Choosing the Right Maintenance Team

[Joshua Christensen]

Hey Gang, 

I'm a small property management company with 50 units that we manage.  We are not quite large enough to hire a full time maintenance staff, and I'm having challenges with finding solid quality help that is reliable.  It seems the maintenance is the biggest clog in my system and biggest drain on my resources.

I'm also trying to figure out how to keep the maintenance cost down when these guys want $40+ per hour for their labor?  

I'd love to hear some suggestions as we strive to respond quickly and have the work orders filled reliably.