If you own a rental property in the Leon County, Tallahassee, FL area, ask yourself the following:

• Do I sometimes feel that I am spending all of my time processing checks, paying vendors, saving receipts and performing all of the accounting necessary for my rental home?

• Do I struggle with the process of advertising and spending all of my free time showing my vacant home?

• Do I worry about the most cost effective way to deal with the move-in/move-out process and making my rental home marketable for new residents?

• Am I prepared to interview residents, collect application fees and accept and process applications? Am I running credit, checks, landlord references, and running background checks?

• Am I tired of having to deal with the collection of rent, late payments, and bounced checks?

• Am I dreading confrontations with tenants, trying to convince them to take care of the property, remove unapproved roommates or unauthorized pets?



• Am I finding the time to keep up with the ever-changing fair housing laws and other legislation regarding tenancy, including lead-based paint, radon gas and toxic mold policies? Am I concerned about the possibility of a resident suing me…and winning?

These are signs that perhaps you are becoming tired of being a landlord and are ready to become an investment property owner. Main Street Real Estate Group is here to help! Here's how:

• 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 on hundreds of sites on 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 selection of residents are found for your home, while conforming to all applicable laws.

• Provide a lease agreement and addendums that protect both your interests and those of the resident, while conforming to all Federal, State and Local laws.

• Collect and account for rent, and insure compliance with the terms of the lease.



• Perform complete accounting for your property to ensure a maximum return on your investment and optimum tax benefit