Services Our Company Offers the Owner Top Eleven Personal Management Program ED BAUR MANAGEMENT can take the burden of being a landlord off your shoulders. Our company MISSION is: To provide superior professional management services which assist owners in maximizing the financial return from their real estate investments over the life of the properties through the implementation of appropriate strategies. Our PERSONALIZED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM has allowed us to grow to become the largest company in Alachua County specializing in single-family residential rentals. Our staff has more than 110 years of property management experience and handles all the details for more than 350 property owners representing nearly 1,000 individual rental units. Here are the TOP ELEVEN REASONS to let Ed Baur Management, Inc. manage your rental property: 1. YOUR OWN PERSONAL PROPERTY MANAGER One of our licensed Property Managers will be assigned to your property and will work closely with you in handling all the details of your account. The benefit to you is that you have great communications and accountability regarding your property. 2. MORE PROFITABLE RENTAL RATES Your Personal Property Manager will help you establish the highest possible market rental rate for your property. The benefit to you is that you get top dollar for your rental investment. 3. LOWER ADVERTISING COSTS We market your property as part of our "Supermarket of Rentals". Since we have many properties, we have a continual flow of prospects looking for rentals. Also you benefit from our lower bulk rate at the Gainesville Sun. The advantage to you is that prospects will be exposed to your property at no direct expense to you. 4. HIGHER QUALITY TENANTS AND LONGER LEASE TERMS Using a written application from prospective tenants, we look at rental history and income to determine acceptability. At the prospective tenant's expense we do a formal credit check. We abide by all Fair Housing Regulations. We only accept the most qualified tenants for your property. We work VERY hard trying to assure you of good tenants. You benefit by receipt of prompt rental payments and also by lowered wear and tear on your valuable real estate. 5. DETAILED NEW TENANT POLICY MANUAL This provides tenants with clear understandable rules and regulations regarding their rights and responsibilities. As an owner, you benefit because informed tenants are simply better tenants who will pay higher rents and do less damage to your property. 6. COMPLETE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Our own on-staff maintenance crew includes a plumber, a skilled carpenter, and several experienced general handymen all working at competitive hourly rates. To handle emergencies, we have staff on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You benefit by not getting late night calls about broken plumbing! Also, our in-house staff gives your tenants prompt response to repair calls and better accountability, which makes your tenants happy, and happy tenants are better tenants. 7. PROFESSIONAL RENT COLLECTION Even the best tenants are sometimes late with their rent. We take care of getting the money for you. If we must, we take care of all the details regarding legal proceedings to collect money due our owners. You benefit by receiving your money and having the peace of mind that your financial interests are being professionally and legally protected. 8. ANNUAL CLEAN UP INSPECTION Every Fall we provide a complete clean up inspection to insure the curb appeal of your investment. 9. PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES WITH FULL DOCUMENTATION FOR TAX RETURNS We will pay the mortgages, taxes, property insurance, and any other bills connected with the property. Each month a net proceeds check will be sent to you or deposited wherever you desire. We keep $150.00 per unit operating reserve in the owner's account. You benefit with the peace of mind of knowing that your valuable real estate investment is being carefully overseen. We provide a monthly computerized statement of your income and expenses, which is clear and understandable. Your year-end statement makes your tax preparation much easier. You enjoy the ease of record keeping. 10. ANNUAL FIRE INSPECTION In the Spring we contract with Alachua Fire Extinguisher Company to send a technician with our staff person to check the fire extinguishers and smoke alarms in all units that we manage. Additionally, we place carbon monoxide detectors in all units with natural gas or fireplaces. This offers an additional level of safety for the tenants and the property owners. 11. OUR OUTSTANDING WEB SITE - www.edbaurmangement.com This professionally designed and produced Internet site generates many new tenants in the high-tech Gainesville community. As technology advances, we work hard to adopt the best practices and systems to assure our clients the best possible service. Please, take a look at our web site and you will see why we are so proud of it. Our monthly sequence of events is as follows: 1.      Rent is due on the first of the month and is late on the second. A late fee is due on the sixth of the month. 2. The bookkeeper runs a late rent report on the sixth of the month and we contact delinquent tenants. If the tenant does not pay promptly we proceed with legal posting. 3. On the fifteenth of the monthly we pay all vendors who have done work on any of the properties we manage and who have submitted their written bills. We pay vendors promptly and this has enhanced our reputation with the service companies in the Gainesville area, which ensures that you will receive consistent, quality services at competitive rates. We only order work for which we have money in the account. We contact the owner on all major repairs, and only with the owner's authorization will we undertake non-emergency repairs costing more than $150.00. You enjoy relief from minor repair decisions while still making all the major decisions affecting your property and your money. 4. We close out the books on or before the twentieth of the month and send the owners their net proceeds check and a comprehensible computerized monthly statement. To conclude, along with the normal property management services you would expect from a company, we provide the following unique advantages: Personal Property Manager system In House Maintenance staff 24 hours 7 days a week emergency coverage Annual fire safety inspection 1 unique quality web site Our goal is two fold----we want you to make more money with less hassle. If you believe this would be beneficial to you, please fill out our Contact Form or Email Us Here. Sincerely, Ed Baur Ed Baur Management, Inc. Email: info@edbaurmanagement.com Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker [Home] [About Us] [Owner Services] [Tenant Services] [Available Rentals] [Equal Housing] [Contact Us] [Email Us] Copyright 2001-2003 Ed Baur Management Inc. All rights reserved Web Design and Maintenance by Letchford Design