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Pricing & FeesHow Property Managers Get Paid, and Why It Changes How They Behave
Follow the money and you can predict the manager. Here is every way a property manager earns, what each source quietly encourages, and the agreement terms that put the manager on your side.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Choosing a ManagerFrom Self-Managing to a Property Manager: The Handover Timeline
Handing your rental to a manager takes about six weeks done properly. Here is the week-by-week sequence, from gathering documents to checking your first statement, and what to stop doing when.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Choosing a ManagerWhat Owner Communication Should Look Like From a Property Manager
Good management is mostly good communication. Here is the standard to expect: how fast, through which channel, what an approval request contains, what arrives monthly, and why bad news should come first.
Justin Brown · 8 min read
Choosing a ManagerHow Property Managers Handle After-Hours Emergencies
A good after-hours process is a phone that reaches a decision-maker, a short triage script, a vendor who will answer, and an owner who wakes up to a summary instead of a surprise. Here is how it works.
Justin Brown · 9 min read
Choosing a ManagerHow to Read Property Management Reviews: Owner vs. Tenant Complaints
A property manager's reviews are written by two groups with opposite interests. Some tenant complaints are proof the company is doing its job for you. Others are a warning. Here is how to tell them apart in ten minutes.
Justin Brown · 8 min read
Choosing a ManagerA Scorecard for Interviewing Property Managers
Interviewing three property managers produces three good impressions and no decision. A weighted scorecard turns the conversations into numbers you can compare. Here is one that works, with scoring rules and deal breakers.
Justin Brown · 8 min read
Choosing a ManagerManagement Company vs. an Agent Who Manages on the Side
The agent who sold you the house offers to manage it. A management company quotes a similar fee. The difference is who holds the money, who covers the phone on vacation, and what happens when something goes wrong.
Justin Brown · 8 min read
Choosing a ManagerWhat Happens to Your Rental If Your Property Manager Closes or Sells
Your lease survives a management company closing or selling. Your rent in transit, your tenant's deposit and your records are the parts in motion. What happens, what to do in the first week, and what to ask any manager today.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Choosing a ManagerIs a Property Manager Overkill for One Rental?
A single rental is not a smaller version of a portfolio. It is the same risk with nowhere to spread it. When a manager earns the fee on one door, when self-managing is better, and how to decide.
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