Brevard County rentals


Your costs:

 

  1. ½ of a month’s rent for the leasing commission.

 

  1. 10% of all rent collected as property management.

 

  1. A $150.00 maintenance reserve account

 

  1. $25.00 to have the attorney review and sign lease agreement.

 

You are not charge for advertising or the cost of a lease.

 

We maintain 8 or more websites and pay a webmaster to maintain them.

 

Our 4-year cost for Florida Today just exceeded $100,000.00

 

We have reliable, honest, and intelligent maintenance contractors.

 

I will need access to the property and will forward our Property Management Agreement should you be interested in our services.

 

If you just want the property cared for without rental (www.aamericanhomecareservices.com).

 

Do we actually do anything for the income we receive?

 

To be fair!

 

First, to maintain occupancies vs. vacancies we outspend commission income by 4 to 1.

 

From FY 2006 thru 2008 we spent $100,000+ just on Florida Today rental ads.

 

You are active on MLS and all associated webs..

 

Realtors are showing our management properties simply because their customers have seen them advertised.

 

All realtors have moved from sales to Property management and actually want to rent their inventory or to ad your property to their inventory.

 

www.2apm.com will take you to www.Brevardbestrentals.com

 

We pay a web master to register domains on 4000+ search engines.

 

Best Brevard gets approx. 2900 hits per month.

 

There are additional and numerous social and information systems that the webmaster uses.

 

Typing “AAMERICAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT” in you web browser gives a fair indication of varies sites and systems.

 

Now, type the company name of a competing company and see how it stacks up.

 

 

Following are the "DOMAINS we use for the internet:

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www.aamericanpropertymanagement.net

 

www.seasonalrentalsandsales.com

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www.palmbayrentalsandsales.com

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www.2apm.com

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www.bestbrevardrentals.com

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www.vacationrentalhomesales.com

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www.aamericanpropertymanagement.realtors.officelive.com

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www.IndialanticMelbourneBeachRentalProperty.com

 

 

Aamerican Property Management provides full-service property management for single family and small multi-family properties. Affordable monthly fees without large up-front charges permit an individual investor to have top quality management. Services include:

* Reasonable Management Fees
* Full Tenant Screening
* Comparable Rental Market Analysis
* Advertising
* Credit Screening
* Frequent Inspections Of Properties
* Grounds Maintenance
* Cleaning Services
* Monthly Statements
* Friendly, Helpful Staff
* On-Call Maintenance
* Legal Services
* Confidentiality
* End Of Year Statements
* Knowledgeable, Experienced Broker, To Help With Buying/Selling Investment Property.
* Web Page/ Web Presence
* Smiling, Friendly Faces
* The List Goes On And On...SEE Aamerican Home Care Services for more information.
To see our Home Care services brochure Click Here

Our Services

If you own rental property, ask yourself these questions:

Are you forced to keep up with the ever-changing fair housing laws and other legislation regarding tenancy, including lead-based paint and toxic mold policies?
Are you concerned about the possibility of a tenant suing you...and winning?
Do you have to deal with the collection of rents, late payments, and bounced checks?
Do you dread confrontation with tenants, trying to convince them to take care of the property better or start paying their rent on time?
Do you cross your fingers, hoping that you won't have to deal with the move-out / advertising / move-in process that occurs between tenants?
Do you struggle with the process of advertising and showing your vacant home, interviewing tenants, taking applications, and running credit and background checks?
Do you sometimes feel that you spend all of your time collecting checks, paying vendors, and performing all of the accounting necessary on your rental?
Here are some of the things we do for you:

Keep on top of regional, state, and federal landlord/tenant law and legislative issues facing property owners and tenants.
Track vacancy rates, vacancy factors, time-on- market, and rent values for the area, and effectively market your home with print and the Internet.
Create and maintain relationships with qualified vendors, including painters, roofers, electricians, plumbers, appliance repairmen, handymen, and more.
Provide appropriate rental applications and forms that, along with a consistent screening process, ensure the highest quality tenants while conforming to all applicable laws.
Provide a lease agreement that covers your property well, collect and account for rents, and confront tenants to enforce the terms of the lease.
Perform complete accounting for your property, to ensure a maximum return on your investment and optimum tax benefit.
This sets us apart from other property management companies:

Personalized, attentive service with thorough communication.
Expert knowledge of the industry and local real estate market.
Experience dealing with all kinds of property and tenancy issues.
Established relationships with local services providers of all types.
Membership in HomeRentals.net - which provides us with the most advanced technology tools to serve you well.

