Scottsdale STR emegency contact
Hi all, I'm doing research into purchasing a short-term rental in Scottsdale and came across the city regulation requiring the name and contact information of a person designated as an emergency contact who can be on site within an hour of a complaint. I live in CA and would like to manage this property myself from out of state. Is there an easy work around besides having to pay 20-25% of gross revenue to a property management company? I'm just curious to hear how any out of state investors who self manage have handled this requirement. Thanks.
You could ask your cleaner to be the contact. Pay them a fee for each time they need to respond to the city. It shouldn’t be often.
I feel like it would be pretty hard to find a freelance cleaner willing to be "on call" 24/7 unless you're going to offer them like $500+ an occurrence OR they're a full-time employee.
But dunno maybe people are up for that, but I definitely wouldn't be.
Also what happens if they get the call and don't feel like going this time cuz <insert some excuse>
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I don’t know what the penalty is for not having one but I would expect to be paying it if you use a worker. I have a hard time seeing that worker leaving a family party, a concert, their real job, or an out of state vacation to help you. MAYBE for $500, depending on what you’re interrupting.
I don’t know if you’d have any luck with your local realtor. Maybe a stay at home neighbor or TWO that doesn’t hate that you’re running a hotel next door? (Again, during the day it would be less inconvenient for them to help you, but 2am? Ouch.)