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Joe Hawkins | Hawkins Real Estate Company

🏡 Finding Qualified Tenants Is Our Specialty

A great tenant can make all the difference. We help rental property owners find qualified, responsible tenants quickly through professional marketing, comprehensive screening, and hands-on support throughout the leasing process.

What's Included with Our Tenant Placement Service?

📢 Maximum Exposure

Your rental is advertised on the MLS and syndicated to major real estate websites including Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, Redfin, and numerous additional rental platforms.

📱 Social Media Marketing

We promote your property across multiple social media channels to increase visibility and attract more qualified applicants.

📸 Professional Listing Presentation

High-quality photos, 360° virtual tours, and video walkthroughs help your property stand out from the competition.

🏠 Showing

We assist with scheduling showings, pre-screening, answering inquiries, and helping prospective tenants move through the process.

✅ Comprehensive Tenant Screening

Income Verification
Credit Checks
Employment Verification
Rental History Review

💰 Tenant Placement Fee

Only 50% of One Month's Rent

No Fee If You Find Your Own Tenant!

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions from landlords and property owners.

💰 How Much Does Tenant Placement Cost?

Our complete tenant placement service is only 50% of the first month's rent. This includes professional marketing, showing coordination, tenant screening, and lease preparation.

🔍 What Does Your Tenant Screening Include?

We perform income verification, employment verification, credit screening, rental history reviews, background checks, and reference verification to help identify qualified tenants. We pre-screenany interested parties (prior to any showings) to avoid any unnecessary showings.

🏠 What If I Find My Own Tenant?

No problem. If you locate your own tenant, there is no tenant placement fee. We can still prepare the lease agreement and coordinate electronic signatures for a flat fee of $125.

📋 How Much Does Property Management Cost?

Our property management service is a straightforward $150 per month with no percentage-based management fees or long-term contracts.

📞 Do You Handle Tenant Issues?

Yes. We assist with tenant communications, maintenance coordination, rent collection support, lease renewals, notices, and day-to-day management responsibilities.

💵 Do I Keep Control of My Rental Income?

Absolutely. Rent payments and security deposits are paid directly to you. We handle the management work while you maintain complete ownership and financial control.

⚖️ Do You Help With Compliance Issues?

Yes. We provide guidance on local requirements, fair housing awareness, lead-based paint regulations, radon testing, and other property-specific compliance considerations.

⭐ Why Choose Hawkins Real Estate Company?

We combine transparent pricing, MLS-powered marketing, professional tenant screening, local expertise, and over 25 years of real estate experience to help landlords maximize occupancy while controlling costs.

🏡 Professional Service Without the High Cost

✅ Flat Transparent Pricing ✅ No Hidden Fees ✅ MLS Exposure ✅ Qualified Tenant Screening ✅ Local Expertise ✅ 25+ Years Experience

We help landlords find qualified tenants, reduce vacancies, and simplify property management while keeping costs low.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What Clients Are Saying

Hawkins Real Estate Company is proud to have earned dozens of positive reviews from buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants.

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"Joe was incredibly responsive, professional, and easy to work with. He stayed available throughout the process and always answered questions promptly."

Verified Client Review
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"Excellent service for landlords. We received significantly more exposure and tenant leads than expected and found a qualified tenant quickly."

Rental Property Owner
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"Professional, knowledgeable, and helpful throughout the entire process. Great communication and outstanding customer service."

Real Estate Client
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"Joe consistently goes above and beyond and has been excellent at helping us find quality tenants for our rental properties."

Property Management Client

Why Clients Choose Hawkins Real Estate

✅ Fast Response Times
✅ Tenant Placement Expertise
✅ Transparent Pricing
✅ Professional Guidance
✅ MLS Marketing Exposure
✅ 25+ Years Experience
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Joe Hawkins
Joe Hawkins

Broker / Owner /REALTOR

hawkins real estate company, LLC
PA: Joe Hawkins, REALTY
VA: Hawkins Real Estate Services

FL: Hawkins Real Estate Services

licensed in Nine states: MD/VA/DC/DE/WV/NC/PA/ME/FL

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