Top 10 Reasons To Let Aamerican Property Management, Manage Your Property:

Tenant Results
Quality Oversight
Owner Communication
Professional Financial Reporting
Property Maintenance
Professional Affiliations
Experience
Cutting Edge Technology
Owner Guarantee Program
Legal Protection

 

TENANT RESULTS: Tenant selection is the first step in successfully managing your property. Careful attention is paid to applicant's background, credit, criminal history, rental history, financial qualifications as well as overall suitability for occupancy of your property.

Marketing your property to prospective renters requires a balanced approach designed to blanket the marketplace so that any prospective renter will come into contact with your property information. We accomplish this through several means: Classified Advertising, Multiple Listing Service, Web Site & Internet advertising and Signage (where allowed). In addition, our long standing reputation in the local Real Estate market brings many referrals from Realtors, past clients & tenants.

QUALITY OVERSIGHT: Once a property is rented, our work has only just started. An ongoing proactive program to make sure that your property is maintained is essential to protecting your investment. Drive by inspections as well as more thorough interior inspections allow us to keep you well informed as to any maintenance needs, and provides us with much needed information as to how well the tenant is doing.

OWNER COMMUNICATION: We have found that most property owners feel better knowing that someone is on the job, and ready to answer any questions quickly. We offer a toll free phone number, email and paging voice mail so that you are only minutes away from getting any information you may need.

PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING: We utilize a cutting edge, industry specific software that is designed to give you just what you need to intelligently track the performance of your investment, while making tax time a breeze. You can even access your financial reports on our web site at your convenience.

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE: We utilize our own Handyman & Lawn Maintenance services in order to insure prompt and professional repairs and service to your property. They are licensed and fully insured to protect your interests.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: As a member of NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers), Home Management Network, Better Business Bureau as well as the local & national Realtor Associations, we strive to remain on the leading edge of education, technology and new services designed to enhance your ownership experience.

Tenants may also fill out maintenance requests and even pay their rent on line at any time of day or night. Vendors can be notified of maintenance issues via wireless technology which can be transmitted directly to a technician while in the field.

OWNER GUARANTEE PROGRAM: We use a guarantee progam to secure owners interests when we have concerns about tenant qualifications, yet, feel strongly that the prospests delema was purely situational; i.e., health issues, divorce, etc.

LEGAL PROTECTION: It only takes one law suit to ruin your year! Yet owning rental property can still be one of the most fulfilling experiences you can have while reaching your financial goals. At Aamerican Property Management we are constantly aware of the legal pitfalls that must be avoided in order to make sure that you are protected. From Mold & Mildew issues to Personal Injury, Liability and Fair Housing Laws, our primary concern every day is to safely navigate through these potentially dangerous areas.


Now that we have given you our top 10 reasons for choosing Aamerican Property Management to be your property management specialist, you may have more questions that we would be happy to answer personally.

 

 A WARNING FROM TRANSUNION

Control Authorized User Abuse

Authorized user abuse, also known as credit boosting or piggy-backing, is a growing problem for financial institutions.
Authorized user abuse occurs when consumers ("landlords") rent their tradelines with extensive credit histories, high credit limits and solid repayment profiles to other consumers ("renters") seeking to inflate or boost their credit scores. For a fee, the landlord lists the renter on the landlord's tradelines—primarily on credit cards—as an authorized user, and the tradeline begins appearing on the renter's credit report. Renters then apply for new credit and may be approved when they do not really qualify, or they may qualify for pricing that does not accurately reflect their true credit risk. These transactions are usually enabled by third-party brokers who receive a substantial payment from the renter. The landlord receives a portion of this fee, which can be significant motivation to make one's tradelines available for rental.
The inclusion of authorized user trades in certain credit scores and underwriting policies has made it difficult for financial providers to accurately assess the creditworthiness of these renters and how such accounts may affect portfolio risk. As a result, credit boosting has impacted financial institutions in a variety of industries, contributing to increased delinquencies and defaults, unanticipated losses, understated loan loss reserves and inaccurate risk ratings for capital markets.
TransUnion worked with top mortgage lenders to analyze the impact of the authorized user dynamic on risk assessment and lending practices. We then developed a comprehensive suite of solutions that can help you better assess the risks this dynamic presents and make more informed lending decisions throughout your customer lifecycle. Our solutions include:
 
