They asked if they could apply my initial deposit to pay my last month's rent and I agreed, in an…read moreemail. They then applied the payment late and hit me with a late payment fee which they failed to refund due to THEIR ERROR. This company are thieves. Don't rent with or from them

DelVal managed my property (1 unit) for 6 years *Price…read moregouging and nickel and dime-ing *Failed to make for smooth transition from one tenant to the next Example of prices plus: 1. Quote to make my place ready for new rental was $1,215 more than the price quoted by the management company I have since moved to and who has stellar reviews. Some items in the quote were clearly unnecessary, in my view and, apparently, in the view of the management company I've gone with since there was no mention of "ripping up carpet," for example. 2. Over 3 times more to renew my rental license than it would cost me to do by myself (which I have done every year). $70 versus $283 3. $180 to "supply and install" 3 smoke alarms. (By the way, 3 functioning alarms were there on the bannister. I was charged $95 to go to the unit to turn off one that was going off. 4. $200 to remove items left in closets and "haul to dump." Note: one item was a portrait of me when I was a child and the other items were photo albums. No questioning of whether I or the previous tenants wanted these items that clearly were personal. They knew that the previous tenants were my family members. Regardless, I would think that one's first instinct would be to see if family photo albums were left by mistake and to see to whom they belong. 5. $150 to inspect my property after the previous tenants vacated 6. $125 to replace a handle on a sliding door to the indoor balcony 7. No reports emailed to me (as other management companies that I have researched do) and a portal that does not at all make the reports easy to read. Indeed, I had to ask for a report to be run for what I needed to file my taxes. 8. An attitude of my place looking nearly like a dump when the person I am going with said it was a nice place (including a functional fireplace) with not much work to do to make it rent ready--painting was the main thing, which DelVal also said but, again, at a MUCH higher quoted price. Instead of seeing the dirt on the steps that lead to the unit as "normal wear and tear," DelVal's inspection saw it as "damage." These are examples. I very quickly learned to simply take care of matters myself. As I recall, it was going to cost 2 or three digits to replace an air filter, for example. The mark-up for repairs and maintenance is 20%!! Other management companies with reputable reviews and with years of experience charge anywhere from 0 mark-up (they have their own General Contracting Company) to 10%. In doing my personal research, I have found no other company to charge a 20% markup. Lack of Smooth Transition: For example, no arrangements were made with the tenants who were leaving in terms of keeping the gas on (putting it in my name) or changing the electricity into my name. Again, I am taking care of these things, including having to travel 2 hours to wait in person for the gas company to turn on the gas. Bottom Line: A landlord can do MUCH better without DelVal and with another management company.

DO NOT RENT FROM THEM! Maintenance is a joke. h He has no idea what he's doing and then just puts…read morebandaids on everything and never fixes things properly or permanently. I'm having to put in maintenance requests it feels like every week. Landlord clearly doesn't care about the tenants

I must second the bad reviews! I was going to give them a two-star rating because there were a…read morefew times they did give me timely help when I needed it, but I felt the need to warn the public off this property management company. 1) All the stuff about them doing everything possible to extract money from you is true. A) I would emphasize the new scheme is to try to keep locking you into a yearly lease, rather than let you go month to month after the first year or two. Basically, they are always engineering to either move in a hurry when it is inconvenient or extend the lease so they can extract a lot of money from you when you have to move because that next big life change, new job etc. B) They are extremely punitive of enforcing the letter of the lease when it comes to any nickel and dime way to charge you. For example, if you were to leave behind some small easy to carry thing for a Maintenace guy like a step ladder (because you have a much better one than the one, he uses), they will charge $50 as if you were leaving a large hard to carry sofa. This kind of thing is very aggravating due to what I'm writing in 2) and is the main reason why I am writing this my first Yelp review. 2) While they are extremely punitive, and I will add threatening in their communications (warning you of some new problem and how if you are found doing such and such you might be evicted), while they are often themselves really guilty of delivering a below average product where you can find yourself living in slum conditions due to no fault of your own. For example, I had a persistent black mold problem in a spare bedroom that hounded me persistently until it was nearly time to move out. (The problem was temporarily solved with bleach etc. but they never really were able to get to the root of it because their staff was always busy with other projects until I was a month from moving out.... Another example, I had a one foot by one foot hole in my bathroom ceiling above the tub/shower for over a year due to faulty building maintenance and negligence (a water leak of the upstairs apartment and workers ignoring my banging on the door that water was leaking!). This was not repaired until about two weeks before we had inspectors come so the company could keep it's rental license. Besides all this they are fussy about having "assigned parking", yet they do not bother to actually mark the spaces with a sign or paint them. Basically, it is up to you to realize you are so many spaces from the dumpster etc. And I'm not sure how people ever know which spaces are for visitors other than keep their occasional mail notices on the topic and give them to any guests that might be staying with them. In addition to all the above, they are not set up like your typical landlord, or Property Management company. By this I mean there is no office that is in town, or at least easy to get to that you can walk in give them your check in the first three days of the month while you are doing errands etc. Their office is not set up to receive visitors at least not renters, and do not expect the customary three day grace period on your rent at the start of the month. Anyway, unless you are in danger of being homeless and got nobody else to rent from, I advise you to look elsewhere.

Florence and Orlando are very sweet and wonderful to work with. Orlando does great work and has…read morepride in it. It shows. They will work with you every step of the way to ensure you are happy with your home. I recommend Villa Building Co and Bello Torreno.

