How do you handle repairs?
For tenant-occupied homes, tenants submit a maintenance request via their online tenant portal through Property Meld, a first-class technology specific to maintenance and property management. Our portal allows tenants to submit a work order request by providing a description of the issue as well as upload photos of the issue, when appropriate. Owners receive the same notification of the request that we do once submitted, our goal here is full transparency of everything going on with your property. Tenants can also track the status of their request online.
When a request comes in, we assess it and see if it needs immediate dispatch or if we can proactively troubleshoot the issue with the tenant. There are many common repair requests our team is trained on how to troubleshoot. If the issue needs to be fixed, we assign the work order to one of our preferred vendors. We have in-house maintenance capabilities and utilize third-party vendors for electrical, HVAC and plumbing repairs. The technology enables the vendor to contact the tenant to set-up a time to make the repair. Our vendors will complete the repair if under $300, take photos of before and after work and submit an invoice to our company for approval.
We make sure the cost of the repair is fair and that the work was completed satisfactorily. The management agreement allows us to approve any repair under $350, without having to bother our clients. Larger repairs over $350 require owner approval, so we will contact the client in those cases. Exceptions to the $350 approval rule include emergency maintenance and habitability issues. If we have to act quickly to protect persons or property we will do so, to protect our owners best interest. Once a repair is completed and invoiced, Property Meld requests the tenant a survey asking them to confirm the repair was completed satisfactorily, was the vendor was professional and to rate their overall experience with the vendor and our team.
Can I do repairs myself?
Yes and No. If the property is vacant, owners can handle the repairs needed to make the property “rent ready,” if they choose. However, either the client does all the work or we do all the work. It gets messy when there are too many chefs in the kitchen. Once the property is leased, we require that we use our preferred vendors. This ensures leasing deadlines are met, as we work with these vendors regularly, they are insured, licensed, reliable, trusted and we know what to expect.
Contact Real Property Management Services
If you interested in having your property managed by Real Property Management Services, have more questions, or just wish to speak to a team member, then contact us online or call us directly at 806-853-6546 today!
