We have been giving Welcome Gifts to new residents for a little while now.  Typically we give a nice plant from out favorite florist, Daughter of Luna.  Not only is the quality of their plants unmatched, they are just a couple doors down from us on 1st Street, so it's nice to give business to our neighbors.

Sometimes we add in a toy if the new resident will have pets, but you can always count on the Welcome Gift plant!

We believe that moving into a new home is a moment to be celebrated and acknowledged.  That is why we give the Welcome Gift.  We also try to capture the moment with a photo!  Some people are camera shy or, since it's moving day, they feel they're not dressed for a photo.  So, we don't get photos of everyone, but we get enough!

From the smiles you can see that doing this is a good start to the resident-property manager relationship, which is a bonus for everyone. 

As far as we know, we're the only Benicia Property Management company that goes out of our way like this to give a gift to new residents!  It's maybe a small touch, but it's a nice touch and so we keep doing it.

To see an entire gallery of Welcome Gift photos (maybe your own picture is in there?) click the Pinterest image below: