MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Home-Owned Property Management in Fort Dodge

When you own a commercial or residential investment property in the Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa, it is comforting to know there is a local, family-owned, experienced property management team ready to assist you. Our Cornerstone Property Management team combines Midwestern values, experience and the latest tactics, strategies and technology to make property management as efficient as possible.

Let us be the cornerstone of your investment property

At Cornerstone Property Management we are committed to the very best in residential and commercial property management services. We are licensed and insured real estate professionals that take pride in being very well informed on landlord/tenant law and use that knowledge to ensure the best possible relationship for both our tenants and investors.

Break Free from the Stress of Leasing and Managing a Home

We know that owning and managing rental property can be stressful, time consuming, and perhaps more than you bargained for. This is where we come in. We are committed to creating a environment of personal freedom from those late night phone calls and the showings that disrupt your weekend family time. Whether you need us to manage your occupied units, find suitable tenants for your vacancies, or take over all aspects of your rental base. We are there to help. We are also committed to finding the best possible tenant as quickly as possible to eliminate lengthy vacancies which increase profitability for our property owners.

Don’t let your assets turn into liabilities due to vacancies and management issues.

SERVICES INCLUDE

MARKETING

We'll prepare your property for rent and evaluate the current rental market to get you the best return on your investment. We'll market your property on a host of platforms.
SCREENING & SELECTION

We have a stringent screening process to ensure that your property will be filled with reliable, responsible tenants.
MAINTENANCE & INSPECTIONS

Your property is a significant investment. We prioritize it's longevity - we'll make sure maintenance requests are seen to immediately and do inspections as needed.
FINANCIAL

With our accounting and bookkeeping services, you can rest easy, knowing you'll get paid on time, your books are up-to-date, and your tax forms are accurate.
LEGAL

We know and adhere to the latest local, state, and federal legislation that applies to renting and managing rental properties.
TENANT MOVE-OUT

When it's time for a tenant to move out, we'll take care of all move-out procedures, including final inspections, security deposit returns, and turnover maintenance.

YOU MAY BE WONDERING

HOW ARE TENANT SCREENING FOR HOME RENTAL WORKS

Cornerstone Property Management has developed some of the most effective marketing plans for Fort Dodge rental homes. We keep our prospective tenant funnels full, including referrals from existing tenants. However, all of that is of no value if the wrong tenant ends up in your home. From non–payment of rent to damages and premature vacancy, there are a number of very costly problems that can result from lax tenant screening and acceptance procedures. Cornerstone Property Management will handle every facet of non–desirable tenant removal for you, but our goal is to never have a need to do so. Avoidance through exhaustive tenant screening and selection procedures is how we keep our homeowners happy and profitable as rental property owners.

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Initial Phone Interview

Prior to an office visit and application processing, we’ll normally have a conversation on the telephone. It will not be detailed, but we begin the tenant screening process with this conversation. We ask questions that help us to legally determine if they’re a possible candidate for a more exhaustive screening process. Some never get past this phone call simply because our questions determine that they’re not suitable for financial or other reasons.

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Rental Property Tenant Application

We facilitate the tenant application process with our online application form, as this makes it more convenient and retains more prospective tenant applicants early in the process.

We have developed a very thorough application to ferret out any potential problems and filter out potentially problematic tenants.

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Credit and Reference Checks

The information on the tenant application is extensive, as Cornerstone Property Management uses it to check not only the prospective tenant’s credit history, but also their past rental history and rent payment habits. We call past landlords and personal references. Family information is recorded in case we need to locate tenants after move–out.

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Final Pre-Lease Interview

The last phase is a final meeting in our office is used to clear up any open questions or ambiguous information prior to execution of the lease.

A process this thorough does take a little time, however we’ve found that this level of scrutiny provides a great return on our investment of time and staff involvement. Our homeowner clients experience some of the lowest vacancy, credit loss, and tenant damage rates in the Fort Dodge rental property markets.

Interested in our services? We’re here to help!

We want to know your needs exactly so that we can provide the perfect solution. Let us know what you want and we’ll do our best to help.