Terrible service. Disrespectful to homeowners. They hang up on phone calls and don't answer emails…read more They arrange payments with plumbing companies without confirming with the homeowner what actually happened. When I asked for an explanation for what I'm paying for on the invoice, they didn't give me one. The company didn't either, because they say they were hired by Gordon James, but guess who pays the bill?

11 October 2024 - I hope the company responds so I can revise this review in the future…read more My relationship with Gordon James *was* great for 12 years! As soon as I planned to sell my investment property and was no longer a revenue source for them, the support and willingness to engage with me disappeared. This has created numerous headaches as I plan to sell my rental property. 1) The company accepted a tenant-cleaned property, but still told me they would be charging the tenant for a move-out cleaning. When the tenant complained about the withheld deposit - the company refuses to acknowledge that they told me *in writing* that the $690 cleaning would be charged to the deposit. Now I owe the tenant another $690. 2) The company mailed the keys and garage door openers to my realtor. The package is lost and was not insured by the company. Now they simply suggest filing a "missing package" request and are not willing to accept responsibility for replacing the items that I entrusted to them. 3) Besides from one phone call, all communication is over email, which is creating delays in resolving these issues, leading the former tenant to threaten legal action against me. The company is not taking ownership of any of the issues that were caused by their miscommunication or negligence. Be careful!

I can't say enough good things about my experience renting from Atwan. He is extremely kind,…read morehonest, and truly runs his business with integrity... something that's rare these days. When my wife and I went through a difficult situation, he went above and beyond to help us get through it, showing compassion and understanding that we'll never forget. Any questions or concerns were always addressed quickly and professionally, and it was clear he genuinely cares about his tenants as people, not just renters. We felt supported every step of the way. I would absolutely rent from him again and highly recommend him to anyone looking for a trustworthy, dependable, and caring property manager.

Had only the best experience with LivingSimple. Atwan and team were incredibly responsive and…read morerespectful. Our maintenance requests were resolved within a few business days and they were communicative. Had we not purchased a home, we would've definitely continued our lease.

I strongly advise homeowners to stay away from Bay Management Group. My property sat vacant for…read morenearly a year, and when they finally informed me that a tenant was interested, they provided no details about the applicant. I later discovered they never completed a proper background check. The tenant they placed in my home never paid rent ( not even once) and never paid the water bill. BMG failed to perform even the most basic due diligence and allowed someone to occupy my property without verifying their qualifications. Their negligence has cost me tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees and damages as I've tried to remove this tenant. Communication was consistently poor, critical information was withheld, and their handling of my property was completely unacceptable. I would not recommend this company to anyone looking for responsible, competent property management.

Be weary of this company. As with most all they care about maximizing profits at the detriment of…read moretheir clients. They price gouge for the littlest service. $85 to drop off a lockbox....$2800 for painting (which they require, I'm sure to get a kickback). Biggest issue is they will put anyone inside your property and pass them off as a good tenant. 3 months after not being able to find a tenant I told them I wanted to cancel our contract and gave them 30 days. At day 29 they magically found a tenant. They told me everything checked out, but after the first month the tenant stopped paying. BMG just continued to give me the run around and did not communicate. Oh and if the tenant doesn't pay you still have to pay their management fee. 16k later and luckily the tenant left on own accord. BMG did not take ownership and ignored that the tenant had a 550 credit score! (which I found out too later). I would never recommend this company to anyone. The only shinning star was my property manager Kristin who did everything she could to convey information and help get the tenant out. She put in a lot of work after hours. If not for her I would give BMG zero stars.

I moved into a condo managed by John Thompson about 3 years ago. At the time I had just come out of…read morea bad living situation and I desperately needed a safe and reliable place to live. I found that. The application process was seamless. I was approved quickly and the transition was smooth. I had my keys and access to the unit quickly. The last few years have been amazing. Whenever anything was broken and we submitted a maintenance request, it was addressed quickly. Nothing remained broken for long. John even came over and replaced the batteries on the smoke detector when I couldn't figure out which one was low and the beeping wouldn't stop. Our microwave broke and I messaged John and it was replaced within a few days. In my experience Scout Properties is a great property management company. They are reliable, responsive, nice human beings. It was a pleasure to have our home manager by this company. John's the best!

