Marketing and leasing
Professional photos, floorplans and listings on the major rental platforms. We answer inquiries, run the showings and prepare the lease.
How we marketProperty management
Property management across Boston’s North Shore
One local team finds your tenant, collects the rent, looks after repairs and keeps you updated every month.
- Rigorous tenant screening, applied consistently to every applicant
- 24/7 emergency line and trusted local contractors
- Rent and damage protection on the Signature plan
See what your property should rent for
A free rental report in about a minute. No call required.
Prefer to talk it through? Book a free rental evaluation
What we handle
Everything a rental needs, from one team
From the first showing to the lease renewal, this is the work we take off your plate.
Tenant screening
Income, credit and rental history checked against written criteria, applied the same way to every applicant.
Rent collection
Online rent payments, prompt follow up when rent is late, and a monthly statement showing every payment and expense.
Repairs and maintenance
A 24/7 emergency line and vetted local contractors. Larger jobs are agreed with you before work starts.
Repairs and maintenanceInspections
Photo condition reports at move in and move out, plus bi-annual inspections.
Bi-annual: Professional and SignaturePaperwork and local rules
Security deposits, lead paint disclosures for older homes and local rental registration and inspections, handled for you in every town.
Owner portal and reporting
Statements, maintenance jobs, inspection reports and documents in your owner portal, whenever you want to look.
Rent and damage protection
Cover for lost rent, eviction costs and tenant damage, up to set limits and subject to the policy terms.
Signature plan How the cover worksThe homes we manage
Houses, multi-families and condos
Each kind of rental needs something slightly different. Here is how we adjust.
Single-family
Single-family homes
A house you rent out, including a home you plan to move back into one day.
- Rent priced from homes letting nearby, not a national average
- Lease terms that set out lawn care, snow removal and utilities
- Condition reports and inspections kept on file
Multi-family
Two to four families and small buildings
The North Shore two and three family, and small apartment buildings. Live in one unit and rent the others? We can manage the rented units.
- Each unit leased and renewed on its own timetable
- Shared utilities, common areas and snow removal coordinated for the building
- One monthly statement for the building, broken down by unit
Condos and townhouses
Condo units
Your unit, managed for you. We work alongside your condo association on anything that affects the building.
- Association rules and leasing restrictions checked before we list
- Move-in requirements and association paperwork handled
- Condo fees paid through bill pay on Professional and Signature
How it works
How we take on your property
- 1
See what it should rent for
Get a free rental report online, or book an evaluation and one of our managers will walk the property with you.
- 2
Choose your plan
Pick Essentials, Professional or Signature and sign the management agreement.
- 3
We set up
We collect keys, documents and any existing lease and deposit, and photograph the property. Already tenanted? We take over from here.
- 4
We place your tenant
Listings go live, we run the showings, screen applicants and sign the lease.
- 5
We manage it month to month
Rent collected, repairs handled, a statement every month and inspections through the year.
Plans
Choose the level of care
Every plan gives you a named point of contact and includes leasing, screening, rent collection, maintenance coordination and monthly statements. Choose how much oversight and protection you want on top.
Essentials
Full management: marketing, showings, screening, rent collection, 24/7 emergency response, maintenance coordination and financial reporting.
Professional
Everything in Essentials, plus bill pay, bi-annual inspections, advanced reporting and AI-generated insights.
Signature
Everything in Professional, plus landlord protection: lost rent, eviction costs, malicious damage and theft, up to set limits.
Every fee is published in full on our fees page.
See plans and fees
★★★★★
5.0
on Google
“Whether you live just a few miles away or several thousand miles away, Chelworths gives you peace of mind knowing that your property is in good hands.”
Kevin B. · Google review
Questions owners ask us
How much does property management cost?
Each plan is a percentage of the monthly rent, and every fee is published on our fees page, with a calculator that shows what you keep each month.
Which towns do you manage in?
We manage rental homes across Boston’s North Shore, from Winthrop to Amesbury and inland to Andover, Methuen and Haverhill. The full list is on our areas we serve page.
Do you manage condos?
Yes. We manage individual condo units for their owners and work with the condo association on anything that affects the building. We do not provide condo association or HOA management.
How do you screen tenants?
Every applicant is assessed against the same written criteria, covering income, credit and rental history. We accept all lawful sources of income, including housing vouchers and rental assistance.
How are security deposits handled?
Security deposits are held the way Massachusetts law requires: in a separate account at a Massachusetts bank, with a receipt and a statement of the property’s condition.
Can you take over a property that already has a tenant?
Yes. We take over the existing lease and security deposit, introduce ourselves to your tenant and set up rent payments with us. The leasing fee only applies when we place a new tenant.
How do you keep repair costs under control?
We work with you to control spending while protecting your investment. Emergencies are handled straight away, day or night. Routine repairs go to trusted local contractors at fair prices, and larger work is talked through with you, with quotes, before it goes ahead.
Talk to a local manager about your property
Book a free rental evaluation. One of our managers will walk the property with you, give you a rent we would be confident listing at and explain how we would manage it.
Monthly fees are a percentage of the monthly rent. Portfolio rates apply when we manage three or more units for the same owner and reduce the monthly rate only; leasing and renewal fees are not discounted. Protection on the Signature plan is Scheer Landlord Protection Insurance, arranged through SureVestor, Inc., and is subject to the policy wording, conditions, exclusions, limits and deductibles. Cover is not available where the monthly rent is below $1,000. Your management agreement sets out the services and fees that apply to your property.