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Peter Boda
Realtor/Property Manager/Leasing Agent
CalBRE License #00860252
Peter has lived in Marin County since 1981, and has been a licensed realtor since 1984. He worked previously in San Francisco selling homes and income and investment properties until 1989, when he transferred his license to Marin County, where he continued selling properties for Prudential Realty and later with Coldwell Banker until 2000. He continued to work within the real estate industry as an office manager and coordinator at RE/MAX in Novato until 2005.
During his years as a Realtor, he gained a deep knowledge of Marin and Sonoma County real estate markets and is familiar with most areas of both Counties. In early 2005, he joined the Bayside Management team as a Property Manager and his expertise in all aspects of real estate and property management has proven very valuable. He is committed to providing the best possible customer service to owners and tenants alike.
He has a daughter who graduated from Terra Linda High School and UC Santa Barbara, and is now living in Portland Oregon with her family. A son recently graduated from UC Berkeley and currently lives in Mill Valley. Originally from Budapest, Hungary, Peter still has strong ties to the old country enjoys traveling to visit family and friends. He also enjoys art and music.
Jeff Hacker
Realtor/Broker
CalBRE License #01493454
As the owner of Bayside Management, Jeff has focused the company and staff on providing exemplary customer service. With more than 25 years of corporate work experience with such companies as Coca Cola, Tandem Computers, and AT&T Wireless, Jeff developed an excellent reputation for providing sound business advice and problem solving. He has taken that experience and successfully carried it to the management of Bayside, reestablishing the company’s reputation as one of the premier management companies in the Bay Area.
Jeff holds an undergraduate degree in the life sciences and graduate degrees in finance and marketing. Jeff is an avid runner and is very active in many outdoor activities. He prides himself in being positive, hardworking, optimistic, and understanding.
Dylan was born and raised in Marin County and has worked as a Leasing Agent and Property Manager for Bayside for the last 15+ years. He is a licensed California Real Estate Agent and is actively pursuing his Broker’s License. Dylan is familiar with every aspect of the property management business, having worked with a wide variety of owners, tenants, and maintenance staff. Dylan goes above and beyond in providing excellent customer service to ensure that his owners and tenants are happy. He is very knowledgeable in the Marin and Sonoma County rental markets. Happily married with two children, Dylan, a life-long Giants fan, enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends.
Barbara is in charge of managing all aspects of the office environment. She was born and raised in Kansas, received a BS and MS in Education from Kansas State University and taught Human Ecology for 33 years. Upon retirement from teaching, she moved to California and has been with Bayside Management since 2007.
Joanelle Russell
Realtor/Property Manager/Leasing Agent/HOA Manager
CalBRE License #01318796
Since 1998, Joanelle has served both Marin and Sonoma as a Property Manager and Realtor with Bayside Management. She has a proven track record of long term clients and connections throughout the field of property management. Joanelle believes that you must have excellent communication skills and a positive approach when trouble shooting to succeed in the field of property management, and those traits are keys to her success in the property management arena.
Coupled with a smile and a “can-do” attitude, Joanelle believes that problems can always be solved with a bit of wisdom and patience. When she is not serving clients in the greater Marin and Sonoma areas, Joanelle enjoys exploring live music in the Bay Area, particularly up and coming talent. At home, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her Ragdoll cats. Joanelle’s husband is a well-recognized musician and she has two children, a daughter who is a 2015 college graduate with degrees in psychology and sociology, and a son who just graduated from high school and is pursuing his dream of working in the fitness field. Since her sister lost her life in 2012 to breast cancer, Joanelle has also become actively involved with “Race for a Cure” in an effort to combat and defeat this dreaded disease. As a longtime member of the National Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors and Marin Association of Realtors, Joanelle has the knowledge and expertise to service all of your property management needs. Joanelle looks forward to assisting you in your housing needs.
Mary Wiegmann
Realtor/Property Manager/Leasing Agent/Certified HOA Manager (CCAM)
CalBRE License #01425629
Mary has been Bayside Management’s Homeowners Association Manager and a Rental Real Estate Portfolio Manager since 2008. She is a member of the California Association of Community Managers (CACM) and is a certified Community Association Manager (CCAM). She has an honor’s degree in Business Administration and has been a licensed California Real Estate Professional since 2004.
