Saratoga Property Management

We Can Help Manage Your Saratoga Rental

Cal-Western Property Management is a different type of company. We are a full service property management firm.

Our specialty is the leasing, care and maintenance of residential rental property in Silicon Valley.

Our experience ensures that vacancies are filled quickly with qualified tenants at the highest market rent possible.

What we do as your Saratoga property manager:

Personal attention to detail
Thorough screening of prospective tenants
Rent collection / monthly disbursements
Financial reports monthly
Supervision of on-site personnel
Access to established suppliers and/or contractors
Property analysis and inspection
Hiring and training of personnel
Consultations
24-hour service
Lease preparation / rent increases
Records maintenance
Implementation of local, state and federal regulations

We Take Pride in Offering the Following Services:

No start-up, rental or turnover fees
Fees are solely based on rents collected
Complete screening of prospective tenants through credit reports, rental history, references and employment verification; eviction of problem tenants
Extensive advertising of your property at discounted rates through our company website, newspapers and advertising websites
A Property Manager on call 24 hours a day, everyday
Computer generated monthly and annual statements with a General Ledger and Cash Flow Statement
A full-time maintenance staff for repairs and general maintenance

Payment, at the property owner's option, of any and all of the following:

Insurance
Property taxes
Utilities
Mortgage
Any other fees and/or expenses

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(408) 554-1818

Accounting:

Create and maintain a comprehensive monthly statement of all income and expense activity for your property displaying this information in summary and in detail
Send out accurate monthly statements to all owners displaying monthly activities and owner funds
Owners have the option of automatically deducting from their accounts mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, repairs, and owner funds
Monthly collection of rent, enforcement of rental and lease agreements, including the initiation and processing of unlawful detainer actions when needed
Monthly distribution to owner of net positive funds

Property Operation:

Thorough inspection of property for deferred maintenance, preventative maintenance and esthetic improvement. Propose improvements and, with owner's consent, arrange to have the work completed.
Coordinate and dispense all repair work to quality contractors. Work in close connection to all contractors for quality control and efficient follow through. For repairs, monies are deducted from the owners account. For repairs exceeding a pre-agreed amount, owners will be notified to receive authorization.
When property is vacated, all maintenance, repairs, cleaning and improvements will be evaluated and completed.
Determine marketable rents and appropriate increases.
All rents are collected on a monthly basis by Cal-Western. Timely payment is recorded and supervised by the property manager. If needed, our company works in collaboration with an eviction services company who has an attorney on staff.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you qualify a tenant?

Per California Landlord/Tenant Law, we qualify applicants based on Income /Employment Verification; Rental History with Landlord Reference, and Credit Worthiness based on timely payment of credit accounts; bankruptcies, foreclosures, repossessions, collections and evictions. All of this is included in the management fee; there is no extra charge.

Do you add a mark up to work performed by outside vendors?

No, we do not charge maintenance override fees. We do not add any mark up to their invoice. If the plumber charges $100, you would be charged $100.

What steps are taken to ensure that the property is in "rentable" condition? Re-painting walls? Walk through? Etc. Are there charges associated with that?

We will coordinate all repairs and walk through inspections needed to ensure the property is in rentable condition. From carpet, linoleum and paint to changing locks, light bulbs, and smoke detector batteries...we can handle everything. We don't charge for coordinating the repairs. The only charge is the cost of the work.

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Saratoga Area Information

The European settlement of what is now Saratoga occurred in 1848, when William Campbell (father of Benjamin Campbell, the founder of nearby Campbell, California), constructed a sawmill about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of the present downtown area. An early map noted the area as Campbell's Gap. In 1851 Martin McCarthy, who had leased the mill, built a toll road down to the Santa Clara Valley, and founded what is now Saratoga as McCarthysville. The toll gate was located at the present day intersection of Big Basin Way and 3rd St., giving the town its first widely used name: Toll Gate. In 1867 the town received a post office under the name of McCarthysville.

Industry soon sprang up and at its pinnacle the town had a furniture factory, grist mill, tannery, and a paper factory. To commemorate this newfound productivity the town was renamed again in 1863 as Bank Mills. In the 1850s Jud Caldwell discovered springs which were called Pacific Congress Springs because the water had a mineral content similar to Congress Springs, in Saratoga Springs, New York. In 1865 the town received its final name, Saratoga, after the city in New York. At the same time a resort hotel called Congress Hall was constructed at the springs, named after the famous resort Congress Hall at Saratoga Springs, New York. California's Congress Hall attracted tourists to the area until it burned down in 1903.[9] These events would eventually lead to Saratoga being listed as a California Historical Landmark in 1950.

Saratoga became agricultural, as did much of the rest of the valley; a few vineyards and orchards from this period remain today. After World War II the town quickly became urbanized, and it incorporated in 1956 mostly to avoid being annexed to San Jose. A slogan during the campaign to incorporate the city of Saratoga was "Keep it rural," according to historian Willys I. Peck. Today the city serves as a bedroom community for upper-middle class Silicon Valley tech workers.