How long to write up a lease, am I being unreasonable

[Diane G.]

All - I want to hear your opinion... Thank you in advance....

I have a PM that I have worked with for 10 years now... Every time I have a rental turn over, I asked for her help to fill the vacancy....

She is dependable and hard working, except I find her very in-efficient sometime...

For example, this time around, I have a unit up, someone came to see and agreed to rent it.... For 3 days after the person agreed to the price, my PM has NOT yet sent him the lease agreement to sign...Everytime I asked her when she was going to lease out, she had this excuse and that excuse...

What is a reasonable turn around time on this?

Thank you

[Amy A.]

Is the delay occurring while she's doing the background and reference check?  Sometimes previous landlords take a while to get back to you.  Also, as long as she has a good size deposit, there's no rush for the lease.  I never have them sign the lease until they pay the first month's rent on move-in day, but I get the deposit asap.  You should ask her about her strategy before firing her.