Management
Property Management for Queens Owners
Jortevsky Real Estate Firm provides hands-on property management for owners of one- to four-family houses and small buildings across South East Queens and the NYC metro area — tenant placement, rent collection, maintenance coordination, compliance filings, turnover and monthly reporting.
The short version
What this actually involves
Small residential portfolios in New York City fail on compliance and turnover, not on rent. Missed annual filings turn into violations, a slow turnover costs a month's rent, and deferred maintenance compounds into capital expenditure. We run the unglamorous parts properly so the asset performs the way the spreadsheet said it would.
Day-to-day management for owners of one- to four-family houses and small buildings: rent collection, maintenance coordination, compliance filings, turnover and reporting.
What you get
- Tenant screening and placement
- Rent collection and arrears follow-up
- 24/7 maintenance intake with a vetted contractor bench
- Annual compliance filings and violation tracking
- Turnover management: make-ready, re-listing and re-letting
- Monthly owner statements and annual reporting for your accountant
- Ongoing valuation view so you know what the asset is worth, not just what it earns
Process
How the engagement runs
- Step 01
Onboarding
We review your leases, rent roll, C of O, open violations and outstanding filings, and give you a written list of anything that needs resolving before it becomes expensive.
- Step 02
Day-to-day operation
Rent collection, arrears follow-up, maintenance intake and dispatch to vetted contractors, and tenant communication. You stop being the phone number on the fridge.
- Step 03
Compliance
We track the annual and periodic filings that apply to your building and keep violations from accruing. Compliance failures are the most avoidable cost in small New York residential ownership.
- Step 04
Turnover
When a unit comes up we manage make-ready, re-price it against current leased comparables, re-list it and re-let it. Speed here is worth more than most owners realise.
- Step 05
Reporting
Monthly statements, annual summaries formatted for your accountant, and a periodic view on what the building is currently worth if you were to sell.
Where we do this
Management across our service area
Each neighborhood page carries the local detail — records, market notes and the questions specific to that market.
Answers
Questions about management
What does property management cost?
Management fees are quoted as a percentage of collected rent and agreed in writing before we take a building on, with leasing and turnover fees stated separately and up front. Jortevsky Real Estate Firm does not mark up contractor invoices. Call (516) 668-6031 for a quote on your specific property.
Do you manage one- and two-family houses, or only larger buildings?
One- to four-family houses and small buildings are exactly what we manage. This is the stock that most large management companies handle poorly because it does not fit their systems, and it is the core of the South East Queens market.
How do you handle maintenance and repairs?
We take maintenance intake around the clock and dispatch from a vetted contractor bench, with an owner approval threshold agreed at onboarding so routine items are handled immediately and larger work comes to you first. Contractor invoices are passed through without markup.
What happens if a tenant stops paying rent?
We follow up on arrears immediately and document everything from the first missed payment, because New York's process rewards owners whose records are complete and punishes those whose are not. If the matter needs to escalate we coordinate with your attorney and keep the file in order.
Can you manage a property I bought through another brokerage?
Yes. Jortevsky Real Estate Firm takes on management for buildings we did not sell. We start with a review of leases, rent roll, Certificate of Occupancy, open violations and outstanding filings so you know exactly what you own before we begin.
Also from us
Other things we handle
Most clients use us for more than one of these over time — which is the argument for a full-service firm rather than a specialist.
Let's talk about your property.
A conversation costs nothing and you will leave it knowing what your home is worth and what the market is actually doing on your block.
Prefer to talk now? (516) 668-6031 · jortevskyrealty@gmail.com