I had the best Thanksgiving holiday dinner with friends and neighbors…read more All of the food and dessert was amazing. My favorite was a fruit pie from Whole Foods. It had blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc..

I moved to Highland Park (managed by Price Brothers) about 7 months ago, and I have had nothing but…read morepositive experiences so far. They are renovating their apartments, and the renovations are BEAUTIFUL! I'm obsessed with my kitchen backsplash, brand-new washer & dryer, and brand-new stainless steel appliances especially. The rent prices are very affordable considering everything is brand-new. I haven't got a chance to check out the amenities yet, but I will say the mail rooms are always clean and the property is very well-maintained. It feels like home! This is the 3rd Price Brothers property I've lived at, and I've had nothing but positive experiences at all of them.

Are you considering them for property management? DON'T do it. RUN, don't walk, to a reputable and…read moreresponsive company. They are really not it! No kidding! You'll be sorry.

We've been working with Ryan Goyer for a couple of years now. Switching over all of our rental…read moreproperties to him was the best decision we've made. Timely communication and follow up has always been Ryan's strength. Ryan comes to the table ready to identify the issues and is prepared with good solutions. Now that we live out of State, we know we are in good hands with Ryan. Things that really stood out to me was his business practices. Royal Gate has excellent protocol starting with the screening process through to the Move In process. The thorough documentation and pictures taken at move in/move out is fantastic! This benefits both Landlord and Tenant. Honestly, Ryan is such a personable guy, he treats people with respect. Our tenants are happy. Did I mention Ryan has a construction background? He was able to give us valuable suggestions on repairs/renovations and ongoing maintenance. Ryan is also a licensed real estate agent. We used him on our latest sale and he handled it like a pro! I can go on and on but it really comes down to trying him out. We've been burned by Property Management companies before, I'm so glad we got off the last pirate ship and lived to tell about it LOL. It is a total 180 with Ryan! He gets the job done!

From the owner: Royal Gate Management is made of professional property managers dedicated to servicing owners and…read moretenants in the Kansas City Metro area. Royal Gate Management offers convenient, reliable services and professional representation to both our tenants and owners. We make use of the latest technology to provide seamless service to our tenants for maintenance requests and secure online rent payments. We use technology to keep our property owners connected with the financial performance of their properties.

DO NOT RENT FROM THEM Their lease agreements are totally…read morepredatory putting almost all maintenance and upkeep of the property on the tenant's dime. The prices are attractive but they nickel and dime the whole way through the contract. They basically expect you to act as a homeowner without actually owning anything. One of the more egregious things is they expect you to pay $500+ to schedule and perform a deep cleaning at the end of your lease no matter what! They have many loopholes in the lease that would allow them to kick out a tenant for any reason. The only way Id consider is if they changed the lease entirely or had the cost of rent be close to $1K

Would not recommend. Difficult to reach and communicate with. I should have checked all the other…read morepoor reviews first.

This company refuses to answer basic questions about a property without having you complete an…read moreapplication. A simple question about HVAC devices in the house and window age so I could gauge energy costs and they refused to answer those questions until an application was submitted.

I had a horrible experience start to finish with Home Rental Services. If you are a landlord, do…read morenot use them. - While they were showing the property, the fridge water line leaked onto the floor. The sellers were able to prove that it was capped when they left. HRS refused to cover any of it and dismissed my concerns, saying it would be a couple hundred dollars to repair. It was thousands. - Each month there were tons of 'repairs', including fixing the same garage door three separate times. I am talking $5-10k repairs in a given month for a new house that I had inspected myself with no issues. Once I changed management companies, even with the same tenants, suddenly things no longer needed to be repaired and when they did, the fees were much cheaper. - Dissatisfied with the insane repair costs and the lack of responsiveness and ownership with the company, I waited until the end of the contract because the contract had a punitive termination clause. They instead went after me for the next full year of maintenance fees. I did not know what to look for when signing the contract and got screwed with the predatory clauses. Do not sign a contract with them.

Raymond and his team is wonderful. I used 2 property management companies in Kansas, Raymond's team…read moreis definitely the winner. They always respond timely, and their price for property management and also repair is fair. I already transferred one more property from the other management company to SCUDO, they helped to get it rent ready within 2 weeks and rented it out in a month. The tenant they found always pays on time, and seems to maintain the property very well. Definitely will recommend SCUDO !!

