Pest control is coming next. And for homeowners, the one exception to the B2B rule: our home renovations division handles kitchens, baths, finished basements, and playrooms across South Jersey.
Mike Bonadies has been in South Jersey real estate for over a decade. He started by buying a single rental, then another, then enough that he founded TerraVestra Property Management to run them properly. Along the way he hit the same wall every NJ rental owner hits: lead paint compliance is non-optional, the inspectors charge a fortune, and the turnaround is slow.
Mike got certified himself, started inspecting his own portfolio, then realized other PMs and investors had the same problem. Side by Side started as the in-house inspection arm of TerraVestra. It became its own company once it was clear how many South Jersey property owners needed exactly this: a fast, certified, fairly priced crew that understood the business from the owner's side.
Mike runs both companies. He's hands-on. If you hire Side by Side, he or one of his certified inspectors is the person on your property.
Drew Side is co-owner and runs the company day to day. He's also the reason Side by Side now does something it never did before: home renovations for South Jersey homeowners. Kitchens, bathrooms, finished basements, and luxury playrooms, designed by Drew and managed end to end by Madison Side, our retail project manager.
The renovations division runs on its own track. The property side of the house, inspections, remediation, and maintenance for the professionals who run buildings, hasn't changed a bit.
Required to safely disturb lead-based paint during renovation. Issued by the U.S. EPA.
Certified by NJ DCA + DOH to inspect and issue Lead Safe / Lead Free certificates.
Certified to collect dust wipe samples for laboratory analysis.
10-hour construction safety training (OSHA construction industry standard).
Certified in water-damage mitigation and restoration.
License numbers and certificate copies available on request for government contract work.
$125 to $150 per inspection versus the typical $300 to $600. People hear that and assume something's off. Three things make it work.
Inspections are most of our calendar. We run them in geographic batches, with lab logistics worked out, so the per-inspection overhead is low.
Mike still owns and manages rentals. He prices the way he wishes someone had priced him.
No franchise fees, no corporate overhead, no inspector-broker margin sitting on top. What you pay covers the work plus a fair profit.
If holding the price ever forces us to cut corners, we'll raise it. The price is where it is because the work is dialed, not because the work is cheap.
HQ in Gloucester City, NJ.
If you're looking for a property management firm in South Jersey, that's the other side of Mike's work. TerraVestra Property Management handles full-service rental management across the same geography. Side by Side is the inspection and maintenance arm; TerraVestra is the PM firm. Separate companies, same ownership, same standards.
One vendor for inspections, lead work, and maintenance. Statewide for lead, South Jersey for the rest.