Advertising is the first and most important step to making sure your rental properties are visible. After all, Petaluma is a busy place – nearly 4 in 10 people here are long-term renters. So, you need to make sure that your property portfolio stands out. You need our dependable services in rental marketing. We can ensure that your property is visible on key marketing platforms like UtopiaManagement.com.

This will not only guarantee that your property is getting the due attention it should, but it will also attract the best renters in the area. We make sure that everyone who declares an interest in your property is treated to high-resolution images, detailed listing information, and clear insight into the price per month. This helps to break down everything a would-be renter needs to know so they are encouraged to apply.

There are thousands of residential properties in Petaluma, with close to 23,500 homes and apartments. While close to 70% of properties in Petaluma are single-family properties, we can just as easily manage multi-family properties like apartment buildings. Our residential management service covers everything needed to make your property as appealing as possible and guarantee that your tenants settle into tenancy.

We cover everything needed to ensure that tenants stay happy and are keen to live on your property for many years to come. Not only does this make it much easier to create a happy tenant-landlord relationship, but it helps to guarantee that your property is always occupied. We secure low vacancy rates in many ways, including managing your property daily and dealing with maintenance requests no matter when they arrive. Rest assured, your property is in the most experienced, safest of hands.

Commercial properties are a growing commodity in the city of Petaluma for various reasons. Not only are there more commercial outlets here, with a fine blend of healthcare, retail, and manufacturing facilities, but there are a range of new commercial outlets opening around Petaluma. What you need, then, is a property manager who can make sure that your industrial and commercial properties are duly cared for.

We start by locating the best tenants through advertising and our referral list for commercial properties. Once we find someone who we know is a good choice, we arrange a lease agreement, settle them in the building, and make clear that we are here 24/7. This means any rental maintenance that could damage their bottom line is dealt with ASAP, as are commercial-specific issues such as REO management.

Tenants are a critical part of the property management process. In a bid to fill vacant properties in Petaluma, though, many property owners simply pick the first applicant they can verify. However, tenant screening comes as second nature to us. We hate the idea of choosing the wrong tenant. This is why clear attention to detail is paid to making sure that only the right tenants are chosen each time.

We chose tenants because we know they can be trusted to stay on your property without being pests. They are not going to cause problems for your neighbors and other tenants, nor are they going to break their lease agreement. There is a reason why we boast a 99% and above accuracy rating when it comes to tenant selection. We never rush what can be the most important part of the property management process. Let us help you avoid those nightmare stories about expensive evictions and litigation!

Rent collection is, of course, a vital part of being a property owner: you own rental properties to make some money. Still, to get a tenant to pay up is not always easy. What we suggest, then, is to hire our team as your property manager. We offer tenants access to an online portal where they can make all their security deposits and rental payments. Now, any excuses for late payment are quickly erased!

Should a tenant fail to pay on time, we are the ones to enforce penalties and, if needed, eviction. While this is rarely a problem as we find quality renters and establish happy relationships, we do not take non-payment lightly. We also provide a record-keeping service that focuses on making sure your accounts are up to date via monthly statements. Now, that tedious year-end tax return is much easier to fill in!

If you want to keep a tenant happy and ensure properties are continuously occupied, you cannot treat rental maintenance as an afterthought. As your property manager, we make dealing with any contracts that arise for rental maintenance very easy indeed. We are here 24/7, so tenants only need to contact us to receive an inspection. We can arrive as soon as possible, even during the night if required, to do so.

We also get to work on any aspect of property maintenance that might be confusing or hard to manage. Who does the maintenance work, you ask? We do. We use our in-house maintenance department to handle the vast majority of the work. As a licensed general contractor, though, we can also handle the hiring of any contractors needed to ensure a job is done in the timeframe needed and to the expected standard. We also manage move-out inspections to ensure maintenance is handled prior to a new tenant arriving.

Legalities are a confusing aspect of property ownership, and at Utopia, we know most of our clients are not legal minds. As such, it is easy for properties to fall prey to opportunistic tenants who use a lease agreement against the owner. Or the agreement might be found to lack the kind of protections that we need and expect. To help you avoid that, leave all lease writing and legal controls to our team.

We provide in-house legal assistance so you know without any doubt that your properties are well protected. This will ensure that any issues are dealt with amicably, and you have extremely limited legal liability moving forward. At the same time, we handle the lease writing process so that all parties involved know what is agreed upon and what has been arranged. This vastly limits the risk of an agreement being broken. We review all current property laws to ensure our agreement is compliant with the law and update accordingly as the laws of the land change.