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Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services - Pittsburgh, PA
I think its not necessarily making a nice person mean - but a nice person tough. You are constantly put in stressful situations & you just have to find a way to be firm, keep your cool, and stick to your message. You do grow a thick skin working as a Property Manager
Jun 23, 2015 11:10 PM
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Chuck Willman
Alpine, UT
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it can be difficult at times as some people try to take advantage of you .
Jun 23, 2015 09:26 PM
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Beatrice Briseno
San Antonio, TX
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Chuck - Being a landlord automatically makes you the bad guy when it comes to a lot of different things. It just sort of comes with the territory.
Even if you act nice, you sometimes have to be the bearer of bad news, so people perceive you as mean.
If that person does not have a strong backbone, perhaps they shouldn't become a property manager.
Jun 23, 2015 03:39 PM
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Chuck Willman
Alpine, UT
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Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
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Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
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I do not know about mean, but greedy for sure. Money is changing anyone.
Jun 27, 2015 08:56 PM
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Chuck Willman - Alpine, UT
NewHouseUtah.com
Someone sent me a link that could not be more perfectly appropriate to this question. It's from the podcast "This American Life" and in this segment a new landlord posits almost the very same query. It's available for listening here: Please Re-Lease Me.
Jun 24, 2015 04:28 AM
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Beatrice M. Briseno, GRI, CDPE, San Antonio, TX
I have been in property management for over 20 years and I do not think I am "mean"!! However once you deal with tenants you do tend to become more assertive and that can be confused with "mean"
Jun 24, 2015 02:55 AM
Rainer
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RE/MAX Gateway - Alexandria, VA
I almost with it did. I have 17 and let myself be taken advanage of way too often.
Jun 24, 2015 02:04 AM
Rainer
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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Johns Creek, GA
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Well I think we as agents stay nice in some tough situations. So I think Property Manager could learn to take a deep breath and keep smiling.
Jun 24, 2015 12:18 AM
Rainmaker
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Woodbridge, VA
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Chuck Willman Leave it to the professional property managers and you won't have to worry about getting a call at 3 o'clock in the morning that the bathroom is flooding. You will remain a nice person.
Jun 23, 2015 11:52 PM
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Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
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Be fair, respond quickly to complaints and maintaining the property should keep a smile on the principals faces. Be consistent in your expectations and responses to the tenant!
Jun 23, 2015 11:20 PM
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Chuck, in my YOUNGER days, I had 23 units and I managed them myself.... I was always "all business".....THEY NEEDED TO BE NICE TO ME.... I was always fair and was visible often and unannounced on the property.... had coin op machines and that was my reason to show up every week....had to empty the containers of quarters!!! everyone paid the rent... after they tested me, they didn't do it again.... "rules were different then"
Jun 23, 2015 09:50 PM
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Good morning Chuck. I hope that is not true, as I have been a landlord for any years.
Jun 23, 2015 05:59 PM
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