Getting Started in Real Estate Investments

Shearer Realty, Inc. is a full-service real estate and property management company that specializes in selling, buying, marketing, and managing properties. Our experienced staff enables our rental program and management services to be efficient. This allows for an economic advantage when it comes to real estate investments. A licensed representative will meet with you and explain how using the tools we provide are beneficial to your real estate investments.

Charlotte Property Management

Every day, owners, investors, and individuals rely on Shearer Realty property managers to supervise and maintain their real estate investments in North Carolina. Our professional property management team has the technology and expertise to help grow and protect your real estate investments. Shearer Realty property Managers are dedicated to handling all issues, good or bad, with your real estate investments. We offer a variety of services for rental property management, including maintenance, property inspections, electronic payments, and more.

Marketing

Using innovative methods and technology, marketing your real estate investments has never been more efficient. With our tools, we can effectively market to more places on and off the internet. Enabling an increase of tenant prospects and increasing the worth of your real estate investments.

Leasing

Our professional management team reduces vacancies and increases overall rental income. Shearer Realty prepares the lease agreement, document preparation, and closing deal. We secure the highest quality of renters that are interested in your real estate investments. Background checks and screenings of criminal history, convictions in the past, credit checks, and payment history secure the highest quality of renters interested in your rental property.

Maintenance

Using our online technology, maintenance and management are both reliable and efficient. Tenants can create accounts with our online portal system and submit maintenance requests at any time. Shearer Realty will inform owners of any issues depending on the severity and find professional means to keep your real estate investments in shape.

Get started by contacting us for real estate investments

  • Quick Response Time

    Our solution is web-based, so we can access all of our data from any location, and at any time. This allows us to provide outstanding service for our customers. Sensitive information is housed in data centers with the same security levels used and trusted by major banking institutions.

  • Electronic Statements

    Easy-to-read owner statements can be sent via email or can be accessed online using our convenient online Owners Portal, saving you time and paper.

  • Maintenance

    We can communicate with vendors and create electronic work orders to get things fixed quickly.

  • Electronic Payments

    We use online ACH (electronic payments) to securely deposit your payment into your bank account, so you receive the money even faster.
    Residents love the convenience of paying rent securely online, and our team spends less time handling paper checks. Online rent payments are automatically entered into AppFolio and completely integrated with the accounting records.

  • Professional Advertising

    With just a few clicks we can post professional vacancy ads to over 100 sites on the Internet, our website, and Zillow. The ads were designed by a professional designer and stand out from the crowd.

  • Online Applications

    All vacancy postings include an option for a potential resident to apply online. We avoid all of the time consuming paperwork associated with traditional applications and can fill vacancies even faster.

Property Management Fees

  • Properties between $1,000-$1,999/month
  • 10%
  • Properties between $2,000-2,999/month
  • 8%
  • Properties between $3,000-$3,999
  • 6%

*Call for pricing details on 3 or more new properties!

Included Services

We will place a professional sign at the property if allowed along with a directional if allowed.

We utilize a self-showing service to minimize scheduling delays resulting in applicants viewing the home, applying for the home and renting the home faster.

We do background checks on Rental History, Criminal History and Credit.

We will not rent to convicted felons.

We won’t deny an applicant based on marginal credit, but may ask for a larger security deposit if they are considered a risk (most applicants have some bad credit).

We will verify employment & wages and contact their current Landlord for a report.

We use the lease approved by the North Carolina Association of Realtors.

We will collect the rent and send late letters with demand for payment on the 6th of each month to tenants that have failed to pay their rent. If the rent is not paid within 10 days from the date of the demand for rent, we will file the Summary Ejectment and appear in court. If necessary, we will file a Writ of Possession with the County Sheriff.We will respond to any requests the tenant has and use our best efforts to place and keep good tenants.

Tenants will call our office and we will respond quickly. We will coordinate necessary repairs, utilizing qualified vendors. If the repair estimate exceeds $250, the owner will be contacted for approval. If the tenant is responsible, they will be charged. When a property becomes vacant, we will inspect the property and determine the repairs necessary to get the property in “rent ready” condition. We will consult with the owner for disbursement of the previous tenant’s security deposit.

Fees Not Included

 

  • Tenant inspections

    • $100 per inspection – We typically perform a tenant inspection 3-4 months after initial occupancy and semi-annually after this. Pictures will be provided to the owner (move-out inspections are included in the management fee).
  • Advertising Vacant Properties

    • $60 per month – We place extensive advertising on the internet, including pay-per-ad sites along with Zillow and the Charlotte MLS. Our ads are also picked up on over 100 websites nationwide.

Learn more about Investing in Real Estate

Shearer Realty

Phone: 704-567-8200
Fax: 704-405-5559
10210 Berkeley Place Dr. Suite 240
Charlotte, NC 28262

Property Managers in North Carolina

Charlotte   –   Concord   –  Harrisburg   –   Huntersville   –   Matthews