I moved from Severance, CO in 2009 and soon realized that I was going to be stuck renting my house, since the market had tanked. I tried renting it on my own for a very short time, then through a recommendation of a friend, I found Erin @ Advantage Property Management luckily. Since that time, Erin has been fantastic to work with. Since leaving the area, I moved to AZ for a couple of years and now back to Boone, NC. Over this time period, I've never had a gap where I had to pay a month's worth of mortgage without having rental income coming in. I've only had the opportunity to meet Erin once when visiting Denver a few years back, at which time we met up at the house. This is the only time I've seen it since then, and over the years, Erin, her Husband, and the rest of her folks have done an excellent job taking care of house. Whether it's been routine maintenance such as painting the back side of our house because of direct sunlight to fixing emergencies recently, such as a washing machine breaking. They're alway very prompt to get the jobs done timely for our renters, and their communication with me is top notch. I've never had to worry about whether our house was getting rundown or not being taken care of over the years. In fact, every lease term they've not only prevented any gaps from happening, they've also accomplished increasing our rates slightly each 12 month term. It's usually $25-50/month, but at least it's better than going the other direction.
Overall, as a property owner in the Fort Collins area, I'd highly recommend Erin, her husband, and their team to any owner looking to manage their property from a a distance, or even locally. It's nice not to have to worry about all the background checks, late rent payments, maintenance, etc. They handle it all and the direct deposits into our accounts are always timely and as expected. If you have any questions at all for me, feel free to email me at chrisrademacher (at) fastmail (dot) fm.
Lastly, for those folks that had a bad experience with Erin and her team at Advantage Property Management, I'd venture to say that this is either a fluke, or a misrepresentation of the facts. If you're a renter and you had a bad experience because of late payments, or your lease not being upheld on your end, Erin's job is to represent the owners and make sure if something isn't being taken care of by the renters properly that it's fixed or you're evicted. That's normal in the rental market. It sounds to me that some of the folks that have posted are either not used to renting, rented more than they could handle financially, or were just pissed off when they wrote their review. Everyone's entitled to their opinions, of course, but as a potential investor looking for a rental management company, Advantage Property Management is top notch, no question about it. My recommendation is to check with actual property owners, such as myself, and others that Erin manages property for, to see what the owners think about their work ethic, morals, and company. I think with a little due diligence on your part, you'll find very few, if any, any different than what my experience has been with them. Feel free to contact me at the above email, as well, and I'll gladly send you proof with my statements from their company. read more