Our Services

At Landmark Real Estate & Investment Inc. we are your Las Cruces Real Estate Resource and would like to help you with any of your real estate needs.

• Listing Services
• Professional Property Management
• Leasing Services

Listing Services

Landmark Real Estate & Investment, INC has been in business since 1985 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In addition to our trained and professional staff, we also use competitive information services to best serve you. We also offer an in-depth knowledge of the area that is invaluable to your real estate needs. We specialize in commercial real estate, but we also market residential homes for sale and conduct property management of both commercial properties and residential homes.

When we sign a contract to list your property, we provide the following services:

Comparable Market Analysis

This initial tool helps you decide the marketable worth of your property. We believe in knowing as much about the properties we are listing as humanly possible. We research the rental history, tax history, owner history or any information necessary to provide a complete picture to our clients. We compare those statistics against other similar properties to determine the market value for your property.

Advertising and Marketing

We advertise your property in a number of ways to include internet advertising both using our own website at www.investlascruces.com and the Real Estate Press website, local newspaper advertising, the Real Estate Press magazine, and direct mail advertising. We provide a face-to-face sales concept that we believe sells your property in a more personal way. We field inquires from prospective customers, show the premises to interested parties, and prepare information packages for distribution.

Qualify Potential Buyers

Whether in the residential home sales market or the commercial real estate market, we make every effort to determine the financial stability of the potential buyer. Our resources are wide and varied. This enables us to help provide unconventional methods of financing in cases where conventional might not work.

Negotiating

Helping you negotiate an acceptable price is an important part of our services. We intermediate between you and the potential buyer to help you both come to an agreement that you are satisfied with.

The Closing

Once the terms, price and conditions have been agreed on, our job is far from over. We prepare the documentation needed for closing, including following up on contingencies, inspections, loan approval and a multitude of other details. We review all closing documents with you to explain questions and verify correctness. We are with you right along including  when you sign on the dotted lines at the escrow office.

We are always ready to answer any questions you might have at any step along the way.

Professional Property Management

Landmark Real Estate & Investment, INC provides complete real estate services. We offer commercial sales and leasing, residential home sales, investment information and property management services. Landmark Real Estate & Investment, INC has been incorporated since 1985. As part of our property management services, our goal is to preserve and protect your Las Cruces investment. The following is a job description of our duties as your property manager.

Place Ads: Our staff will place weekly ads in the Thrifty Nickel, a local free publication. In addition, we are constantly receiving calls from customers who see our ad in the yellow pages or who are referred to by other customers. We are also promoting our website at www.investlascruces.com.

Conduct showings: An agent will meet the prospective client at the property and answer any questions they might have.

Screen tenants to find the best possible fit: Our apartment application is designed to give us a list of previous landlords so we can discuss what kind of a tenant our prospect is. We attempt to find the best tenant for each property.

Sign lease with tenant: The tenant then goes through the lease process. Our lease terms are strict, concise and clearly outlined in an attempt to minimize misunderstandings. They are in compliance with the Landlord-Tenant Act of the New Mexico State law.

Process maintenance requests: We process requests from tenants for repairs, contacting the right professional for the job. We have a qualified maintenance staff that we use on a daily basis. If the job is more involved, we have professional licensed contractors to insure the job is repaired correctly and according to code.

Schedule winterization and summerization of air conditioners and heaters: In the spring, we schedule maintenance crews to connect the air conditioners, including replacing pads, checking for leaks and also checking the overall condition of the equipment. In addition, they disconnect the heaters. In the fall, the maintenance staff will start the heaters including checking filters and checking carbon monoxide levels. The air conditioners are drained and disconnected. The maintenance staff will report any deficiencies with the equipment which are then forwarded to the owner.

Accounting of income and expenses: Rents are accepted and processed in Landmark Real Estate & Investment, INC trust account. Any expenditures for repairs are made out of the client’s account. With any repairs over $100.00, we make every attempt to discuss with the property owner.

Preparation of monthly owner reports: Once the rents are received, a monthly owners report is compiled detailing the activity in the account on a monthly basis. Year end reports are a summary of the previous year and are sent with the Form 1099’s.

Periodic inspections of property: Our maintenance staff is always looking for signs of trouble. They will report problems to us in their maintenance visits. In addition, we periodically drive by the properties. Outside conditions are a good indication of conditions inside the property and will alert us to trouble.

Exiting inspections upon tenant vacating: The tenant’s personal belongings need to be removed and the tenant is asked to leave utilities connected until we have conducted a check-out inspection. We compare the check out inspection to the check in inspection to prepare the security deposit accountings.

Security deposit accounting: Once an inspection determines what needs to be done to rent the property, maintenance orders are created to accomplish that task. New Mexico law allows us 30 days to collect the invoices and create an itemized list detailing why we are or are not returning any security deposit monies.

Consultation and Communication: Consulting with property owners to discuss attainable goals for the property in an effort to maintain or increase its investment value.

Leasing Services

Landmark Real Estate & Investment, INC has been in business since 1985 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In addition to our trained and professional staff, we also use competitive information services to best serve you. We also offer an in-depth knowledge of the area that is invaluable to your real estate needs. We specialize in commercial real estate, but we also market residential homes for sale and conduct property management of both commercial and residential properties.

When we sign a contract to list your property, we provide advertising and marketing services, client services, and leasing services. Each area is described below in detail.

Advertising and Marketing

We advertise your property in a number of ways to include internet advertising, local newspaper advertising, Real Estate Press (a local real estate advertising tool), and direct mail advertising. We provide a face to face sales concept that we believe sells your property in a more personal way.

Client Services

We believe in knowing as much about the properties we are listing as humanly possible. We research the rental history of the property along with any information necessary to provide a complete picture to our clients. In addition, we research the prospective tenant’s history so we find the right match for you. We field inquires from prospective customers and show the premises to interested parties. We provide floor plans for remodeling and prepare property information packages for distribution.

Leasing Services

Once we find a customer for your property, then we begin drafting the lease. We counsel and direct clients on beneficial alternatives of structuring leases. We work with the prospective lessees to determine ways of making the premises best fit their business needs.

We are always ready to answer any questions you might have at any step along the way.