Joe, Nick and the team at Personal Property Managers were lifesavers. When my father passed away…read moreand I needed help in selling his house, they were right there the entire way. From cleaning out the house, dealing with an unexpected incident that occurred right as we were preparing to put the house on the market, and handling the marketing and sale of the property, Joe went above and beyond. I live out of state with a 5+ hour drive each way. Joe was my eyes and ears on the ground and saved me an immeasurable amount of time and effort. He kept me informed regularly and made the entire process go as smoothly as it could have for me and my family. I cannot recommend Joe and Personal Property Managers highly enough.

I just took a new job that required me to relocate my family across country. Everything happened so…read morefast. There was so much to do and not enough time to do it. I contacted the folks at Personal Property Managers and they took care of everything for me. They cleanout out all the stuff in our house that we did not want. They sold items that we did not want to ship cross country and they even listed and sold our house for us. I was really impressed with the way they took care of everything for me. They had great communication, updates and great service. I highly recommend them for busy folks or for people that live or work a great distance from their house. Thank You, Michael.

Cory was responsive and helpful with my real estate needs concerning property management of my…read moreinvestment properties. Every concern I had was immediately addressed.

Great service and personable folks to deal with. I definitely would recommend them. It's always…read moregood to try different companies.

DO NOT RENT FROM SLATE…read more I lived there for one year and had a horrible experience. It started bad right from the start. They were impossible to reach and when you did reach anyone they would not have the answers and said they would need to get back to you but never did. Throughout my stay, my roommates and I had multiple issues. Some were fixed with but the big / costly ones were ignored. I warned Slate that I saw a leak starting on my bedroom ceiling in October. It was ignored until I called and called about it. The little leak blew up into a full blown issue. Slate never appropriately addressed the issue and kept trying to do cheap fixes instead of solving the issue. I had a leak & hole in my ceiling from October-January. There were periods where they were ignoring my calls and emails. I ended up getting a rent credit because I fought so hard and had put rent in escrow. Also the issue was never truly fixed as the girl in the apartment below me started having leaking due to the quick fix they did for mine. George is a smooth talker but do not let that fool you. He is like a politician. He may genuinely be a nice guy (although I don't think he is) but he definitely is a HORRIBLE landlord and business owner. He did not even have a valid rental license for my apartment when he rented to me. The city of Philadelphia contacted me and issued him warnings and fines. And no we did not get the security deposit back. They actually said we owed them money that they would not be pursuing. Ha! Save yourself the time, stress, and money and stay as far away from Slate as you can.

UPDATE: A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE BBB 6/30/21…read more I would give zero Stars if I could. SLATE negligence could have killed my son and his roommates - not being hyperbolic - gas was leaking into the house. I am cosigner of lease - 224 Wendover. Feb 2020, gas bill was $17 each; March was $130 EACH. Didn't pay b/c obviously something was wrong. Slate did not even notice the jump in the bill; My son and his roommate were waking up with headaches. Slate did nothing. My Roommate called PGW - Slate did not. PGW came and inspected all pipes and connections. PIPE ENTERING HOUSE WAS RUSTED; GAS WAS LEAKING INTO THE HOUSE. Told Slate I was not paying the outrageous gas bill due to their negligence. THEY HAVE BEEN PILING ON LATE FEES SINCE FEB OF 2020. I have lost count of how many times I've called; they DO NOT CARE ENOUGH TO RETURN THE CALLS. I wonder if this will make a difference. I am sorry for the owner of the unit, this is not his fault; Slate has been negligent and every time I think I might pay the bill, I recall how SLATE ALMOST KILLED MY SON.

Kim Rock always goes above and beyond expectations for her clients. Kim helped me buy and sell many…read moreproperties - investment and personal. She provides great value to her clients with her great knowledge and professionalism. If any obstacles did arise during the transaction process, she always handled it efficiently and kept us informed. Her dedication to her clients is unmatched; she is recognized as a premier realtor for this reason. She makes you feel as though you are her only client. She gives a 150% to her clients by providing stellar customer service. I can't say enough great things about Kim! I would trust no one else to handle my real estate needs! ~Lauren Conrad

Kim is simply outstanding! She is a true professional. We are working to sell a property that's…read morechallenging due to historical complications due to some of the property being taken by eminent domain but she fights through all the road blocks! She's earning her pay on this one without ever a complaint! Thank you Kim!

Absolutely love the Staff at Tosco Real Estates, They become like family, For buying a home, they…read moredo not stop until they find a place that you absolutely love and is in your price range. Ever thought about buying a second or third home as a rental but do not want to take the time to find tenants and screen them, well lucky you. Tosco Real Estate does property management, and also has an inhouse maintenance team. Ever thought about or needed to do something in your home, whether its a full renovation, clogged sink, maybe you finally want to add that deck that you have always dreamed about!! CALL TOSCO REAL ESTATE SERVICES!!!! You will always get exceptional work, at a great cost. 610-409-0110

I can't say enough about Anthony and his staff extremely friendly they go above and beyond trying…read moreto make their clients happy they even work weekends when they're supposed to have off just when I thought I wouldn't be able to rent a place again due to a stream of difficulties they got me into a place and are very understanding with life's difficulties that may occur and they do their best to work with you to keep you in a place I am very grateful that I was able to meet Anthony and his staff and have been renting from tosco real estate ever since they truly go above and beyond to make your happy and feel comfortable on your new home