Mary has over 20 years of corporate management experience in both the profit and non-profit sectors; she prides herself in developing and sustaining business relationships. Mary offers the kind of special care to her clientele that is a rarity in today’s business world. A native of Marin County, Mary enjoys spending time outdoors, cooking, music, and the fine arts. Mary is married and has two grown sons.
Joseph joined the Bayside Management team in 2016, and is in charge of Marketing and Business Development. Because of his extensive experience working in the public sector in various capacities and his outgoing personality, he is the ideal person to build Bayside’s market position to fuel business growth.
He grew up in Connecticut and moved to Pacifica in 1996, where he raised a daughter, coached soccer, and graduated cum laude from SFSU with a degree in Business Management. He also is certified as a Yellow Belt in Six Sigma.
In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family, walking along the beach, and playing guitar.
Beth Nagy
Realtor/Property Manager/Broker
CalBRE License #01725831
Beth is a native Marinite, born and raised in San Rafael and San Anselmo. She started working part time at Dalmon Property Management in 2003, where she worked under Joe Dalmon. Within two years, in 2005, she acquired her Real Estate License, and in 2014, Beth pursued and received her Broker’s License.
In 2016, through her hard work and dedication to customers and clients, she achieved a prestigious designation offered by the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM), the RMP which classifies Beth as a Residential Management Professional; with continued success, she looks to achieve the master designation within the next year.
Being a member of NARPM, Beth is recognized at the National, State, and Regional levels, and is well versed in the Novato rental market where she is always looking to expand her education and experience.
In her spare time, Beth enjoys reading, crocheting, and spending time with family.
The newest member of Bayside Management just joined in late 2019.
She is a San Francisco Native and has been in the Property Management industry since 2016.
Her experience and knowledge stem from reputable mentors who helped shape her into becoming a well-grounded and attentive Property Manager. She continues to further her education by attending seminars and workshops.
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Q: Why use Bayside Management & Leasing as your Property Management Company?
A: Renting your home out to a complete stranger can be very scary. Failure to adequately screen tenants, an owner faces the possibility of unpaid rent, damages and possible evictions. At Bayside Management we screen our tenants very thoroughly. We have developed a point and grade system for screening tenants. The tenants are screened based on credit, rental references, home ownership and job history and information obtained via public records. Based on their final point score, they are either qualified or not. With our company no tenant will qualify for a property if their references are negative. Although screening and securing a good tenant is critical, it is only the first step in the process. Next comes the move in, documentation of condition, lease signing, monthly rent collections, routine inspections, monthly financial statements and eventually the move out and turnover of the property to find another tenant, all while following the law. We are educated in property management and our team of professionals will handle every step for you, all while keeping you informed.
Q: How do you get my property rented?
A: To get your property rented, we must photograph and gather all data pertaining to your property. We list your property in a number of different ways all with the expressed intent of maximizing the property’s exposure, including the Realtors’ MLS (Muiltple Listing Service) – a data base which is available to all real estate agents county wide. We place your property on our website, as well as listing the property on Craigslist, Trulia, HotPads, Zillow and numerous other Internet sites, and post a sign for drive by traffic and/or walk by traffic. We have a leasing agent available to show properties when prospective tenants call. We answer our phone lines so perspective tenants can get through to us.
Q: How much will my property rent for?
A: Pricing a property correctly is the most critical decision an owner can make to start off on the right foot. Rental price determines everything – how fast a property will rent, what type of tenant you will get, etc. We will conduct a comparative market analysis for you from a variety of databases. This report will show what properties are available for rent in comparable neighborhoods and what all properties in those areas have rented for in the last few months. Based on the price per square foot of the averages we see, we will multiply that by your square footage to come up with “fair market value”. It is always advisable to list your property a small amount below the competition or below fair market value. Tenants who have good credit and income are looking for a deal, they know they will qualify and want the best bang for their buck, so well priced properties attract good tenants. Over pricing your property by even $50 could end up costing an owner months of vacancy and is rarely ever worth it in the end.
Q: How do I know if a prospective tenant is qualified?
A: We have an extensive screening system. All information on the tenant will be relayed to you if you so desire. Sometimes if the tenant scores lower than required, additional security deposits can be requested.
Q: When will I receive my funds each month?
