Thank you for your inquiry about home rentals in our area! We hope we can
find you just the right place! But first, let us bring to light some
information about the rental market and conditions here locally.
AVAILABILITY:
Most homes that are available for rent today may not still be
available 2 to 3 weeks from today. Rental properties usually rent within
30 days of coming onto the market…which is good news for the property
owners….but sometimes disappointing to people moving into our area in the
following month! The best time for you to come and tour the homes that are
available is no more than 30 days prior to your planned move. The
alternative to that timing would be for you to plan on "taking" the rental
home (in other words paying a month's rent) earlier than you wanted to in
order to "reserve" the property for yourself. Otherwise most property owners
are not likely to "HOLD" the property off the market for more that 2-3 days.
SEEING HOMES FOR RENT:
You may choose to let you "fingers do the walking" by using our Website:
CENTURIONMgmt.com to view a sample of the homes available on the
local rental market. This will give you an idea of the style and sizes, as
well as pricing for various areas of town. When you come to our office, we
will provide you with a current list of the properties available that day,
that meet your criteria. We will also give you a basic map of the areas so
that you can do a preliminary drive by assessment of the houses and
the areas. Once you have made your semi-final selections (usually 2 or 3
homes), we will then schedule you with our leasing agents to go into
the homes in person. Please Note: sometimes the homes you may be interested
in may still have occupants. Normally we would need to make an appointment
with the occupants prior to gaining access to the home. We try to coordinate
that appointment with all other homes to be viewed, and organize the
"showings" together, either in the morning between 9 and noon, or in the
afternoon between 12 and 3 or 3 and 6pm.
MAKING YOUR SELECTION:
When you see a home that meets your needs, please say so right away! Many
times we have had customers hesitate when making a selection and found that
the home had been rented that same day by someone else. Do not rush to make
a decision….but keep in mind that we only want you to get your first choice
whenever possible.
Some of the homes will be handled through our office, but we do not limit
our research to just properties that we handle. We will also include other
company's properties in your list when they meet your criteria. If you
choose one of our properties, all the paperwork, move in procedures and day
to day management would be handled through our office. If you select a
property handled by another company, we will set up an appointment for you
to meet with their rental agents to proceed with the application process.
APPLICATIONS:
Most property management companies have an application process that must
be completed prior to your taking possession of the property. You can expect
to fill out an application, pay varying administration fees for the
application research, credit reports and leasing work. In our company the
NON-REFUNDABLE application fee is $75. You will need to bring those
funds with you in the form of a MONEY ORDER when you have made your
property selection. Once the application is completed by all the proposed
tenants of the property, it will normally take about 2 days to get the
owners approval or disapproval of the application. When approved, we will
begin the execution of your lease and collection of move in funds. If your
application is not approved, you will be refunded $50 of the application
fee. Most companies will need to include a credit report with the rental
application. If you have concerns or questions about this process, please
discuss it with your leasing agent. No one has perfect credit and in certain
circumstances, property owners have been known to make allowances for credit
issues with the collection of additional deposits prior to move in.
EXECUTING THE LEASE
When you come in to execute your lease, you will need to bring the money
required to be paid before you move into the home. These amounts will
include damage deposits, pet deposits, rents and prorated rents as
previously discussed. PLEASE NOTE: you will need to bring in these funds
in the form of a certified check or a money order. NO CASH and NO PERSONAL
CHECKS are accepted. After you have reviewed the lease with the property
manager you will then receive the keys to the property, a copy of your
lease, and a check in inspection report for you fill out at move in.
Although these procedures are not standardized in the industry, you may find
that similar requirements exist with other companies.
PLEASE READ YOUR LEASE
It is important to read through your lease and to return the check-in
inspection report. We want your stay in our properties to be a positive
experience and we strive to work well with all situations presented to us,
but we are required by our owners to abide by the lease agreement and we
cannot make changes or exceptions to this agreement without owner approval.
Thanks for using CENTURION Management Services for your rental
needs! We hope you will enjoy living in our area!
