Share your best "worst" reviews of a Property Manager!

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Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes

I'm looking for some backhanded (seemingly good but actually insulting) reviews for a funny video idea. They will be read by a not-so-bright Property Manager that doesn't realize he's being insulted. Some examples:

Or maybe reviews that are just plain mediocre:

Let's see what you've got!

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Jim K.

Handyman · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2018 · 5k+ posts · 13k+ votes

@Nathan Gesner

I will always be grateful to PBS Realty for teaching me the basics of property management and giving me the confidence to strike out on my own.

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Colleen F.Pro Member
Investor · Narragansett, RI · Member since 2013 · 8k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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Not sure i really understand your question but my backhanded response for a previous property manager was they are so busy they are never in the office....
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Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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A "backhanded" compliment is an insult disguised as a compliment:
"That picture makes you look good."
"You lost a lot of weight!"
or
"It's so refreshing to meet someone that doesn't care how they look!"
Get it?
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Jill F.
Investor · Akron, OH · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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How about,
PBS Realty, the property manager with the most experience with evictions!
!
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Jill F.
Investor · Akron, OH · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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Or PBS realty, they have a really cute receptionist.
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Jill F.
Investor · Akron, OH · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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PBS realty will show you how to build wealth with your rentals.
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Wesley W.
Rental Property Investor · The Vampire State · Member since 2013 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
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Most PM companies don't care, but PBS Realty is genuinely apathetic!
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Jim K.
Handyman · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2018 · 5k+ posts · 13k+ votes
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@Nathan Gesner
I will always be grateful to PBS Realty for teaching me the basics of property management and giving me the confidence to strike out on my own.
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Joe SplitrockPro Member
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Rental Property Investor · Sioux Falls, SD · Member since 2015 · 9k+ posts · 18k+ votes
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No problem renting from PBS Realty as long as you change your locks after moving in.
PBS Realty is a hands off property manager and they will stay out of your business. Like when my furnace when out and they never returned my call and then I didn't pay rent and they never called.
PBS Realty must think very highly of their business given the fees they charge.
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Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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I've hired a lot of Property Managers. PBS Realty was one of them.
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Joe SplitrockPro Member
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Rental Property Investor · Sioux Falls, SD · Member since 2015 · 9k+ posts · 18k+ votes
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Originally posted by @Nathan Gesner:

I've hired a lot of Property Managers. PBS Realty was one of them.
I have hired lots of great Property Managers and I hired PBS Realty.
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Jim K.
Handyman · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2018 · 5k+ posts · 13k+ votes
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PBS Realty's passionate commitment to empowering their clients is unmatched throughout the property management industry.
PBS Realty comes highly recommended by their competitors.
Not sure I feel right about doing this, Nathan. You are far and away the most consistently helpful professional property manager on this website and if I was thinking of investing in multifamily anywhere in your area I would most definitely call you.
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Account Closed
Investor · Columbus, OH · Member since 2017 · 861 posts · 1k+ votes
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- since they rekeyed everything to match, delays due to PBS losing keys are less of an issue - they can just borrow keys from another tenant
- the leasing manager was very helpful getting our filming equipment and giant barrel of lube into this AirBNB
- their maintenance department finally got their drivers license back. No more tool bicycle !
- their tenant screening dog is very friendly, and makes approval decisions very quickly.
- yes, it may be a cosmetology license, but at least we are now licensed!
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Joe SplitrockPro Member
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Rental Property Investor · Sioux Falls, SD · Member since 2015 · 9k+ posts · 18k+ votes
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I was so happy to find PBS Realty! They rented to me even though I have a criminal record and two pit bull. All the other management companies didn't even return my call. PBS Realty just handed me the keys on the spot! I would use them again! By the way, Jack their maintenance guy can hook up you with some green bud if you need it.
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Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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Originally posted by @Jim K.:

PBS Realty's passionate commitment to empowering their clients is unmatched throughout the property management industry.
PBS Realty comes highly recommended by their competitors.
Not sure I feel right about doing this, Nathan. You are far and away the most consistently helpful professional property manager on this website and if I was thinking of investing in multifamily anywhere in your area I would most definitely call you.
Thanks, Jim!
I'm actually collecting these to create funny video featuring a bad property manager. These things are gold!
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Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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@Joe Splitrock and @Account Closed you guys are awesome! Keep 'em coming!
Since handing my property over to PBS Realty, I no longer have to deal with late-night maintenance calls. Now PBS Realty ignores them for me!
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Chad S.
Bozeman, MT · Member since 2012 · 12 posts · 17 votes
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@Nathan G.
I bought a property as a place to park some money. I hired PBS Realty and now I don’t have to worry about keeping my money.
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Jim K.
Handyman · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2018 · 5k+ posts · 13k+ votes
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In which case, Nathan:

In retrospect, PBS Reality offered me more value than any other property management team. Because who can put a price on learning to always look forward?
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Brett Goldsmith
Investor · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2012 · 1k+ posts · 500 votes
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PBS Reality didn't check on my property often, but when they did they found extreme mold and told me it'd be a $20,000 fix! Thanks PBS for your thorough inspections.
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Ryan Ellis
Investor · North Ridgeville, OH · Member since 2017 · 45 posts · 26 votes
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@Nathan G.
PBS Realty made me an excellent new active Landlord. I quickly learned that I could do the job much better with less cost and headache.
Thank you PBS Realty!
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Jim K.
Handyman · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2018 · 5k+ posts · 13k+ votes
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You can have peace of mind with PBS Realty because working with them is just like resting in peace.
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Account Closed
Investor · Columbus, OH · Member since 2017 · 861 posts · 1k+ votes
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When you need C class management for C class properties, think PBS!
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Jim K.
Handyman · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2018 · 5k+ posts · 13k+ votes
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PBS Realty offered us a helping hand in our time of need. Sometimes it was a fist in the face, sometimes a fist somewhere else...it all helped us understand the rental business so much better and opened us up to our full potential.
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Jim K.
Handyman · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2018 · 5k+ posts · 13k+ votes
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PBS Realty does business with a handshake and a short contract with only two words in small print. And they're so cultured and polite! My property manager explained that "Caveat emptor" is just Latin for "Pleasure doing business with you."
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Matthew Olszak
Real Estate Broker · Chicago, IL · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 2k+ votes
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Real review for a firm in Illinois, slightly altered to prevent googling and throwing shade on them:
Great folks at _____ Management. One of our units had 3 evictions in one year (tenants only paid the 1st month's rent), and they waived the placement fee on all but the first one just as promised...
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Rental Property Investor · Sioux Falls, SD · Member since 2015 · 9k+ posts · 18k+ votes
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I had just about lost hope in property managers, then I hired PBS Realty and totally lost hope.
PBS Reality is pretty good, for a property manager.
I like how PBS Reality doesn't care what people think about them.
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