When we first started with Scout Properties, things were great. Our first manager, Nick, was…read moreprofessional and easy to reach. But after Victor took over, everything went downhill fast. I'm not sure Victor ever really knew who we were and I can't be sure he ever visited the apartment before things really went to crap. He completely missed a major toilet leak--even after the tenant moved out--which left us with a cumulative $5,773.14 water bill. Then Scout didn't handle the tenant's voucher renewal properly, with no warning to us, which made the tenant move out early and cost us rental income. Even worse, we've now been stuck for several months without a tenant and have had to cover all the turnover costs ourselves. Despite that, Scout still charged their full management fees while barely responding to us. All of a sudden, Scout dropped us as clients (including our neighbors who were clients also), kept the fees, and stopped returning calls. Our next‑door neighbors had the same experience -- and told us their tenant was even offered an apartment at another property managed by Scout. Everything started fine but turned into one expensive, stressful mess. Don't hire Scout Properties unless you want poor communication, big bills, and months of lost rent.

Nurith pays attention to details, is responsive, efficient, and timely in addressing any deadlines…read more The contractor that she brings onboard also provides quality services.

I am a tenant and really appreciate the attentiveness NLR always shows when I raise a concern. I…read morealso appreciate the fact that the service people they send to make repairs and highly experienced and reliable, plus they tend to be local small business people. A recent example: my AC went out on a Saturday during the brutal heat wave (110 heat index). Fiona at NLR kept in contact with me all day and was able to have a repair person at my house that evening. He diagnosed and fixed the problem within 30 minutes. I was so relieved and am very grateful for her support.

We rented a unit in Parkfairfax managed by this property management company and their "property…read moremanagement" was a disaster. I experienced constant flooding and sewage leaking from the kitchen sinks (yep, 2 sinks), giant sized insects invading our space, decaying floor boards from water damage, 3 years of uninterrupted mold and mildew, the need for a dehumidifier requiring 4 buckets of water to be dumped daily, and the last stray was a bathroom ceiling leaks flooding the unit requiring a 1 month stay in the hotel paid for by my insurance and I still had to pay the rent for my unit. During those 3 years, I suffered terribly from respiratory problems for the first time in my life. No empathy shown by the leasing agent or landlord for the major and myriad inconveniences. Upon returning to the unit in addition to the floor repairs they used substandard contractors to paint the walls. During my stay at the hotel (on my insurance's dime, mind you despite paying the full month's rent DURING it's renovation) I was not notified that the walls would be painted until AFTER the work was done, nor was my artwork removed from the walls prior to painting. The substandard painters merely painted around my artwork. Essentially their substandard painting contractors sealed the damage free adhesive to the walls with the paint making the artwork impossible to remove without damaging the wall. Moreover, the substandard contractors also painted over the back door sealing it shut. Upon move-out, the property management company wanted to penalize me for the damage caused by their own substandard painters shoddy work, since there're still holding on to my security deposit. Avoid renting through this "property management" company at all costs

Professional staff, highly recommended. Aaron purchased and managed three townhomes for me since…read more2021. His company has found me quality tenants and very responsive when it comes to maintainence, renewal, dealing with HOA and handling tenants. I only have one or two emails exchange with them during annual renewal. I love it that way.

