if applicable.
5. Sign any paperwork allowing the tenants to use the HOA/Condo ameneties.
6. Verify that tenants have renters insurance with landlord as the insured.
7. Notify condo association and provide a copy of the Lease if applicable.
8. Notify insurance agent to convert to landlord policy.

This page is work in progress. As I think of new issues, I'll add them to this page.

This is for informational purposes only. No warranty is given for the accuracy of the content in this material. This should not be viewed as a legal advice. Please consult your attorney with any questions.

Rental Application for Rental Listing

noreply@blogger.com (The Hahn Group - Keller Wiliams Realty) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:33:00 +0000

Rental Directions

If you’re ready to apply for a rental, please prepare the following documents to ensure no delay in processing your application. Keep in mind that most landlords will require some sort of credit check, income verification and rental history. Click here to download rental forms.

1. Rental Application. (4 Pages)

This is truly not a user friendly form. Please pay attention when filling this form out. Make sure you fill out everything.

-Please initial on top of first page in Brokerage Disclosure box.
-Please sign in middle of second page.

2. Disclosure of Brokerage Relationship. (1 Page)

-This simply means that The Hahn Group is representing you in this transaction.

3. Useful Information About Real Estate Transaction (3 Pages)

-This is required just for Keller Williams Realty. Please sign on bottom of page 3.

4. Income Verification

If you’re hourly/weekly employees, please attach copies of two most recent W-2s. Some landlords would take two most recent pay stubs. If you’re self-employed, last two 1040 along with Schedule C will do. If you’re in military, a copy of military order and LES are required.

5. Copy of Driver's License

6. Processing Fee of $____ per adult (18 years and older) made out to ____________________. We will verify the processing fee.

7. One month rent and/or security deposit made out to ____________________.

*Please do not put security deposit in the memo.

8. If you have a pet(s), then pet deposit of $______ made out to ____________________.

9. If you credit is less than stellar, consider including a letter of explanation. This will help your cause.

Once you have these required documents, you can fax them to The Hahn Group at 866-348-5461 to get the process started. Please hand deliver or mail the checks ASAP. If you have any questions, please contact Simon Hahn at 703-401-0571 or email him at simonhahn@gmail.com.

Rental Application for Hahn Group Rental Listing Dual Agency

noreply@blogger.com (The Hahn Group - Keller Wiliams Realty) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:50:00 +0000

If you're ready to apply for one of Hahn Group's rental listing, please prepare the following documents to ensure no delay in processing your application. Keep in mind that most landlords will require some sort of credit check, income verification and rental history. Click here for forms.

1. Rental Application. (4 Pages)

This is truly not a user friendly form. Please pay attention when filling this form out. Make sure you fill out everything.

-Please initial on top of first page in Brokerage Disclosure box.
-Please sign in middle of second page.

2. Disclosure of Dual Representation. (1 Page)

-This simply means that The Hahn Group is representing both parties in this transaction.

3. Useful Information About Real Estate Transaction (3 Pages)

-This is required just for Keller Williams Realty. Please sign on bottom of page 3.

4. Income Verification

If you’re hourly/weekly employees, please attach copies of two most recent W-2s. Some landlords would take two most recent pay stubs. If you’re self-employed, last two 1040 along with Schedule C will do. If you’re in military, a copy of military order and LES are required.

5. Copy of Driver's License

6. Processing Fee of $35 per adult (18 years and older) made out to Keller Williams Realty.

7. One month rent made out to Keller Williams Realty.

8. If you have a pet, then pet deposit of $______ made out to the Landlord. We will verify the amount before you submit the application.

9. If you credit is less than stellar, consider including a letter of explanation. This will help your cause.

Once you have these required documents, you can fax them to The Hahn Group at 866-348-5461. No cover page is needed. If you have any questions, please contact Simon Hahn at 703-401-0571 or email him at simonhahn "at" gmail.com.

Introduction

noreply@blogger.com (The Hahn Group - Keller Wiliams Realty) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:20:00 +0000

After helping many tenants and landlords with their rental needs, I have decided to launch AshburnRent.com. I hope to make this website the go-to site for all perspective tenants looking to rent in Ashburn, VA. If you have any suggestions, please share them with me so that I can help you serve better. You can email me or call me at 703-401-0571.

Thank you for visiting. This site will be updated over the course of next few months.