All Forum Posts by: Robin Hunter

Hey Michael, welcome to BP! I'm here in Kansas City and would love to chat about how you can get started investing here. Shoot me a PM with any questions you have. 

This townhome has been sold. 

Hunter Properties is a rental management service offered for single family homes and multi-family units in the Kansas City metro area assisting with tenant placement, monthly management, investment purchases and rehab.  We have an emphasis on providing higher quality service to both property owners and tenants. This means that we get to know the owner and his/her needs, the property and the unique traits of it, and the tenants and their specific wants. Hunter Properties is very hands-on and will regularly check in with each of these components to ensure everything is running as it should.

Our mission is to provide a positive rental experience to both property owners and tenants with constant communication and expedited response times.

We want to have a reputation for placing quality tenants, taking fantastic care of properties, quickly responding to maintenance issues, and being courteous and professional in every aspect along the way.

For more information, check out our website at www.HunterPropertiesKC.com. 

This 2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhome has a lot of space! Large 2 car detached garage walks out onto enclosed back patio into the house. Both bedrooms are large with walk-in closets. The master has 2! Basement is mostly finished and would make a good size family room or non-conforming bedroom. All this place needs is a few cosmetic repairs to really make it sparkle. Tenants are month to month, paying $700 in rent. Could get as much as $850/mo. HOAs are $194/mo. Purchase together with this owner's other townhome at 10516 E 41st St, KCMO 64133 for a potential discount. Contact me for details. 

Tenants in property for 12 years and hope to stay. Section 8 and never had trouble collecting rent. There is a $90/mo HOA fee. Not on the MLS yet, but will be if no one from BP is interested. I am a real estate agent representing the seller. Contact me for more details.

Say you are looking at 2 different property managers. One will charge you 5%  monthly and 50% for tenant placement. But then you have another one who will charge you 10% monthly and 75-100% placement. 

1. Will you find out more to see what kind of services they offer, or will you automatically be drawn to the cheaper one?

2. You find out that the cheaper one gives average service, is completely reactive though. If its not broke, why fix it? The higher priced one however, focuses on preventative maintenance to keep your property in top condition and a lot of that maintenance is worked into the price. What is more important, only spending money when something breaks, or spending money upfront to keep everything in good working condition? 

3. How important is an owner portal to you? Do you sign in and see what is going on with your property (assuming your PM is keeping it updated)? Or do you still call or email the PM directly to get an update? If there was a portal offered, how often would you check in? (BTW, the cheaper PM doesn't offer a portal). 

4. Would you rather have a PM that does the regular maintenance stuff like change the furnace filter and clean out the gutters and be charged a little extra (included in your regular fees), or rely on the tenant to take care of those things?

Ok, I have a million more questions, but we'll start with those. TIA!! 

Thanks for the responses! 

@Brad Larsen #1 seems reasonable to me since I currently work for a company that pays upfront even if the rent isn't collected yet. But that takes cash in the bank to front that much money. #2 I feel paying someone else's mortgage is a lot of pressure and could get someone else in trouble for any accidental negligence. HOAs - I don't see a problem with that, as long as I get all of the correct contact info. I have found some HOAs are hard to get in touch with.  #3...interesting concept. I might toy with that idea a bit. #4 Understandable. I get calls about leasing or maintenance and I have to direct them to someone else because I do the billing. I'm sure its frustrating to them. #5 I get this. We have clients calling in all of the time asking for an update. Unfortunately the company I currently work for is so big, we don't have time to follow up often with each owner who's property is vacant. 

@Stanley Parsley Thanks for the input. I have a focus on SFR so I probably wouldn't know many leads for apts, but as a real estate agent, I do get leads for the types of properties I would like to manage. :)

@Andy D.  Your PM doesn't provide you with a make-ready estimate, oversee projects (contractors, material, etc), provide progress reports, pay invoices on your behalf and then bill you? I thought that was a given (with a 10% project mgmt fee for large projects). I can't imagine how else an out of town owner would get that taken care of.

I want to know: What are some things that your property management company does not do for you and/or your property, but you wish they did? 

Hi Martin, where are your properties located? I work for a PM company called KC Home Rental (.net). We manage over 700 properties all over the metro area, mostly single family homes. Look us up and/or send me a message if you have any questions!

This property is in a great location and has a QUALIFIED renter with a lease in place until February 2017. Property is renting for $725/mo. This turn-key will guarantee monthly cash flow from day one. Property is being sold "as is". Seller will consider all offers.

Maintenance free living. Finished basement provides appealing extra space that renters will love. Walking distance to local high school, restaurants, public library and popular religious organizations. Less than 2 minutes off the highway.

Currently managed by a reputable Kansas City property management company. Could be a smooth transition for the tenant if you are in need of a PM for the property. 

MLS #1981918. Check out the full listing here:

http://matrix.heartlandmls.com/matrix/shared/db7CJ...