What kind of relationship do you have with your property manager?

[Hannah Mulvey]

Hi all, 

I'm wondering what kind of relationship you all have with your property manager. Are you friends? Are you just business associates? How do you handle problems with property managers? 

My relationship with my property manager is a good balance between friends and business associates. I want to try to keep the peace and not be a pain in the butt for him, but I call him out when I feel something isn't right. A lot has been going wrong lately, and I have sent somewhat nasty emails because of the frequency of things going wrong, but I'm worried I will be seen as a bad client because of it. I want to remain civil and professional, but some of the problems I have been having were avoidable had the property manager been keeping better track of the house. I don't want to receive bad service because of my behavior, as I know "problem clients" are sometimes pushed to the side. Then again, I might be getting taken advantage of because I have been submissive in the past. 

What is your relationship with your property manager like, and how do you think problems should be handled?