Management Company Issues

[Westen Newman]

I have a townhome in Nashville, TN that is managed by a company. Tenant moved out Oct. 1st. It took two weeks to get a quote on carpet and painting and my management company refuses to market the property until everything is done. They have fought me before on this but I was previously able to command them to go ahead and market the property. At this rate, I will not have a new tenant by Nov. 1st and will continue losing money. Is this normal? I feel like when I used to rent apartments landlords would be showing my unit before I moved out. I'm also not in TN right now so I don't have the time or money to fire this company and get a new one. Thoughts?

[Chris Seveney]

@Westen Newman

Get a new PM. They should have someone readily available to do carpet and paint. Upon move out a unit with carpet and paint should be ready within 1-2 weeks tops. There is no reason also they should not be able to market it.