Philadelphia Property Management Recommendation

[Stacy Weng]

Hi BP,

I'm looking for recommendations for a Property Management firm that services the City of Philadelphia that has experience with problem properties. I'm from out of state and took over a problem property from a family member in hopes of straightening things out. 

I've found it especially difficult to find good, responsive PM's in Philadelphia for some reason. I tried reaching out to a bunch of highly rated PM companies, and even the ones that I've had good initial conversations with, are horrible at responding back to get to those next steps.

I finally had a great convo with the owner of a PM firm that sounded like they knew what they were doing and were willing to help. Their references checked out too. The first thing I needed to do to get everything in the right order with the property was to get all the proper licenses. I was going to do this myself since it seemed like everything could be done online. However, this PM company said it might be easier for them to do it, since they go to the courthouse regularly anyway, and it'll help avoid any mistakes I might make on my own. I was more than happy to let them handle it and sent in all the license applications and payment. This was over 2 months ago. I've since tried emailing and calling numerous times, and it's been extremely difficult getting a response. The times when I've been able to get someone on the phone, I've been told it's on the calendar to get it done, but it keeps getting delayed.

I'm now considering just telling them to forget about everything and find another PM company to work with. But I also want to avoid having the same thing happen again and waste even more time on this.

I'd really appreciate any recommendations on reputable and reliable PM firms with experience working with problem properties.

Thanks!

Stacy

[Joseph Scorese]

Hi @StacyWeng,

How are you and welcome to BP!

I currently own 30+ properties in Philadelphia and my PM is very good and Section 8 Certified.

If you would like an introduction, please pm and we can contact one another. It took me a couple companies but it has worked out very well for my sanity and growth the last two years here in Philadelphia.

Regards,

Joe Scorese