Mel & Jay Management, LLC (M&J) is an experienced full service income property management company. Our overarching goal is to maximize investor's returns, and our operational philosophy is to create balance by bringing investors, tenants and neighborhoods together in a mutually beneficial synergy. We stand at the nexus of an ongoing business process in which success is achieved when everyone gains. This requires quality tenants, stable or increasing property values and investors interested in long-term returns.

Successful property management requires more than a casual impression about a property's surrounding neighborhood. It requires evaluating a number of factors that can only be gleaned from a consistent presence. We manage properties throughout the greater Syracuse area and deliberately keep informed of neighborhood issues.

Basically, M&J does what any owner would do. We assess what is reasonable and practical to make a property rentable and discuss our findings with the owner. We evaluate the amount of rent to be charged with the owners. We advertise for, screen and acquire new tenants. We collect rents, handle emergencies, take care of repairs and maintenance and if necessary we initiate evictions. We do everything in our power to ensure that an owner's investment has maximized returns and that the owner's stress is minimized.

In the process of acquiring new tenants we use a comprehensive rental application form which can be filled out on line or printed out and filled in by pen. We check references and information with the intent of finding tenants who will respect an owner's property, enjoy living in the property and can afford to pay their rent. We use our own rental agreement.