Property management for owners
You own a house or apartment around Kaiserslautern, Ramstein or Landstuhl and want it rented and looked after, without dealing with the language, the housing office and the paperwork yourself. That is what we do.
Leaving Germany, keeping the house
Orders came, but you want to keep your home here? We become your team on the ground:
- As part of the management, we advertise on social media and HOMES.mil to find your next tenant.
- We do the move-out and move-in handover with a written report, meter readings and keys.
- We handle repairs with local tradesmen and only contact you when there is a decision to make.
- We come by whenever something needs doing. At least once a year, by appointment with the tenant, we look over the whole home: nothing broken, everything kept up inside and out, and a tenant who is still happy.
- Official mail for the house, like tax notices or letters from the town, comes to our office in Hauptstuhl. We check it every day, scan it and email it to you as soon as it arrives.
- You reach us by email, phone or WhatsApp, in English, wherever your next assignment is.
A word from Ruben
I have seen what goes wrong when an owner leaves and nobody looks after the house. A friend of mine paid very little for his manager and got even less: his property tax notices went to the management company for over a year without being paid, and the city fined him because nobody made sure the trees were cut back and the sidewalk was kept clean, as German rules require.
I plan to stay in Germany for the next 15 to 20 years, and we stay small on purpose, so you and your tenant still get an answer after the lease is signed, not only before. I have been a tenant and an owner myself, so I keep it fair for everyone: repairs that are the owner's job get done, small ones I often do myself to keep your costs down, and your tenant gets what they need without asking for more than is fair.
Who we rent to
We only rent to SOFA status holders (members of the US and NATO forces and their families) and to DoD contractors. Rents usually run through the housing office of the US forces, which also inspects and approves the home.
What we take care of
- Rent estimate and getting the home ready for housing office approval
- As part of the management: listing on HOMES.mil and marketing in the military community
- Showings, choosing the tenant, lease under German law in English and German
- Handover with a written report, meter readings and keys
- Point of contact for tenant and owner for the whole lease, in English, German and Spanish
- Coordinating tradesmen and repairs
- Annual utility statement (Nebenkostenabrechnung)
- Move-out inspection and handback at the end of the lease
How it works
- Free rent check (Mietcheck). Send us a short note about the home. We look at it and tell you what rent is realistic and what the housing office expects.
- Offer and contract. You get a written offer with all services and the monthly total in euro. Only when it works for you do we sign the management contract. No hidden costs.
- Renting. We list, show, check and sign the lease.
- Ongoing care. You get your rent and hear from us when there is something to decide. We handle the rest.
What it costs
Every house is different: size, yard, distance and how much you want to do yourself. That is why we have no price list, but an offer for your home.
- Management (Verwaltung): tenants, housing office, paperwork, tradesmen and the utility statement.
- Management plus caretaker (Verwaltung Plus Hausmeister): everything in Management, plus lawn, yard, windows, filters and smoke detectors. For houses around Hauptstuhl.
After the free rent check you get a written offer with the monthly total including VAT. Materials are passed on at cost, with no markup, and we do not accept commissions from tradesmen. The owner pays the management fee; it cannot be passed on to the tenant.
Why RTH Immobilien
- Licensed residential property manager under German law (§ 34c Abs. 1 Satz 1 Nr. 4 GewO)
- Ruben retired from the US Air Force after 20 years and has PCSed between the US and Germany several times.
- Family business in Hauptstuhl, close by and easy to reach
Your contact at RTH Immobilien in Hauptstuhl, in Germany for good since 2019. You always deal with him directly, not with a call center.
Free rent check
Send us a short email with the location, the type of home (house or apartment), the living space and when it is available. We usually get back to you the same day.