If you seek a smaller more personalized advocate for your property, then Blue Ridge Home Sales may be your best option.  Blue Ridge Home Sales specializes in property management and vacation rental programs aimed at meeting the best possible needs of its owners.  Our goal is to achieve the owner’s objectives, generating the maximum income based on those objectives, and preserving the owner’s property value.  As a hands-on broker/owner company, committed to servicing its owners, Blue Ridge Home Sales works hard to maintain the best interests of its owners by being diligent in its property management practices and by being available whenever needed.  You can count on Blue Ridge Home Sales working for you!  Contact Us for more information.

                  The Property Management Division - Member

Below are listed some of the services offered as part of our property management commitment to you.  These services can be customized to fit any owner’s needs.  Have further questions?  Contact me, Rich Wells, for further answers to your specific needs.

Services Available

ü      Property Evaluation

ü      Planning & Budgeting & Scheduling                             

ü      Advertising & Marketing Analysis (determining pricing based on market)

ü      Tenant Pre-Qualification

ü      Negotiating Leases and Agreements

ü      Collecting Rent and Distributing Monthly Payouts

ü      Maintaining Premises,

ü      Supervising Security

ü      Paying Sales & Use Taxes (on Short Term Rentals)

ü      Keeping Accurate Records

ü      Making Periodic Reports to Owners (Monthly, Year End)

Services are customized based on owner’s objectives and needs!

Other Services Include:

ü      Real Estate Brokerage

ü      Renovation

Advertising Medium
ü      Websites - Over 100 Major Local and National Site Links
     o       http://www.skisoutheast.com/appalachian_ski_mountain/default.htm      
     o       http://www.blueridgeonline.com/
     o       http://www.ncvrma.com/
     o       http://boonechamber.com/
     o       http://www.vrbo.com  (recommended site for owners linked to my site)

                  http://www.blueridgehomesales.com

      Plus various other listing sites to direct renters to my listings

 ü    Newspaper Ads
ü      Membership in Professional Organizations

o       Boone Chamber of Commerce

o       NC Vacation Rental Managers Association

o       NC Association of Realtors

o       National Association of Realtors

o       Realtor – Avery Watauga Multiple Listing Service

ü      BellSouth “The Real Yellow Pages”, listing under RE Rental Service & RE Management

Steps for Preparing for Rental (Rough Outline)

1. Initial discussion of needs and goals of owner related to the property available
2. Property Evaluation….An analysis of the property, its location, needs to obtain goal and the capability to fulfill the owners goals
3. Determination of property rental potential related to owner needs
4. Rough budgeting analysis
5. Presentation to owner
6. Contractual agreement between owner and manager
7. Full evaluation of property, assets and inventory
8. Property preparation for program
9. Listing of property on advertising medium
10. Marketing
11. Rental