How do I rent out my home or apartment in Jamaica Plain?

Start with a free rental analysis. We walk through your home or apartment, set the rent from current Jamaica Plain rents, and either lease it for you (one month’s rent, paid by the owner) or lease and manage it (8% of the monthly rent collected). We market it, show it, screen applicants and sign a GBREB lease, and the day it goes live it is emailed to our database of renters.

Is your management fee based on scheduled rent or collected rent?

Our management fee is 8% of the monthly rent collected.

What do you charge to find and place a new tenant?

Our rental fee is one month’s rent. That covers sourcing, screening and placing the tenant.

What do you charge when a tenant renews their lease?

For units we manage, the renewal process, including all communication with you and the tenants and the renewal lease, is covered in the management fee. A fee applies only if we list the unit.

Do you mark up contractor invoices? What does your maintenance team charge?

We have an in-house maintenance team that handles general maintenance items, and we use select outside vendors for appliances, plumbing, electrical and pest control. Each vendor has its own rate structure. Our maintenance team has a $100 minimum, and the cost after that varies with labor time and materials.

Do you use the standard GBREB lease or your own?

We use the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB) lease and include multiple curated addendums. Every lease outlines our policies for managed units and reflects the details you provide about your property.

Can you write a lease renewal if you don’t manage my property?

Yes. If we placed your tenant and you manage the property yourself, we can still handle the paperwork. Our lease renewal write-up is $200, and the full lease renewal process, including communication with your tenants, is $200. For properties we manage, renewals are covered in the management fee.

Can I hire Arborview for a single service, like screening a new roommate?

Yes. Leasing-only owners can add services as needed: roommate change screening ($100), roommate lease change ($100), move-out/move-in inspection ($250), key exchange ($100), lease renewal write-up ($200) and the lease renewal process ($200).

How much does property management cost in Jamaica Plain?

At Arborview, full-service property management is 8% of the monthly rent collected. Leasing only (finding and placing a tenant) is one month’s rent, paid by the owner.

What does a property manager do in Jamaica Plain?

Prices and markets your rental, screens tenants, signs the lease and holds the deposit correctly, collects rent, handles maintenance and emergencies, renews leases and sends you monthly statements.

How do you find tenants for my rental in Jamaica Plain?

We price it to current Jamaica Plain rents, photograph it, edit the photos for great lighting, virtually stage and declutter the rooms, and list it on MLS and every major rental site. The day it goes live, it is also emailed automatically to our large database of renters looking in JP and nearby neighborhoods, so qualified tenants often see it before anyone else.

Do you offer leasing without ongoing management?

Yes. We can find, screen and sign a tenant for you, then hand the property back, or manage it full-time after the lease is signed.

When is the best time to rent out a Jamaica Plain apartment?

June through September, ahead of Boston’s September 1 move-in season. Reach out early to set the strongest rent.

What neighborhoods does Arborview manage rentals in?

Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, West Roxbury, Roxbury and Mission Hill: condos, two-families, triple-deckers and small multi-family buildings, managed from our office at 709 Centre Street.

Do you handle emergency repairs after hours?

Yes. Arborview runs a 24/7 emergency maintenance line for residents, with local vendors for repairs and turnovers.

—— Property management · Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain property management, handled by your neighbors.

We find the tenants, collect the rent and take the 2am calls, from our office on Centre Street.

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Years in Jamaica Plain

300+

Units under management

24/7

Emergency maintenance

—— Two ways we help

Lease it, or hand us the keys.

For landlords

We find your tenant.

Pricing based on current Jamaica Plain rents
Edited photos with virtual staging and decluttering, on MLS and every major rental site
Emailed to our large database of renters the day your listing goes live
Showings, applications and tenant screening
A Massachusetts-compliant lease, signed and done

One month’s rent, paid by owner

For owners & investors

We run it for you.

Rent collected and deposited to your account
Maintenance, repairs and turnovers by trusted local vendors
24/7 emergency line, so the 2am calls come to us
Renewals priced to market, statements every month

8% of monthly rent

See how we’d lease and manage your property.

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★★★★★

“They have marketed the turnovers, overseen repairs, addressed tenant issues and always kept me informed. The time and stress they have saved me is immeasurable.”

Property owner, multiple JP properties · Google review

—— Your team at 709 Centre Street