I have utilized Honolulu City Properties as my property manager for my rental for many years and Debbie is absolutely the best. She represents the owners' side very well and takes excellent care in managing their properties.
I have also been a service provider for Honolulu City Properties working on many of Debbie's property management accounts. She cares about the tenants and strives to keep the properties well maintained , balancing expenses as to try to not cause property owners to have to raise rents unnecessarily.
On one of the properties she managed, I made a huge error in assessing a leak under a very long driveway. My crew was unable to locate the leak after several attempts and quite a bit of labor. We ended up having to recommend a pipe replacement that would be painfully expensive for a young owner with a brand new family serving in our military. He requested a second opinion and apparently, by the time this company had arrived, the leak had worsened to where it was immediately located and repaired for a couple hundred dollars. That potentially saved the owner thousands of dollars had they had our company replace their pipe under their driveway. Of course, I felt horrible and embarrassed and completely understood when Honolulu City Properties could no longer, for the sake of their owners and tenants, use our company in good conscience.
We lost Honolulu City Properties as a good client but still remain good friends. My mom lives in our rental unit so we don't utilize them as our property manager at the moment but Debbie would be our absolute first pick when we decide to rent our property out again and we continue to recommend them to our friends who are looking for a great property manager.
Side note: I have had recent conversations with other clients who manage properties and have learned that good property managers are easy targets on social media for unhappy renters. Being on both sides of the business relationship with Honolulu City Properties, they are a top tier company with integrity second to none. read more