Need help with rentals? Landmark Group Property Management offers quality assistance

Coldwell Banker Landmark Group has announced an exciting addition: an in-house property management division named Landmark Group Property Management. Addressing the growing demands in rental properties, this new division boasts expert property manager Jena Rahlf at the helm.

“I can’t tell you how excited I am to be part of Landmark Group Property Management and to be providing a service that is a need,” said Rahlf. “It is a good feeling.”

Landmark Group Property Management is a full service company managing residential and commercial properties in the areas of San Diego North and Southwest Riverside County.

The professionalism and code of ethics this company operates under has met the criteria to become a certified member of the NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers).

Coldwell Banker Landmark Group had recognized a shift in community needs, explained Rahlf. Some of the clients who have purchased homes from this highly regarded real estate firm, for one reason or another, have decided to offer the property as a rental. The property management division enables the company to offer full service to their clientele who wish to purchase income property for investment purposes.

Currently, there is a large need for the management of single family rental homes, said Rahlf. In Fallbrook, the need for rental homes has been considerable.

“We get a lot of military personnel here in Fallbrook since we are so close to the base,” said Rahlf. “And from what I hear, base housing is backed up with a long waiting list, and that is why I am getting a lot of overflow from the military.”

When Rahlf was hired on as property manager, her goal was to give property owners and their tenants the attention and professional care they deserve. Services are customized at Landmark Group Property Management, providing an array of assistance in property management.

They offer two impressive services: Tenant Placement Only and Monthly Management.

Tenant Placement Only, explained Rahlf, is for property owners who typically live locally and want to do the property management themselves but need assistance in finding a quality tenant. For a reasonable flat fee, Landmark Group Property Management will market the property, advertise, show it, screen tenants, assist in lease signings and help out with important contractual forms.

In pricing the rental, Rahlf has an adept system. “With a Complete Comparative Market Analysis, I come up with what rent is in the area, what is comparative to their property, and show property owners what their competition is,” she said. “In order to get a property rented and a quality tenant in there, we have to be comparable with what the market is telling us; otherwise, the market will reject our offer.”

“In the Tenant Placement Only service, once the lease is signed and the tenant is in place, we step away and we are done with our services,” she said.

Their Monthly Management service offers wonderful features. “One of the neat things that we offer to the property owner is along with the monthly rent check, we send a monthly statement to the property owner; it’s my way of keeping the owners updated on what’s going on.”

Notations of conversations or happenings on the property are included, as well as the mention of any minor repairs that were done. Rahlf will also notify the property owners of any observations in her drive-by inspections. “If anything happened on their property I will let them know about it.”

Tenants pay the property manager directly, said Rahlf. If rent check does not arrive on time, they will make the necessary phone calls to the tenant. “And if it comes down to it, we will do the eviction process.”

Having a company like Landmark Group Property Management handle these matters removes the bulk of the burden, stress and worry for the property owner.

Landmark Group Property Management has a 24-hour paging system and Rahlf is available by e-mail via her Blackberry. “I can respond to people very quickly; you can reach me wherever I am,” she said.

To learn more about Landmark Group Property Management, contact Jena Rahlf at (760) 731-5147 or 951-686-8222 or

[email protected].

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