Sandy City

Sandy City is a major suburban city in southern Salt Lake County, located about 13 miles south of downtown Salt Lake City. It sits at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, giving residents quick access to hiking, skiing, and other outdoor recreation. Sandy is generally considered an affluent community with household incomes above the Utah average and a high homeownership rate. The city serves as a regional center for retail, dining, entertainment, and professional services

What It's Known For

• America First Field (formerly Rio Tinto Stadium), home to Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals FC.
• Mountain America Exposition Center, a large venue for conventions and events.
• Hale Centre Theatre, one of Utah's premier theater venues.
• Dimple Dell Regional Park, a large urban natural area popular for hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking.

RECREATION

Sandy sits at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and Little Cottonwood Canyon. Little Cottonwood Canyon is one of the premier outdoor recreation areas near Salt Lake City, located about 20 to 30 minutes from downtown. It's famous for dramatic granite peaks, deep winter snow, alpine lakes, waterfalls, and year-round recreation.

Winter Recreation

The canyon is home to the world-renowned Alta Ski Area and Snowbird, two of Utah's most famous ski resorts. The canyon is known for exceptionally deep, dry powder snow due to its geography and weather patterns.

Snowbird offers skiing, snowboarding, tram rides, terrain parks, and extended-season snow sports. Alta is renowned primarily for skiing.

Experienced skiers and splitboarders use the canyon for backcountry access to areas such as Grizzly Gulch, Mount Baldy, and the Pfeifferhorn region.

Summer Recreation

Hiking Popular hikes include:

• Cecret Lake: A short, family-friendly trail with wildflowers and alpine scenery.
• Lisa Falls: Very short hike to a beautiful waterfall.
• Gloria Falls: A moderate hike leading to a picturesque waterfall.
• Red Pine Lake: One of the canyon's most scenic alpine lake hikes.
• Observation Point at Snowbird: Easy walk with canyon and valley views.

The canyon's famous granite walls attract climbers from around the country, offering routes ranging from beginner-friendly climbs to challenging multi-pitch ascents.

LOCAL BUSINESS

Sandy City is one of the major business hubs in the southern Salt Lake Valley. With a population approaching 100,000 and direct access to Interstate 15, it attracts a mix of corporate offices, retail, technology, healthcare, hospitality, and professional service businesses. Sandy is home to the Shops at South Town shopping mall; the Jordan Commons entertainment, office and dining complex; and the Mountain America Exposition Center.

AMERICA FIRST FIELD

The soccer-specific America First Field (formerly known as Rio Tinto Stadium), which hosts Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals FC home games, and opened on October 8, 2008.

Besides Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals matches, the stadium hosts:

• International soccer matches
• CONCACAF tournaments
• U.S. National Team games
• Concerts and community events

HOUSING

Sandy City isknown for its family-oriented neighborhoods, strong schools, access to outdoor recreation, and a housing market that is generally more expensive than the Utah average.

The city is dominated by single-family homes, which make up the majority of the housing stock. You'll also find Townhomes and condos, Apartment communities, Luxury homes along the east bench near the Wasatch Mountains.

SCHOOLS

In Sandy, Utah, you'll find a strong mix of public, charter, and private schools. Most public schools in Sandy are part of the Canyons School District, one of the higher-performing districts in Utah. The Canyons School District serves about 32,000 students and ranks among the top-performing school districts in Utah based on test scores and graduation rates. The district graduation rate is reported at about 90%.

Some of the main high schools serving Sandy include:

• Alta High School with approximately 2,300 students.
• Jordan High School, one of the area's historic high schools.
• Diamond Ridge High School, an alternative high school option.
• Canyons Technical Education Center (CTEC), offering career and technical education programs.

Major middle schools serving Sandy include:

• Albion Middle School
• Indian Hills Middle School
• Union Middle School
• Eastmont Middle School (depending on neighborhood boundaries)

Sandy has numerous elementary schools, including:

• Peruvian Park Elementary
• Willow Canyon Elementary
• Sunrise Elementary
• Bell View Elementary
• Granite Elementary
• Park Lane Elementary

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Rocky Mountain Power provides electric service to most residential and commercial customers in Sandy.

Enbridge Gas Utah (formerly Dominion Energy Utah) provides natural gas service throughout Sandy.

Contact Sandy City Utilities for water, sewer, and garbage billing



Progressive City Planning

Sandy City government revealed blueprints to redevelop 1,100 acres of Sandy's downtown area into a new resort-style city center over the next 25 years, adding high-rise multi-family residential buildings and office towers, while also renovating the Shops at South Town shopping mall. The plans will also add new multi-use trails, the new Hale Center Theatre, and other amenities.. A formal master plan was adopted in January 2017 to accommodate regional growth and outlines developments and related guidelines through the next 25 years, while dividing the city center into distinct villages. The plan emphasizes sustainable living, walkability, human-scaled architecture, environmentally-friendly design, and nature-inspired design while managing population growth and its related challenges.

Why you should Invest in Sandy City Real Estate

Because of the diverse and growing population, demand for rentals is strong and will only increase as the population of Sandy continues to grow.  Sandy has planned for future growth with guidelines through the next quarter century.

How we help you as your Sandy City Property Manager

Integrity of a Family-Owned Business

• Trust earned as a Pioneer in the Property Management business since 1981.

• Respected reputation in the Real Estate/Property Management industry

• Constant ongoing staff training to keep up with changing housing rental regulations

• Professionalism of highly skilled staff including a Licensed Broker & Realtors®

• We are members of:

           The National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM),

           Utah Apartment Association (UAA)

           The National Association of Realtors®

           Utah Association of Realtors®

           Salt Lake Board of Realtors®                                   

           Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service (WFRMLS)

Good Landlord Program

Rental Analysis

• Determine optimal market rent to maximize your return on investment

Preparing your Property to Rent

• We can handle the entire make-ready process on your behalf to ensure your property attracts high-quality residents and rents quickly.

Marketing

• Top of the line marketing campaign - includes internet advertising to over 120 web Sites

• Friendly team members able to respond directly to any inquiries in a timely manner

Tenant Placement and Screening

• In-house full-time leasing agents to get your property rented out as soon as possible

• Custom Tenant screening combining personalized processing and advanced data search technology to attract long term, high quality residents

• Check credit, criminal and rental history

Lease Execution and Renewals

• Coordinating keys for viewings

• Detailed Leases

• Lease enforcement with tenants

• Processing notice to vacate

• Analysis of market rents and rent increases

Rent Collection. We believe that if you do not get paid, then we should not get paid either.

• You get paid on time every time

• Electronic fund disbursements

• Collect sufficient security and additional (pet) deposits to help protect your Investment.

• Oversee utilities to ensure the tenant stays current

Financial Reporting

• Preparing month end statements for property owner

• Preparing annual year end income/expense statements

• Professional office with latest in technology and property management tools in our industry

Property Inspections

• Vacant unit inspections and reports

• Move-in inspection report with pictures/video to ensure security deposit disposition

• Move out inspection report with pictures/video to ensure security deposit disposition.

Maintenance

• Provide a 24/7/365 maintenance answering center is always open to protect your property around the clock

• Coordinating maintenance repairs with licensed vendors

• In-house maintenance staff that thoroughly knows our properties

Investment Property Analysis

• Comparative market analysis (CMA) to determine the value of your investment property if considering selling

• Purchase and Sell Properties