 
SELL vs. RENT
IRS might help you decide to rent or sell
QUESTION: Our home is worth $100,000 less than we paid for it four years ago. We are moving to take new jobs and can't decide whether to sell now and take a tax loss or rent for a while and hope the market recovers. What would you suggest?
ANSWER: The Internal Reve­nue Service may have answered the question for you since a loss on the sale of a personal residence is not tax deductible.
However, if the property is con­verted to rental or other business use, you may be able to deduct the loss at the time of a future sale.
The same rule applies to other types of property (cars, computer equipment, etc.) that are con­verted from personal use to busi­ness use and later sold at a loss.
If your home is rented, a part of the property (not the land) also will qualify for an annual depreciation deduction. The basis for depreciation is determined based on the fair market value of the property at the time of the conver­sion, rather than your original cost.
Consult your tax adviser for more details before making a fi­nal decision.*
Harry Jones practices estate planning and asset protection law with the Mel­bourne firm McClelland, Jones, Lyons, Lacey & Williams LLC. He can be reached at hjones@mjlandl.com. Send personal finance questions to busi-ness@floridatoday.com.
Following are the "DOMAINS we use for the internet:
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www.aamericanpropertymanagement.net
 
www.seasonalrentalsandsales.com
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www.palmbayrentalsandsales.com
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www.2apm.com
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www.bestbrevardrentals.com
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www.vacationrentalhomesales.com
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www.aamericanpropertymanagement.realtors.officelive.com
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www.IndialanticMelbourneBeachRentalProperty.com

The property management aspect of real estate; AKA: the “step-child”, was an area that few would work in prior to our market changes.  There were about 7 property managers in our area who were not using the rental and property management aspect of their business for addition sales listings and sales prospects.

 

Now, many/most realtors entered the rental/property management arena when the sales dried up.  In good times it was not uncommon for realtors to mention how they wouldn’t do property management or rentals and it was not uncommon to hear that repeated several times each day.

 

The property management field is completely different from real estate sales and relies upon case law and the very minimal “Tenant Landlord Act (about 18 pages). 

 

Our website and particularly the “application index” page is directed to the tenants as well as the “rent payment” module and the “repair request” module.  Those are property management specific components.

 

I have a notebook with all of our rental requirements/information and I thoroughly review those materials with each prospect PRIOR to their paying money and/or signing an agreement.

 

We try to answer the most complicated and difficult questions with lease addendums – so here goes:

 

  1. How much do we have to put down to move in/do we have to nave perfect credit to qualify.

 

 

In today’s economy, 4 out of 5 actual renters in our system do not qualify to rent on credit and the general rental prospect pool has even more unfortunate circumstances.  We have found that opening up the qualification process with a format that protects the owner’s interests/investment while affording tenants access to home most equitable.  Following is our method:

 

Qualifying To Rent

 

a. Straight Credit Qualification  (    )(    ) $40 application, Rent + Pro-Rated Rent, plus Security Deposit Equal to Rent.

 

(Requires no charge-offs, delinquencies, collections,

foreclosures, foreclosures, and/or bankruptcies.)

 

 

b. Having a Person Guarantee  (    )(    ) $40 Application for GUARANTOR, Rent + Pro-Rated Rent, plus Security Deposit Equal to Rent.

 

( Requires Sufficient Resources To Clearly Pay For Their

Own Expenses Plus All Of The Tenant's Expenses.)

 

 

c. Tenant Guarantees With Cash  (    )(    ) NO APPLICATION FEE, Rent + Pro-Rated Rent, plus Security Deposit Equal to Rent, Plus a Guarantee Equal to Rent.

