A tip for you my friend.
1.Always let property managers collect rent and handle tenant queries/problems.
2. Never allow a property manager find new tenants for you. Always advertise yourself, interview and sign lease with new tenants.
Put simply, a single unlet property in a property managers portfolio may result in a $10 per week loss of income to a property manager so they do not care! Always let your property out yourself then hand the property to the property manager to collect rent and handle tenant queries. All property managers are generally hopeless. The reason is that the more properties the franchisee of a real estate agency manages the more income they derive, but at the expense of service to the landlord. Their profit margins are also only attractive if they employ staff to do the job and staff never take care of landlords like the owner of a business.