Landlord Beware As I write this review of SCUDO Property…read moreManagement, I genuinely hope that I can steer other property owner's away from this company so they don't have to share my experience. SCUDO is a poor choice for property management as it failed to take care of my properties (it managed 6 of my properties over the course of a year and a half) without providing a reasonable level of diligence while charging constant and excessive fees. As an out of state owner, I must have a property manager that I can trust to take care of my property and not take advantage of me. Some examples of not operating with a reasonable level of diligence include, but are not limited to: 1. Charging for a new dishwasher which was never installed. When I moved the property to a new property manager, I discovered what had happened, and while SCUDO did reimburse me, it clearly failed to do its job. 2. My properties were all delivered to SCUDO clean (spotless) and ready to rent. During the process of finding renters, SCUDO determined that the properties had to be cleaned again. I was charged $300 to $400 per property to have them re-cleaned. First of all, SCUDO should have taken care not to have people with dirty shoes trapse through the house during showings. Second, the fees are beyond excessive to clean an empty house. 3. When the new management company went to get keys from SCUDO, there were NO KEYS for 2 of the properties, and they were given a key for another property that didn't work. 4. Two of the six properties (which had been fully remodeled one year prior, in fact one was a new building) had a laundry list of issues we had to address. Any manager paying attention to the property would have brought these issues to my attention. Some Examples of the excess fees include: 1. A "maintenance coordination fee". Seriously, I can't make this up. 2. $125 fee for preparing a 1099. I was charged this fee twice on a property SCUDO managed for 12 months (despite the fact that no 1099 was necessary the first month since there was no revenue). 3. SCUDO's "submission to legal" fee. Every other property management company I have worked with will bill the tenant for these fees and reimburse me once collected--not SCUDO. 4. $1000 to leave before 12 months fee--seriously, a fee to hold one hostage since SCUDO knows the value of its service. 5. $99 periodic report fee--I am not sure what is being reported as a third of my properties had major issues uncovered immediately by the new management company. 6. They also charged at least one of my tenants a "tenant benefit package" for $31.99/ month, when the tenant applied for rental assistance, SCUDO took close to $200 out of the rental assistance money for this "benefit" as well as late fees (which, of course, went to SCUDO). Essentially, SCUDO is always careful to act in its own best interest rather than that of its clients. 7. Of course, there is the 8% per month "management fee", but I am not sure what you get for this, as SCUDO charges an additional fee for everything that a typical management company covers in the 8% management fee. 8. These fees add up, January through November, on the three properties that SCUDO managed, their fees alone were 16.28%, 17.73%, 14.7% respectively. If you are a property owner, if you hire SCUDO, you should build in at least 16% to 17% for their fees in your pro-forma.

Please beware of dealing with this company and its affiliates. Unfortunately, our HOA contracted…read morewith them a few years ago and we are still dealing with the results of this company's horrific incompetence.

We had Barnds Brothers winterize our sprinkler system and when we had them open it up for the…read moresummer, the backflow device was busted. We had it replaced 2 years prior. When we requested to speak to the owner to get a resolution, he refused to call back and sent a letter instead with an invoice. We called 5 more times without a call back. Poor customer, you have to call your customers and have a discussion if there is an issue. Do not use this company. If there is any issue at all, there will be no communication. Unfortunately, if the owner would have just called us back, we would have worked with them to have it replaced and continue to use their services.

I've worked with Hugo and his company, HJ Property Management, for many years. HJ Property…read moreManagement does a great job managing properties and working with tenants. Hugo understands the Kansas real estate market and will help you navigate it effectively. If you are looking for a great company to manage your property, call them today!

Mailed in my Home Association annual payment and HAS LLC deposited the payment but only credited my…read moreaccount with 1/7of the payment. This caused me an hour so of research to verify I had made the full payment and postage, printing and envelope! I thought it was 2023! I am waiting on an apology.

Amateur hour, this guy has no idea what he is doing. He can't even read and enforce a legal…read moredocument. Can't comprehend basic covenant language and restrictions to the detriment of our neighborhood image and property values. The lack of knowledge and uniform enforcement has went unchecked and yet he gets paid year after year. Our HOA board won't fire him. Don't make the mistake our neighborhood did.