Handling maintenance personally or outsourcing

[Trevor Aydelott]

As I'm finishing up #abcsofrealestateinvesting by Ken McElroy

I'm on pg. 144 #maintenance

Goes on to say if you are a property manager and you will have to source and negotiate your own providers for services like #plumbers #electricians

Now as I look on how I handle it as my own #propertymanager I seek someone who has customer service and also look at if they offer #militarydiscount
-It's a good thing I'm a #realtor during this #coronavirus as I contacted both a #garagedoor installer and #roofer ( #allseasonsroofing ) and they said they have been slammed with so much work. So they are picky with their jobs. And as I'm a realtor they pick me. ( #blessed )

Now as I'm closing on Monday for my 1st #investment property outside of California I hired a #propertymanagement company.

- Good thing is they already having all those sources in place, not to mention laws and regulations and even for eviction purposes.

-They get volume discounting and hire the right folks.

So moral of the story is not to necessarily to look at managing your property to save a few bucks. Or if you do, do it right because that saves you time and money.