QUOTE (GSI @ Feb 1 2009, 09:53 PM) On our REIN MYSPACE forum we talk a lot about which residential property managers are good and bad, as well as ways to improve self-managing.
I thought that it would be helpful to make a list of Edmonton property managers (you could do a similar post for your city too) and rate them. The key is to add both your positive and negative feedback. Some property managers should just plain be avoided- don`t be shy to write that. Others deserve more recognition for doing a great job- add that too.
I wanted to add a space for comments under the direct polls, but wasn`t able too. therefore, please just add your comments under the company names below. If I missed some major property managers, please add them.
1) Realty Corp. (Liberty Manor)
2) Kirkside Realty
3) Realty Canada (Don King)
4) Libertas Property Management Inc.
5) Davis Management and Realty (was Brent Davis) We do not recommend this PM company. We used them to manage our SF and MF building for almost a year in 2007. We were overseas for 6 of those months. We ceased using them March 2008. Management was okay, but the staff working the properties were very poor, perhaps due to being overworked, over extended. New owners may change but the staff still remains. We had extremely high vacancies, some properties vacant for over 4 months, filled with new PM company in 2 weeks and still filled! Upon our return to Canada, we met with tenants and visited each property and some issues discovered: tenant queries were ignored, repairs not completed but billed, damages missed on checkout, leasing to poor quality tenants, some without leases signed, or without proper documentation. Their financial statements are done well and easily read!
6) Terra Realty (DMG/Don Grey)
7) Assured Property Management (Macdonald Realty - John Stobbe)
8) Group Three Property Management
9) Larlyn Property Management (condo)
10) Mayfield (condo)
11) Esquire Management Group
12) Milligan Realty Ltd.
13) Blue Print Property Management
14) Ayre & Oxford Inc.
15) Bella property Management
Someone I forgot? Please add them below: