Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real E...

Introduction: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHSMI) is a highly progressive commercial property management firm that is servicing multifamily and single-family portfolios throughout Michigan. The company utilizes a state-of-the-art software application which drives BHHSMI's unmatched property oversight capability. This approach, coupled with the company's top-notch sales approach to leasing and its in-depth and robust investor reporting packages, allows BHHSMI to fully understand and focus on the fundamentals of property operations, thereby maximizing the operations efficiency, leading us to great bottom line results. BHHSMI maintains offices in over 40 locations in Michigan and Northern Indiana, including Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Novi, Lansing, and Traverse City. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices' operational service platform includes the following: * Property Marketing Strategy Development and Implementation * Marketing and Leasing Units * Tenant Services * Property Maintenance * Accounting * Investor Reporting The Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices' advantage are as follows: * Top-Notch Sales and Leasing Teams -- BHHSMI not only provides top-notch accredited training for all of our sales and leasing agents, but we hire experienced sales staff to provide the best customer service and a "can-do" attitude. * Extreme Operational Oversight -- BHHSMI offers the state-of-the-art property management software which provides on-site managers a daily checklist of "to-dos" for each day throughout the year based on the specifics of the property as well as provides a portal for the owner to monitor every action, every day. Nothing falls through the cracks. * In-depth and Robust Reporting -- In addition to the standard financial statements provided by other companies, BHHSMI takes reporting a step further by doing the analysis for you. We provide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, real-time dashboards which track the important metrics and fundamentals of the property, so at a quick glance, owners can immediately understand the health and profitability of their asset. Additional services/areas of expertise are as follows: * Predevelopment Design and Programming -- With the depth of expertise of senior management, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices also provides a variety of predevelopment services to owners who are looking to build new or reposition existing assets. Such services include the following: - Acquisition Due Diligence - Asset Management - Planning and Entitlements - Marketing and Lease Up - Site Team Development and Training * Property Management Services -- In all Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices' processes, web-enabled technology is used to efficiently control information and progress of properties. - Leasing: Advertising, marketing, showing, coordinating inquiries, screening tenants (income, credit, criminal, drug, eviction, previous landlord and sex-offence-list verifications), negotiating lease terms, and premove-in inspections - Maintenance: All issues are immediately handled and inexpensively resolved through maintenance personnel or trusted third-party providers - Tenant Management: BHHSMI knows the laws that govern property management and will handle all evictions or other tenant issues quickly and professionally - Property monitor: BHHSMI has an experienced staff that takes a "hands-on" approach to management and will ensure that properties are in good condition on a constant basis, providing physical inspections regularly * Asset Management Services - Supervision: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices provides constant supervision of the property managers and their activities to ensure high performance and compliance. - Analysis: We pay close attention to the profit and loss (operating) performance to creatively alter inefficient practices or uses of personnel, capital and/or material resources. - Management: We are experts in the assembly of on-site management teams, in the identification of inexpensive but quality third-party vendors and contractors and in the formation of policy and procedure particular to any residential property. - Tenant Service: We are dedicated to customer satisfaction and efficient process. We stay connected through our state-of-the-art tenant portals and more importantly, our responsive team members. - Research: We provide up-to-date economic research of the local and national market trends. We strategically assess the short- and long-term yield potential of each property. - Communication: We stay in constant contact with the owner or representative and provide monthly reports and photographs of real estate. - Accounting: We do full accounting services to provide financial analysis and accurate tax reporting. Balance, profit and loss, cash flow, rent rolls, and other financial reports are provided monthly to clients. * Fee Structure -- Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices works with all of its clients and each of their properties to determine the most favorable and performance-based compensation structure for all parties involved.