Changing Property Management after tenants move out

[Sara Sigmund]

I am in the process of determining if I should change property management with a vacancy. I just had tenants move out last week and Property Management will not do a tenant move out walk through. I have walked the property with a handyman and determined what I am going to do to bring it up to date which is different then the handyman. There is a lack of communication with property management and I have not been contacted for a week. There are a ton of past instances where they have depended on me since I live in one unit and I have wanted to learn more information and be hands on and they are 40 minutes away. How difficult is it to change with a vacancy? I have already talked to 2 other property management in my town and asked them a lot of questions. 

[Anna Sagatelova]

Generally it is the easiest time to change management because there is no transition of landlord for your tenant, no confusion over who is going to handle an open maintenance request or who/how/where they pay rent.

As a management company, it is easier to onboard a new property than a new property and new (existing) tenant at once.