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The following are the steps in a typical leasing situation:

Discuss property with owner(s), asking specific questions regarding home
View home and make notes on property features
Prepare Market Analysis to determine fair market rental value
Get consensus from owner regarding price and terms
Prepare Exclusive Rental Management Agreement or Finder’s Fee Agreement for owners(s) to review, approve, & sign
Send copies of signed agreement to owner(s)
Collect all necessary keys for property

Place sign in yard
Add property to Rental List
Have a Rental List in the office available for all walk-ins
Circulate Rental List to other agents in office
E-mail Rental List to local Human Resource Managers in charge of hiring new employees
Take photos of home for advertising
Add property to Web Site
Add property to The Citrus County Chronicle’s Rental Finder
Add property to Florida’s Nature Coast Real Estate Magazine (circulated in Citrus and several surrounding counties)

Contact all tenant leads and notify of new property available
Screen all calls for potential tenants for the property
Schedule appointment with potential tenants to show the property
If interested, have potential tenant fill out application (which they pay for)
Use Resident Data to screen applicant(s) (national criminal search, credit report with FICO score, national eviction search, sex offender search)
Verify additional application information: verify employment and monthly income, previous rental history
Run potential tenant(s) name(s) through Citrus County Clerk's records

Discuss application & results of checks with owner(s)
Notify potential tenant of decision
If rejected due to credit, notify applicant with adverse action notice, per Florida Law
If accepted, get the information needed to the attorney to draw up the lease.
Schedule to have the lease signed by all parties of and collect funds needed to move in
Make sure home is clean and ready for new tenants
Take video of the home before move in to keep to view and compare to when tenants move out
Verify the lease is fully executed and all parties have received a copy
Verify collection of all monies owed
Provide tenant with set of keys to property