 

(Assumes a varied transaction credit record that shows some

willingness to pay bills and n allows for a few failures.)

 

 

Violent criminals, registered offenders, and other serious convictions along with

habitual non-payment of financial obligations are a basis for refusal to rent

 

We ask the prospect to read the preceding and make a choice that will work for them.  This eliminates needlessly running prospects credit and, afterwards, dealing with their anger at being repeatedly turned.

 

  1. We have pets – do you accept them?

 

Mature pet owners with mature pets are the most responsible tenants with the best record for lease compliance; so, naturally we want to rent to as many as possible.  On the other side of that coin would be a Rottweiller or a Pit Bull (American Staffordshire Terrier).  I interview the pet as well when I concerned and actually interviewed a DRUGGED PIT Bull that the owner was trying to pass-off as a non-pit bull mixed breed.

 

Here’s our system in a nut shell and we do not use a pet deposit or pet fee evaluating each case so as to give the owners sufficient protection.

 

Consent is NOT granted to Tenant(s) to keep ANY pet(s) on the leased premises other than:

 

_____________ a ______ _______  weighing ___ lbs. and __ years old ___spade ____ neutered ___

 

_____________ a ______  _______ weighing ___ lbs. and __ years old ___spade ____ neutered ___

 

Absolutely subject to HOA/COA PET rules and regulations

 

1.               If a pet is approved tenants must pick up and dispose of or compost pet waste.

                                                      

2.               NO PET(S) SPECIFICALLY ARE ALLOWED ON THE PREMISES.  HOA/COA rules and regulations prevail as to permission for pets.

 

3.               If a dog is approved, it CANNOT be a pure bread and/or mix of; Pit Bull (American Staffordshire Terrier), German Sheppard, Doberman Pincher, or Rottweiller or other County/Insurance Company prohibited dog.

 

4.               The owner’s insurance company may preclude coverage of certain pats and will cancel coverage.

 

5.               In the event any pet(s) are brought on the property, Tenant(s) will be in immediate breach of the Rental Agreement. 

 

6.               Tenant(s) will be responsible for FULL replacement and/or repair cost of carpet, walls, blinds, flooring or any other items damaged in any way by pet(s). 

 

7.               Tenant(s) also will be responsible for the full cost of any exterminating that may be required because of pet(s) and carpet deep cleaning and sanitizing.

 

8.               Applicant(s) acknowledges that false or omitted pet related information herein does constitute grounds for termination of Right of Occupancy, and will result in forfeiture of fees and/or deposits to Aamerican Property Management.

 

Tenant(s) agree that approval or denial of all pets(s) is at the sole discretion of the COA/HOA, owner or agent and the owner specifically DOES NOT ALLOW PETS. Landlord, owner or agent reserves the right to terminate occupancy and lease rights at any time by giving the Tenant(s) 7 days written notice to remove pet(s) from the premises. In the event that occurs, Tenant(s) will be subject to eviction and hereby agree to immediately vacate the premises when notified to do so.  Tenant(s) agree that keeping a pet of any kind shape or type on the premises is valid reason for revocation of the lease and occupancy and, further, does hereby agree to immediately vacate upon notice to do so.

 

  1.  Is this property a foreclosure?

 

Today many properties are foreclosures and it does pay to be wary.  In truth, it is easy to see that a cash strapped owner might delay telling the property manager about a pending foreclosure.  The following is our take on what applies currently and I would ask that it be taken into consideration that it is just my “interpretation” of the basics.

 

It would always be a GREAT idea:

    1. NOT to pay advance rent
    2. To be certain that deposits are in a legal trust account

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All property listings on this website are subject to the federal and Florida fair housing laws which make it illegal to indicate in any advertisement, any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, familial status, sexual orientation, ancestry, marital status, or source of income. Your local jurisdiction may impose additional requirements. If you have questions about the fair housing laws and housing discrimination, please call the Florida Department of Fair Employment and Housing at 1 (800) 669-9777. or go to http://www.hud.gov/local/fl/homeownership/fairhsg.cfm