Quote from @Adam Bartomeo:
Listen up, everyone on this thread, the PM is NOT responsible for eviction costs just like they are not responsible for maintenance costs or any other costs. Even if the PM did handle the eviction there would still be costs associated with it that the owner would have to pay.
@John Lubin What else are you paying them for? Hmmm... lets think about this and list just a few things that you are paying them for... tenant communication, owner communication, managing expenses, maintenance concerns, vendor communication, negotiating vendor pricing, rent collections, accounts payable, accounts receivable, tenant procurement, 3-day notices, 7-day notices, 1099s, accounting, and 24/7/365 MANAGEMENT OF YOUR PROPERTY, for pennies of the rent... I missed a bunch but the point is DON'T TAKE YOUR PM FOR GRANTED.
"Listen up"? That's a bit of a patronizing way to start a post. Sorry if I offended you as a PM....
Clearly I'm not happy with my PM, but let me lay out your points of what a PM does and explain why none of that is happening:
-tenant comms - they put contractors in touch directly with the tenant for repairs. the Pm isnt' even managing the repair
-owner comms - it takes me forever to get responses
-rent collection - happens through a portal, they aren't going and picking up checks...
-3- day notice - they didn't service it for 50 days....
-Negating vendor pricing - 100% NOT the case. They get quotes FAR higher than I am able to, to the point that I've taken over handling all contractors and maintenance. (They paid a handyman $150 to put the weight back on the kitchen sink faucet line! And no, that wasn't the minimum charge to go out to the house)