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HIRING PROPERTY MANAGERS WITH HEART

When it’s time to hire a property manager, you want this group or individual to reflect your professional values, principles and beliefs. Your property manager will be representing you to your renters. So, it’s imperative that you find property managers who will treat your renters with the same care and respect you would give them.

As you begin your selection process, you will want to do the same due diligence as you would when hiring anyone. “There are a few key things to look for when trying to identify reputable property managers,” said Oberon Copeland, owner and CEO Of Veryinformed.com. “First, check to see if the property management company is a member of a professional organization, such as the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). This shows that the company is serious about its business and committed to following best practices.”

People tend to put their best foot forward, so how they present during the hiring process may not necessarily reflect reality. You will have to become a kind of sleuth to find out just how exactly this company behaves toward renters and how they treat the property itself. “To find a property manager that treats renters with respect and dignity, look for a company with many longterm renters,” said Dennis Shirshikov, strategist at Awning.com. “It’s well known that a happy renter is a longterm renter, so a property manager that boasts low vacancy and low turnover is likely treating renters very well.”

If you want your property manager to have heart, look at some key things. Do they have genuine concern

By Cambria Risley