Property Management company and repair quotes

[Adam Teshome]

Is it a conflict of interest if my PM company only provides quotes from their in house team? I am worried that I am paying too much for turnover/major repairs without collecting multiple quotes...

[Drew Sygit]

Brad Hammond is correct that PMC's make money from maintenance work - why wouldn't they? Would you work for free?

What both he and you are missing, is that you have no idea if you are being overcharged!

PMC's do NOT have a product to sell, they sell service. As such, you are really buying their time/expertise.

Adam, how much per hour do you make at your job? Has your boss ever come to you and stated, "I am worried that I am paying too much for..."? Like most of us, you probably think you deserve a raise.

So, why don't you do some investigation online to figure out what others may charge for these maintenance issues you're so concerned about? There are many wesbites that will estimate a job by zip code. We often use  https://www.homeadvisor.com/pr...