A: Bayside Management will distribute funds as timely as possible, generally by the 10th business day. To speed up the receiving of funds we encourage all owners to work with us to set up electric funds transfer.
Q: What happens if my tenant does not pay rent?
A: Rent is due on the first day of the month and there is no grace period. If rent is not received by the 3rd of the month we make a courtesy phone call, if by the 5th the rent still isn’t paid then the eviction process is started. It begins with a “3-day Notice to Pay or Quit;” If the tenant still has not paid by the end of the period, the 3-day notice is followed by an unlawful detainer. This is legal proceeding where the courts will grant you the right to repossess the unit. If an owner was granted the right to repossess the unit and the tenant is still not out, the tenant can be physically removed from the property by the sheriff’s office, the locks are changed and the property is secured. Complete evictions are very rare. Tenants will usually pay or move out at some point during the process.
Q: How would I know if the tenant is tearing up my rental home?
A: Many property management companies claim they inspect properties; but when pushed on the issue, you will find out at best they are doing a “drive by” once a year. With Bayside Management, we go into the property at least once per year during the occupancy of the tenant, take photographs, and do a report for our owners. This provides great peace of mind for our clients to know how the tenants are living, decorating and caring for the property. We also inspect the property anytime we have to go out for routine maintenance calls.
Q: How do I handle units where I believe I have illegal occupants?
A: Most rental agreements provide that the premises are to be occupied by the tenants named on the lease, and no one else, and that there is no right to sublet the premises. When tenants named on the lease move their extended family into the unit, a landlord has the right to serve a three-day notice to perform covenant or quit. This notice would specify the paragraph number of the lease that limits the occupancy of the unit to the tenants and must state how the agreements are being breached. If the tenants don’t comply with the notice by either removing the occupants not listed in the agreement or completely vacating the unit, the land lord could terminate the tenancy by filing an unlawful detainer action. As you alluded to in your question, however, proving the existence of illegal occupants who aren’t listed on the lease can be difficult. IF the tenants file an answer to the unlawful detainer case, the landlord would have the burden of proving that people were living in the premises that were not on the lease. The landlord might even have to subpoena the neighboring tenants to testify about what they see when the so-called guests come and go. It would be a question for the judge to decide, so the more evidence you can produce, the better, as it’s basically your word against the tenants. If your tenants are on a month-to-month tenancy, you always have the option of serving an appropriate written notice of termination of tenancy.
Q: A tenant is complaining about a neighbor who smokes constantly. Do you have any suggestions?
A: Unless there’s a prevailing law in your area, common sense will have to prevail. Have you reviewed the tenant’s lease as to restrictions on smoking? Has management asked the smoking tenant to close windows whenever possible or consider an air purifier or smoke away from the building? Are you as the owner receptive to the idea of prohibiting smoking in some areas? If so, a smoking ban in all public or common areas, such as elevators, hallways and laundry rooms, is a good place to start and can usually be done with out the grace of local law. Meanwhile, unless otherwise stated in the lease the existing smoker probably has the right to enjoy the inside of the unit. Bayside has a no smoking policy for all of our units.
Q: What needs to be done to my property to make it 'Rent Ready'?
A: The likelihood of attracting a higher quality Tenant is improved if your property is in very good condition. Since most rental homes are not “new” they are not expected to be in “perfect condition” but should be safe, in reasonably good repair, have working appliances, and most importantly very clean.
Carpets should be professionally cleaned and all debris and personal belongings removed from the home. Neutral window coverings, such as blinds should be left, preferably not curtains. Tenants generally expect some sort of window coverings to be provided for safety and privacy.
As part of our services, we will make recommendations as to what may need to be done to make the home more marketable. We can also arrange for vendors to conduct the initial work if you are not available to arrange for this on your own. If you do elect to handle the initial cleaning on your own, we can provide you with a cleaning checklist to use as a guide.
Q: Can I say that I do not want pets or smokers in my property?
A: Since almost 75% of households have a pet, it is advisable to consider your options carefully. We can advertise the property as “pets allowed”, “pets negotiable”, or specify certain allowable pets such as, “dogs under 25 lbs allowed”, or “no pets”. If you opt for the latter, you may be significantly reducing the universe of potential tenants.
In any case, we do not allow certain “vicious” breeds of dog for liability reasons. If pets are allowed, past landlord references are queried for any past pet problems and an additional refundable deposit is collected prior to move-in.
