Real Estate Maintenance Services and Repairs. 10 Easy Steps To Save Your Tenants Thousands
If you’re using a maintenance repair service in Sydney you may have had a hard time finding a reliable and affordable team
If your a property manager or real estate agent in Sydney, you will know how tough it is to find a honest, reliable tradie. You may have had the following issues in relation to dealing with trades or maintenance companies
- Pricing
- Unreliability
- Lack of professionalism
- Poor quality of work
- Poor communication
- Impatient
Property managers and agents have their work cut out for them. Especially during the pandemic and the back and forth between tenants and owners. Sometimes you might feel like a ping pong on a table and we know it’s hard work.
However if you’ve managed to power through the last two years of hardships, government restrictions, and ever changing Covid 19 rules, now is no time to quit.
A major pain for most agents and property managers is Maintenance and repairs
Finding a trade, obtaining quotes and getting a great deal is a huge problem for most property managers
Many Sydney trade providers are simply not interested in small repair jobs. And as a result will over quote to mitigate for their time. Even if the job doesn’t require any real material cost
Finding a Reliable Maintenance Repair Service in Sydney
The other issue is unreliability. Tradies not picking up their phone when you need them most, or simply not turning up. Especially when you book the time in with the tenant.
This type of unreliability stems from a lack of professionalism. Trade personnel are not trained in customer service and interpersonal skills. As a result professionalism takes a dive in the workplace
The quality of some trades and their work can be appalling and cost you a client. Especially if work is not completed to Australian standards. Usually tradies will blame everything but the kitchen sink and make you believe that it was your fault. Their impatience and lack of responsibility or honesty creates major problems. Not only for your job but also the tenant and owner
Tenants also know their rights when they require repair works to be carried out at the property they are renting. So being the middle man if definitely no easy task
We’ve seen it all. But we are here to help get around these issues and choose a team that understands your goals. Also choose a team that will work with you and create a smooth process. Justflow Trade services are a local Sydney based trade company offering 3 primary trades. These 3 trades are very useful for property agents. Considering they are the most common issues tenants and landlords have when needing repairs done
Outlined here are some simple and effective ways to keep your client’s costs down. As well as remove obstacles such the ones highlighted above and provide an amazingly smooth property management service. Providing fast and cost effective results for both minor and major repairs to a home or business you manage
Top Tips To Getting A Better Deal From Your Maintenance Provider
There are a number of easy and efficient ways to get more from a local maintenance repair service in Sydney. Here are some quick and easy ways to bridge the gap between your services and your team of tradies
- Find a maintenance crew who have setup an office
- Meet the maintenance company at their office
- Negotiate an hourly rate
- Negotiate billing terms
- Stipulate a standard turn around time
- Factor in emergency callouts
- Ask about their systems and internal response processes
- What contingencies are in place if the process breaks down?
- Ask for feedback from current and previous clients
- Get an agreement signed
The above 10 point process will help any property manager or real estate agent. Especially if you’re getting started when identifying the right team for the job. It helps you determine the professionals from the trade services team whether they be electricians, plumbers or air conditioning experts. Getting familiar with a trade’s strengths and weaknesses helps identify where you may fall short. Especially when playing the middle man with your property owners.
The highlighted points give you a game plan when looking to engage a local strata or maintenance repairer.
As always Justflow Trade Services is here to help. Should you fall short or feel dissatisfied with your current repair service provider contact our team
