While Tumwater boasts a healthy rental community, not every rental property succeeds without hard work. At Utopia, we offer help in making sure you find the best renters within the 42% of people here who rent properties. We find high-quality tenants through an inventive marketing drive designed to bring in more interest than ever before. Listings you have already undergone a full analysis of their performance. We also create new listings across the most prominent rental portals within Thurston County, including UtopiaManagement.com.

Listings receive an analysis of the local competition so we know what amenities local renters target most. We also create SEO-optimized writing so rental properties practically sell themselves. New images also come as part of the advertising campaign, creating that all-important first impression through both convincing writing and evocative imagery. We guarantee low vacancy rates and quality renters moving forward.

We understand that managing residential properties feels challenging, with close to 10,000 different properties across the city. The variety in ages and styles, too, becomes an important metric. Close to 85% of properties in the city were developed in the 1970s and beyond, so they tend to be of a newer style compared to many other Thurston County towns. We ensure your residential properties get the right kind of support, from finding you the best tenants to improving property conditions through requests and inspections. We also manage the administrative side of things, from collecting rent to creating accounts. We provide everything you need to sustain low vacancy rates and keep your properties profitable!

We also manage commercial properties in Tumwater. While most people prefer to do their shopping in Olympia, Tumwater does have some great commercial outlets. If you own any of these, we can find you a quality rental partner and ensure all groups work together in unison together. We also carry out a detailed analysis of competitors within Thurston County so we can guarantee your rental properties stand out from the crowd. Once a vendor is in place, we offer them the same support we offer residential properties via 24/7 support. We also manage issues such as REO management and overcoming challenges in the commercial sector that others might not feel capable of managing on their own.

Of course, if you want your rental properties in Tumwater to succeed, you need a quality renter. Nobody wants to rent properties out and then go through evictions and re-selections on a regular basis. When you leave tenant screening to us, we provide you with an unerringly accurate service, which sees less than 1% of those chosen evicted. We do our due diligence on every applicant for the utmost certainty in selection.

We believe that renting your properties should be easy, but we also know that occupant vetting takes time. Skipping over crucial parts of the screening process creates a heightened risk of errors, leading to the need for evictions. We find reliable tenants who pass our thorough application process. Once we find a quality renter for you, we will sustain their tenancy with incentives for tenant retention. We even manage their contract renewal for free, further reducing management fees.

Being in charge of rental properties means being willing to keep your accounts up to date. Failure to keep accounts updated means stressful taxation, as you need to locate receipts and account for everything spent and earned in the last year. We do this for you instead, offering pristine financial care and 100% accurate monthly reporting. We deliver monthly statements you can rely upon for insight and referencing for your tax returns. We also offer advice on the best ways to save money without hurting quality.

At the same time, we manage rent collection, so you never feel like you are waiting around for payments. Should a tenant fail to pay their rent using our online portal system, we find out why and enforce the expected penalties. Very quickly, we remove the usual challenges in managing your property’s finances.

Another key aspect of managing property in Tumwater is staying on top of the condition of the building. Yes, Tumwater ranks as one of the top two cities in Thurston County for residents to live in. However, properties still suffer from wear and tear, especially when you factor in that around 16% of properties here were built prior to the start of the 1970s. We pay close attention to any property damage you suffer, as well as any signs of wear and tear. We then enact restorative or preventative maintenance.

Our team cares about improving conditions so property value grows and so tenants feel safe in their homes or businesses. We offer 24/7 emergency support, meaning any problems tenants face receive our immediate help and support. As soon as the problem is reported, we will have a specialist among our in-house maintenance staff inspect the property. As a licensed general contractor, our exceptional services include hiring the best contractors within Tumwater and Thurston County if we need additional help.

A significant part of managing your property is keeping you safe from problems in the legal sector. We know that most landlords in Tumwater fear the risk of facing litigation, so we offer around-the-clock in-house legal assistance. Should a tenant ever raise such a concern, we are here to work through the problem and find an amicable, positive conclusion for all parties.

We also prepare your lease agreements, write new agreements, and update current agreements. As soon as the laws change, we make sure your property meets every legal obligation without any issue. Our team takes the time to thoroughly review rental conditions, legal protocols in Washington, and more. Tenants enjoy greater clarity on their tenancy agreement, while landlords feel more protected than before.