Handyman - art museum
Hi, my handyman had to return to his home country. Anyone have a fair priced reliable one they could share on or off list?
Hi @Cyrus Shaw, I'd give Stilleto Property Management a text and see if they can handle any of the handy work you're needing. They are solid managers all around and I enjoy working with them
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Suggestions:
1) Check internet and Facebook for local investor groups. Join, "earn your stripes" and then ask for handyman references.
2) Camp out at local Home Depot at 6-8am Friday & Saturday mornings to solicit hard working, 1-3 man contractors there at that time. Especially Saturday mornings!
3) Drive around the neighborhoods your properties are in and look for contractors working on houses. Ignore those with fancy vehicles as they will charge you to pay for those vehicles! Make nice with them to get their phone/email. Don't bother giving them your card, they're too busy to contact you. Most won't have their own cards. While talking nose around and ask questions about what kind of work they do, but more importantly ask what they DON'T do.
4) Hire a "starving" agent to list your properties for rent and then ask them to find you handymen to screen to do the RentReady work. If they're motivated, they will ask their broker and fellow agents for referrals for you.
5) You can also try to hire a low to middle demographic starving newer agent to be your rental agent AND handyman. Many of these types didn't go to college, but worked with their hands in previous occupations and know other people that work with their hands. With the sales market slowing, there will be a bunch of these.
