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Property Management

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The administration of residential, commercial and/or industrial real estate. Property management typically involves the managing of property that is owned by another party or entity. Property managers are typically paid a fee and/or a percentage of the rent brought in for the property while under management.
-acts as the owner’s fiduciary in the day-to-day sale and leasing of the property

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When to use a Property Manager?

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For any income producing property:

-condo, co-op, rental building, commercial, retail, industrial property, single family home, luxury high-rise

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Functions of a Property Manager

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  • Produce the greatest net return for the owner (best NOI for the property)
  • Protect and increase the owner’s investment
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When is a license required?

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A property manager is required to have a license id they are working on behalf of more than one property owner
-not required for a salary employee for one owner

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Management Agreement

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A contract between the owner of a property and someone who agrees to manage it.

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The Management Agreement is a contract, which typically contains the following:

In writing and signed

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  • Description of the property
  • Management authority
  • Length of agreement
  • Reporting
  • Management fees (3-20% of the rent roll)
  • Accounting responsibilities (collect all rents and hold in trust account for the owner. Funds cannot be comingled and should be kept in a SEPARATE ACCOUNT)
  • Requirements for insurance and risk management
  • Owner’s responsibilities and objectives
  • How and why the agreement can be terminated
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Rent Roll

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This document provides a list of all rents in the building and helps determine the total gross rent roll for the property
Listing of all of units in building
-An owner typically gives their sales agent a copy of the rent roll in order to understand what the Gross Rental Income is for the property
-The owner of a rental property will typically share the rent roll with the rental agent so they can gain a better understanding of comparables

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Office Building Management Requirements for Property Managers

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  • Keep vacancies to a minimum
  • Analyzed demographics to attract the proper tenants
  • Negotiate leases
  • Rent schedule
  • Market to certain professions to best utilize space
  • rearrange space to best meet tenant’s needs
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Retail Management Requirements for Property Managers

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  • Understand the needs and desires of tenants

- Maintain common areas

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Residential Management Requirements for Property Managers

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  • Tenant selection: credit checks, criminal background checks, previous landlord references, employment verification
  • Maintenance
  • repair
  • Tenant eviction
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Residential Management

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Requirements for Property Managers

  • Tenant selection: credit checks, criminal background checks, previous landlord references, employment verification
  • Maintenance
  • repair
  • Tenant eviction
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Obligations of Property Managers to Owner

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  • Goals must be the same with the property owner
  • Preventive maintenance (ex. replacing filter, tightening a bolt)
  • Corrective maintenance
  • Be aware of trends in the market, pricing, amenities, population growth, governmental issues, zoning issues
  • Provide periodic reports to the owner
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Obligations of Property Managers to Owner

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  • Goals must be the same with the property owner
  • Preventive maintenance (ex. replacing filter, tightening a bolt)
  • Corrective maintenance
  • Be aware of trends in the market, pricing, amenities, population growth, governmental issues, zoning issues
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Preventative Maintenance

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Keeping property and equipment in a good state of repair so as to minimize the need for more costly major repair work or replacement

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Property Manager

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An individual or company responsible for the day-to-day functioning of a piece of real estate.
-strives to produce greatest net return for owner

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Resident Manager

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A manager of a property who lives on-site.

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Property Management Report

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An accounting report issued periodically by the property manager to the owner outlining all income and expenditures for that accounting period.

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Properties that typically require management services

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condos, coops, apts, single family residences, mobile home parks, office buildings, shopping malls, industrial parks, farms

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Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)

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offers property management courses

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Net Operating Income (NOI)

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Gross Income - Operating Expense = NOI

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Budget

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Gross Income - Operating Expense = NOI

  • -> Operating Income: common charges, storage, other misc (like application fees), commercial laundry income, water and sewer billbacks
  • -> Operating Expenses: Real estate taxes, labor and related
  • -> Utilities & Services: electric, gas, water
  • -> Total expenses
  • -> Operating Income
  • Typically the management fee in a condo building is a fixed amount
  • In a rental property, the management fee will ne a percentage of the income collected
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Capital Expense (CAPEX)

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Expenditures creating future value. Incurred when a property owner spends money to upgrade a building in an effort to add value and/or extend the useful life of the building

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Marketing Plan:

Plan developed by a property manager or broker that describes how rents will be maximized

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The Market:

  • Market activity
  • Vacancy rates
  • Competition
  • Environmental
  • Demographics
  • Technology trends
  • Supporting businesses, schools and infrastructure
  • Zoning
  • Governmental restrictions
  • Forecasting
  • Tenant analysis
  • Tenant turnover

Property:

  • Building
  • Units price
  • Property Value
  • Competition
  • Sales Force (advertising, budget etc)

Owner’s Objectives:

  • Mission Statement
  • Marketing
  • Target Area

Financial Statement:

  • Marketing program finances
  • Cost advantages
  • Proposed budgets
  • Contingency Plan

Management Proposal:

  • Description of property
  • Contract period
  • Management company’s responsibilities
  • Timely reporting to owner
  • Qualifications of the Management Company
  • Management reports samples
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Marketing Plan:

Plan developed by a property manager or broker that describes how rents will be maximized

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The Market:

  • Market activity
  • Vacancy rates
  • Competition
  • Environmental
  • Demographics
  • Technology trends
  • Supporting businesses, schools and infrastructure
  • Zoning
  • Governmental restrictions
  • Forecasting
  • Tenant analysis
  • Tenant turnover

Property:

  • Building
  • Units price
  • Property Value
  • Competition
  • Sales Force
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Reporting

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Monthly Report:

  • Accounts Receivable Report
  • Accounts Payable Report (shows what bills are to be paid. Includes: security deposits, vendors, copies of paid bills)
  • Budget analysis
  • Monthly variance report
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Violation & Termination

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  • if property manager has a friend who wants to move in and wants to give him a better rate
  • payment or kickback
  • management can set how to terminate
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Eviction

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A legal proceeding by a lessor landlord to recover possession of real property.

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Fiduciary

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A person who on behalf of or for the benefit of another transacts business or handles money or property not the person’s own; such relationship implies great confidence and trust.

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General Agent

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Someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal.

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Lessee

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A person to whom property is rented under a lease.

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Lessor

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One who rents property to another under a lease.

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Management Proposal

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A document that sets forth the duties of the manager when employed by the owner.

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Operating Budget

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An amount of money set aside by the owner for a specific period for the property manager to manage the property effectively.

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Planned Development Unit

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A highly designed residential project that features relatively dense clusters of houses, which are usually surrounded by areas of commonly owned open space maintained by a nonprofit community association.

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Risk Management

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Controlling and limiting risk in property ownership.

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Stabilized Budget

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A forecast of income and expenses for a property, typically over a three to five year period.

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Variable Expense

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Property expenditures that vary depending of the operations of the property.

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Corrective Maintenance

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A maintenance task performed to identify, isolate, and rectify a problem with a property so that the property can be restored to an acceptable condition

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Capital Reserve Budget

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Money set aside by a property owner for long-term capital expenditures to a property

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Skills required of a Property Manager

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Supervising others
Handling landlord-tenant relations
Understanding general accounting principles
Understanding lease agreements with tenants

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In most rental buildings, this is commonly found to be the largest expense for the building?

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Real Estate Taxes

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Which of the following expenses is typically related to the age of the building?

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Building repairs