Q: How do Fair Housing Laws impact me?
A: Fair Housing Laws were enacted to protect against illegal housing discrimination based on “protected class status”. The intention of federal, state, and local fair housing laws is to require that all individuals be given the same treatment, the same services, and offered an equal opportunity to live in a home of their choice. In other words, the same rights as everyone else—realize that all of us fall within one or more protected classes and are all, therefore, protected under the law! Our consistent screening policies help ensure that Fair Housing Laws are fully adhered to.
Federally protected classes: race, color, national origin, religion, gender, familial status, and disability.
State and Local Protected classes: California’s fair housing laws include the following protected classes: marital status, legal sources of income, and sexual orientation/gender identity.
Carmin brings over 13 years of experience in business administration and management, customer service, research and recruitment. Carmin manages various properties with Bayside Management.
A reassuring and positive presence for all tenants and visitors, she negotiates and resolves all tenant/building issues, and handles and enforces leases.
Carmin’s accuracy and skillful communication keeps tenants, vendors, and contractors happy.
Carmin has resided in San Francisco for the last seven years and enjoys spending her free time with family and friends.
Pauline Smith provides telephone support to our maintenance and lease teams, facilitating vendor appointments for property maintenance, and scheduling showings for prospective tenants at our rental properties. Pauline has a long career providing both email and telephone support in customer service, sales, and technical support capacities.
Victoria Taylor is the Manager of Operations at Bayside Management. Her role at the company is to oversee all aspects related to our property management portfolio including leasing, maintenance, tenant relations, and new client acquisition. She brings a passion for customer service to her position.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and watching NBA basketball. Victoria is a graduate of the Golden Gate University at San Francisco and has a Master of Science in Human Resource Management.
Yvette Porreca is the accounting manager at Bayside Management, overseeing all aspects of property and trust accounting, financial analysis, and reporting. She is a highly experienced full-cycle accounting professional with an exceptional understanding of accounting principles and policies.
Elizabeth Valladares, a San Francisco native has lived in the Bay Area most of her life. She has been a licensed California Real Estate Agent for over 16+ years. Her background is corporate and has worked in both the private and public sectors. She also has construction housing and project management experience and holds an MBA and M.S. in Human Resource Management (HRM). On her time off she enjoys traveling, the beach, and spending time with family and friends. She also speaks Spanish and looks forward to helping you with your property management needs.
Anthony Thompson is a property manager with several years of experience in customer service, covering everything from HOA developments to apartment complexes. He is passionate about teamwork and communication, and is eager to create lasting relationships with clients, coworkers, and vendors alike.
Anthony anticipates growth in the real estate and property management business and looks forward to providing the best service he can for years to come.
Drew Reischl is a property manager with an extensive background in customer service, covering HOA’s, apartments, and multi-family homes. He strives to build a strong, positive, and professional relationship with his clients, tenants, and co-workers.
Nick Lange is a property manager at Bayside Management who has lived in the Bay Area his entire life. He works on a wide variety of topics, from HOA’s to apartments and condos. His outgoing personality and desire to keep increasing his area of expertise are what make him a successful part of Bayside Management.
In his free time Nick enjoys being outdoors, whether it is exploring nature or going to a sporting event.
Collette is Sonoma/Marin local and graduated from Santa Rosa Junior College with an Associates degree in Real Estate Business. Her diverse experience with real estate sales, commercial property management and residential property management, have made her an invaluable member of our team. When Collette is not working tirelessly for her clients, she enjoys rock climbing, hiking in nature and reading with her cats on her lap.
Justin’s real estate background is unique in that his skill sets cover vast areas of real estate management in Marin County and throughout the United States. His experience includes investment properties of mix-used buildings, industrial buildings, multi-family, medical, commercial office buildings, and select retail locations.
Hobbies and interests include sailboat racing, community outreach, and parenting.
Peter Boda
Jeff Hacker
Dylan Motchar
Barbara Boyd
Joanelle Russell
Mary Wiegmann
Joseph DeNoia
Beth Nagy
Jasmin Peraza
Carmin Wong
Pauline Smith
Victoria Taylor
Yvette Perreca
Elizabeth Valladares
Anthony Thompson
Drew Reischl
Nick Lange
Collette Counter
Justin Barton