The green front door of a Bay Vista–managed townhome, ready for a hosted showing.

Tenant placement & screening

If you worry about who ends up living in your property, so do we. That's why every showing is hosted in person, every applicant is met face to face, and screening comes before anyone gets a key. Placement comes with our full service at no extra fee.

Serving Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin & Sonoma counties

The right tenant changes everything

Most management problems are placement problems. A carefully chosen tenant pays on time, stays longer, and treats the home well, which is why we never rush this step and never hand it to a lockbox.

Every showing is hosted by us, in person. We meet every applicant before an application is ever reviewed, then screen credit, income, rental history, and references before anyone gets a key.

Our placement standard
  • Marketing on Zillow and the major Bay Area platforms
  • Every showing hosted in person
  • Every applicant met before review
  • Full credit, income, and reference screening
  • Lease signing and documented move-in
  • No placement fee with full service

Everything is handled

We place the tenant

Marketing across Zillow and the major Bay Area platforms, full screening, the lease, and the move-in walkthrough. Every showing is hosted by us. No placement fee.

We pay every property bill

Mortgage, insurance, property taxes, HOA, and utilities, all paid from rental income. Nothing forwards to your inbox.

We handle maintenance in-house

Repairs run through Bay Vista Construction, our CA-licensed general contractor. Optional for every owner, and the work is under warranty.

We run the day-to-day

Rent collection, tenant communications, inspections, lease renewals at no fee, and move-in/out documentation. All logged in your owner portal.

We keep the books

Monthly statements, ACH deposits, and year-end 1099 preparation, all in your owner portal.

You pay one annual rate

Custom-quoted per property. No leasing fee. No percentage of rent.

Tenant placement & screening, in depth

  • Credit history, reviewed in full
  • Income verified against the rent
  • Rental history and landlord references
  • Every applicant met in person first
  • Fair-housing compliant, applied evenly
  • A documented decision on every file

No lockboxes and no self-guided tours, ever. Hosted showings protect the property, and meeting every applicant before an application is reviewed tells us things a report can't. It also shows the home properly: tenants choose homes that are presented well.

Listings run across Zillow and the major Bay Area platforms with professional presentation. One of our owners had renters the first weekend the home was on the market; another rented in 10 days. Priced right and marketed well, good homes move.

With full-service management there is no placement fee and no leasing fee: finding the tenant is part of the job, not a separate bill. Renewals are no-fee as well, so we have no incentive to churn tenants.

We are a full-service management company, so placement comes as part of the whole service rather than as a standalone product. If you want the tenant found, the bills paid, and the repairs handled under one flat annual rate, that is exactly what we do.

Finding your next great tenant starts with the rent number

Get my free rent estimate

What our owners actually say

Bay Vista owners, in their own words, from our public Google reviews.

★★★★★
We are so glad to have chosen Sean and Bay Vista Property Management to handle our rental property in Petaluma. They were professional, effective, quick at communicating and answering any questions-concerns we had and able to have our house rented in 10 days.
Alice Google review
★★★★★
We had a great experience working with Sean to prepare and lease our rental property. He gave us a realistic rental estimate, and we ended up leasing the home above our asking price.
Nathaniel Google review
★★★★★
Sean at Bay Vista Property Management was referred to me by my trusted real estate agent to manage my rental property. He is very experienced and efficient, he took the time to answer my questions about their services.
Gordon Google review
★★★★★
Had a wonderful experience dealing with Sean O'Farrell at Bay Vista. Extremely professional and efficient. He helped me to get a great tenant. Also helped me when they moved out.
Shamim Google review
★★★★★
As a Realtor, I'm always looking for trusted professionals to refer my clients to, especially when they decide that selling isn't the right move and would rather rent out their property.
Anna Google review
★★★★★
Great smooth transition from purchase to renting! Love their professional seamless efforts!
Steve Google review
★★★★★
Sean is very professional and had beautiful photos of my unit and we got renters the first weekend it was on the market. He made the process seamless and responds quickly when I reach out to him.
Janice Google review
★★★★★
I lived at Walnut Park Condominiums for seven years and worked with Sean O'Farrell throughout my time there. Sean was always professional, kind, responsive, and easy to get in touch with whenever I had a question or concern.
Joel Google review
★★★★★
Very professional, trustworthy.
Hossein Google review
★★★★★
Sean and the staff have been amazing with me as a new client. They walked me through their procedures and have been genuinely helpful as I navigate being a landlord.
Rose Google review

Placement questions

With full-service management, nothing extra: no placement fee and no leasing fee. Finding the tenant is part of the service, and renewals are no-fee as well.
No. We're a full-service management company, so placement comes as part of the whole service: the tenant, every property bill, every repair, one flat annual rate.
Credit, verified income, rental history, and references, applied evenly to every applicant under fair-housing law. And we meet every applicant in person before an application is reviewed.
We do, in person. Every showing is hosted by us. No lockboxes, no self-guided tours. Hosted showings protect the property, and we meet every applicant before an application is ever reviewed.
Market-dependent, but priced right and marketed well, good homes move fast: some of ours have rented the first weekend, one within 10 days of listing.
Careful screening makes that rare. When it happens, we manage the process end to end: proper notices, just-cause compliance, coordination with eviction counsel, and re-leasing once the unit is back.

Your next great tenant
starts with the number

Request a free rent estimate for your property. The right number brings the right applicants, and screening does the rest. You'll hear from us the same day, from a person, and if you like the number we'll take it from there: hosted showings, thorough screening, no placement fee. No commitment.

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