Cal West HMS Property Management

Welcome to Cal West HMS, a company providing Property Management Solutions in the Bay Area for over 30 years. A member of the National Association of Real Estate and the National Association of Real Estate Property Managers. Our company provides many different management solutions for Property Owners who realize that managing rental properties can be both time consuming and complicated.

Property Owners

Today's property owner faces the continuous challenge of meeting new requirements and responsibilities in managing their valuable investment profitability.

Cal West HMS can provide the expert management your property deserves. We focus our energy on the most important aspects of property management.

• Quick turnover of vacant properties
• Prompt response to maintenance
• Accurate and clear accounting
• Property Assessments for peace of mind

Services Offered by Cal West HMS

Here at Cal West HMS we provide monthly services for our owners to receive thorough and competent service. Listed below are some of the management services we provide:

Financial Responsibilities

• Monitor all income and debit activity from your account, explaining amount received, explanation of debit and income and maintaining a monthly running balance.
• Create and maintain a computerized summary of your account, displaying incomes and expenses in detail.
• Send out a computerized monthly statement to all owners displaying monthly activities and owner funds.
• Owners have the option of automatically deducting from their accounts mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, repairs, and owner funds.

Property Maintenance and Upkeep

• Coordinate and dispense all repair work to quality contractors. Work in close connection to all contractors for quality control and efficient follow through. For repairs, monies are deducted from the owners account. For repairs exceeding $350 owners will be notified to receive authorization first.
• When property is vacated, all repairs and necessary cleaning is coordinated through Cal West HMS.
• All rents are collected on a monthly basis by the 2nd day of each month. Timely payment is recorded and supervised by the property manager and our finance manager. If needed, our company works in collaboration with eviction services who have an attorney on staff.
• Owners have the option of automatically deducting from their accounts mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, repairs, and owner funds.
• Cal West schedules utilities to be turned on and off for coordinating maintenance and viewing of the property.

What is Property Management?

We define property management as follows:

• To preserve and safeguard the capital asset.
• To secure and maintain the greatest net return possible at minimal cost over the life of the asset.
• To maintain good working relationships between management, clients and tenants.
• To enhance the value of the property through skillful management and well considered improvement.

Activities:

The activities that Cal West HMS undertakes to accomplish these broad goals are many and diversified. Listed below are a few services available.

• Handle tenant relations and communications.
• Coordinate written rental\lease agreements and determine appropriate method and terms of such agreements.
• Screen and qualify perspective tenants.
• Evaluate property periodically to determine rental value through market surveys.
• Review the physical condition of the property and develop maintenance programs.
• Rent collection and security deposits.
• Disburse expenses with vouchers through trust account and provide monthly computer generated accounting statements.
• Resolve delinquent accounts, including EVICTIONS.
• Provide real estate services at our option should property be for sale or exchange.
• Control and interface maintenance problems with tenant and maintenance staff or vendors
• Consultations

Fees:

There are many companies out there claiming to be the "low fee property management company." We are not in that category. We provide a premium property management solution and focus our business to that discipline.

Your rental home is a valuable asset and we believe it deserves a company that will make it a priority. Our company will not be the least expensive but we provide a very competitive fee for the services we offer.

We look forward to introducing you to our complete property management services, each diversified enough to best serve your individual needs.