First, yes this is my first review on Yelp! I decided to finally create an account specifically so I could leave a review of Bill Ramsey. I am a customer - I rent property from them, and I am not an employee or in any way affiliated with them.
Long review, so here's the quick summary up front: Rented from them for 1.5 years. Great company, excellent service, have gone the extra mile for me, would definitely recommend.
Also, I follow the terms of my contract and I pay my rent on time. Remember that property managers HAVE to be the bad guys if a contract is broken or rent is late. That is part of their job.
Now the more detailed review:
When I first moved here, I was very skeptical about renting from BR because of the abundance of negative reviews and "scam alerts" online. However, a year and a half later, I can't say that I've had that experience.
We haven't required much maintenance around our house, but when we have, it was addressed in a timely fashion in accordance with the contract. Last year, our A/C went out (in Ewa Beach in August - Hot!!), and the owner was required to fix it (reminder: Bill Ramsey does not own the property - they only manage it). While the A/C was still under warranty, the owner didn't seem too interested in doing the research and paperwork required to make the warranty claim. So after a week or so of trying to get the owner to fulfill his obligation, my account manager at Bill Ramsey stepped in and did the legwork herself. This was quite a few hours of work in an already busy office. It's important to note that she was NOT contractually obligated to do this, but did it any way.
Additionally, Bill Ramsey is currently working with the owner on our behalf to make an improvement to the house that he is not contractually obligated to do. Once again, Bill Ramsey is not REQUIRED to do this for me. Any issue that I have or suggestion that I make is accepted politely and professionally and is taken under consideration.. I guess my one and only gripe here is that they're not always quick about returning emails or phone calls. However, if I just send a simple reminder email about an issue, I get a response almost immediately.
This is the level of service that we get from Bill Ramsey. It's safe to say that if I had to deal with the owner directly, my experience as a renter would be significantly worse. Also, the responsibility of the owner, property manager, and the renter are plainly spelled out in the contract. This is important! I know that if I ask Bill Ramsey perform a service that's not in our contract, they will say "no." These are the terms that I agreed to when I signed the lease.
In the end, follow the terms of the lease agreement and pay your rent on time and Bill Ramsey will go out of their way to accommodate you. read more