Hard to Find Good Help

[Joe Splitrock]

I was called over to a property today due to a report of low water pressure and a leaky pipe. I went over to check out the situation and the leak was a quick connect adapter on the water heater. I had it replaced two years ago and it seems the installer didn't push the copper pipe all the way into the fitting. You are supposed to mark the pipe before you insert too make sure it goes in all the way. Quick fix and the pipe stopped dripping. As far as the low pressure, as I suspected the main water valve was not fully turned on. I had a plumber there two months ago to replaced a leaky outdoor faucet, so it seems he forgot to turn the water on all the way.

Both of these companies generally do good work, so it leaves me frustrated. It just seems like it is getting harder to find people to do good work. I wonder how people who don't self manage deal with this kind of stuff. It seems the PM would be billing for service calls like this and they would never even know. 

No advice here, just looking for thoughts and experiences on how to make sure jobs are done right - minus just waiting for the tenant to tell you something is wrong.

[Joe Splitrock]

@Matt Williams did you read my original post? I never said I had a maintenance man. I stated it was a plumber who made the mistakes. It is a plumbing company and I pay them exactly what they bill me, which is hardly inexpensive. I never question their bills and I send payment the day I get the bill.

My point about "hard to find good help" was actually the opposite of what you implied. I am paying licensed professionals top dollar and I am frustrated they have not doing the job right.

You might have valid points about how some landlords operate, but that is not at all what I posted in this thread.