Questions to ask a property management company

[Robert Lorenz]

Can I get some great questions to ask potential property managers? I have a client who is shopping around, and I want to empower him with questions that will help bring out their "true colors".... Preferably something a little more basic than "what do you charge?" and "what do you do if...?"

No dumb answers, please chime in :)

[Antoine Martel]

1. How many properties do you currently manage?

2. How many PM's do you have? You want to have 1 PM for about 50 properties.

3. How long do your tenants stay in their properties, on average.  You want this to be over 1 year.

4. What is your current vacancy rate?

5. How long does it take to rent a property out?

6. Do you charge fees when the property is vacant.