Owners FAQ

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General Q&A

What type of properties do you manage?

We specialize and focus on only single family homes and small multi-unit residential properties.

What cities do you offer property management in?

We service Minneapolis & Saint Paul and the surrounding metro area. As a general rule of thumb, we service areas about 25 miles out from downtown Minnneapolis. If you’re unsure whether or not we service your area, feel free to reach out.

Why should you choose ECR Property Management?
  • We are are property owners ourselves, and treat every tenant, and every property, as if it was our investment. 
  • We specialize in property management services, and don’t use property management as a sales funnel for selling real estate
  • Our pricing structure is built around aligned incentives. So when you do better, so do we.
  • We don’t charge any hidden fees
Do you buy & sell real estate as well?

We focus on doing one thing, and doing it well, and that is property management. Given a lot of clients are also investors, we do offer discounted real estate buying and selling services to existing clients only.

Do you offer Tenant Placement Services only?
Do you offer Maintenance Coordination Only?

We offer after-hour emergency maintenance services for self-managing landlords. Between the hours of 10pm-6am Monday through Friday and on weekends. This service is meant to coordinate emergencies, such as lockouts, not for general maintenance inquiries.

I have a current tenant, and just want to switch property managers, will you do this?

When it’s time to resign the lease, it will need to be with our lease agreement.

Do you offer multi-property discount?

Yes, absolutely. Our pricing detailed on our website is for one property. If you own 2 or more properties, we can provide custom pricing for you.

Do you manage short term rental or furnished properties?

No.

Landlord Onboarding

What is needed to manage my property?

You’ll need to sign our Property Management Agreement, and fill out the Owner Onboarding Form.

Do you have an onboarding fee?

Yes, we do. It’s a one time $300 fee.

What is your management fee?
  • Property management is 8-12% of rent (no tenant placement fees if choosing ECR for ongoing management services)
  • Tenant Placement only is 1 months rent
  • After-hours emergency maintenance starts at $59.99/mo

Leasing

What are your lease terms?

12 months.

Can I place my own Tenant?

Yes. But if they are not a current resident at the time of partnering with ECR to manage your property, it needs to be on our lease.

How do you determine rental price?

We conduct a professional rental analysis using local data, industry expertise, and market trends to price your home balance the need to reduce vacancy time while maximizing rent. We do weekly analysis of each property to update accordingly as well.

Do you charge to place a Tenant?

No.

What's included in your background check and tenant screening process?

We combine the use of technology and human review in every application. Our application process includes:

  • Income verification 
  • Employment verification 
  • Nationwide Background Check
  • Sex offender Search
  • Referenace Check
What's you pet policy?

We strongly advise that you allow pets at your property, but this decision is up to you. If you decide to allow pets, we charge a $300 non-refundable fee, credited to you, and a monthly pet fee of $25/mo per pet

Do I get to approve the Tenant?

Yes. 

Rent Collection

When is rent distributed to me?

We disburse rent to owners on the 10th of every month.

How is rent disbursed?

Automatically via ACH into your checking or savings account.

Maintenance & Repairs

Do you markup invoices or get kickbacks for coordinating vendors?

No. We do not add the typical 10%-20% surcharge on maintenance when hiring external vendors to perform maintenance or repairs.

Are property inspections included?

Yes. We perform property inspections every 180 days at no additional cost.

Does the owner have to approve repairs?

Anything over $300 requires owner approval.

Do you charge to place a Tenant?
What's included in your background check and tenant screening process?

We combine the use of technology and human review in every application. Our application process includes:

  • Income verification 
  • Employment verification 
  • Nationwide Background Check
  • Sex offender Search
  • Referenace Check
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