I almost never leave yelp reviews, but I want to share my experience with Atlas Lane as neither a…read moreproperty owner nor a tenant, but as neighbor that interacted with one of their property managers (Matt). I live in a condo in Adams Morgan adjacent to a recently-built building (The Olso), which Atlas Lane managed at the time (two years ago). Right after the building was completed I noticed that the outdoor floodlights were on all night, and they were shining into my bedroom and keeping me up at night (even with my curtains drawn). I did a little research and found that it was managed by Atlas Lane, and thus I emailed them at 9pm about the issue I was having. I wasn't expecting any response at all but I figured it couldn't hurt to try. To my surprise, an hour later I got an email back from Matt apologizing for the light pollution and saying that he would take care it. After that night, the flood lights were never on overnight again for over two years. Fast forward to last week, when the flood lights were again on 24-hrs a day. I again emailed Matt at Atlas Lane to let him know. He told me that Atlas Lane was no longer managing that building, but that he knew the company that was managing it now and would email them on my behalf. He even checked in with me again a few days later to see if the issue was resolved (of course, it was not), and then emailed the other property managers once again to remind them. In my opinion, this is outstanding customer service, and I'm not even a customer! I am so impressed that I am actually now considering using them to manage my own condo once I finally move out, even though I've never before even considered using a property management company because I always had such *terrible* experiences with them as a tenant.

I read negative reviews but applied with them anyway. Mistake. Waste of money and time. The agent…read moreI worked with was communicative but kept pushing tour out. They said we are #2 in line. But that often the first people to tour don't like it. Said have to wait for tenants to be ready before we could tour, then kept coming up with excuses for not being able to see apartment. Finally, after supposed weekend for tours to start passed, I reached out and they said they had so many applicants that apartment rented sight unseen. Based on their info, I estimate they made $1500 in fees taking all the applications. At some point, it seems unethical to take application money past 5 or so applicants. Honestly, a refund of our $100 would have been appropriate. It honestly feels like it was a money grab to get application fees.

May have been a competent company at one point, but certainly no longer. In the 18 months we…read moreworked with Ed, his company mismanaged the lead inspection process (costing us thousands), mistakenly charged us for maintenance and repair that was the tenant's responsibility, failed to coordinate with our HVAC company on maintenance and payment, failed to remit monthly payment for the correct amount due, and failed to coordinate and communicate with me regarding the renewal process for the tenants. I would avoid.

I've been using Edward as a property manager since July 2020 (i've used 4 different firms over the…read morepast 15 years). I found him after interviewing about 9 firms, and then went with him after speaking with 5 of his references that he provided. He was very transparent when I first connected him and he would quickly answer questions about his management style, company and staffing profile. Perhaps the worst part about Edward is that its hard to find anything negative about him (LOL). He's just the most even keeled person I've ever dealt with... He deals with everything in a calm, paced manner. He's definitely not pushy, and treats everyone with respect, and has the gray matter to anticipate and work through problems before embers turn into flames (and we've had many embers thrown at us over the years, so he's battle tested at this stage in my eyes). One example: a few years back, the unit he was managing for us had a heating issue. The parts were on back order (early pandemic related shortage), and without asking, he went through multiple hoops to try to procure the parts needed, and then checked the weather report and because of an upcoming temperature drop he went ahead and provided backup heating device to the tenant to head-off a potential heating emergency before it happens. Lets roll the clock forward: While your mileage may vary, for me, I have had several documented occasions when I sent him an email near midnight and he responds within 3 or 4 minutes afterwards. I think one time I sent him an email way later than that which was meant for the next day, and he immediately responded. IIRC, I scolded him slightly for not prioritizing sleep over a low priority email from me LOL... but that's just how he's wired. His demeanor also extends to how he hires his staff. Again, the people he's brought on seem very even keeled and are active listeners. Also, it appears he's scaling his company in a methodical fashion. When I first spoke to him 5 years ago, I think he had about 200 properties they were managing. I know he's grown beyond this, but I haven't felt any difference in the orchestration of the work. This was a huge problem for me with a previous firm where as they grew, the wheels came off. Also, with his being a registered agent in Maryland, I'm already set on using him if we hit the market for anything. He's also served as an honest sounding board a few times we considered moving on something.