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What exactly do you do, again?
What exactly do you do, again?

Last week Residential Property Manager asked PMs to share the biggest misconceptions their friends and family have about the industry.

Last week Residential Property Manager asked PMs to share the biggest misconceptions their friends and family have about the industry.

There are so many loose ideas floating around about what exactly a property manager’s job entails. 

Are they a key manager? A repair person? A property safety supervisor? A rent collector? A routine inspector? Or just perhaps a jack of all trades.

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Property managers commented on the stereotypes they are grouped in with on the RPM Facebook page

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That I'm a real estate agentquote marks – Nancy Loane

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That I sell houses!!quote marks – Veronica Garrigan

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That I sit around drinking coffee all day! (I'm not denying the coffee consumption!)quote marks– Morgan Dani

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That I just do lunch with different people every day. Sometimes have more than one lunch too ... but isn't that what sales people do?quote marks – Justin Spencer

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'Oi Cam, don't you just get people's dishwashers fixed when they call'quote marks ­– Cam Ewers

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All we do is inspectionsquote marks – Millissa Shaw

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Property managers just collect rent from tenants who just pay into our account anyway so it's a big waste of landlords’ money to use them!quote marks – Lynda Pearce

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That we work from 9 to 5 behind a desk. [I would] like to see them knee deep in an ant/spider/frog-infected water meterquote marks – Cheryl Pearson

To see the conversation, check out the Facebook post below.

 

There's so many loose ideas about what a property manager actually does. Do your friends and family think you just own two dozen sets of keys and love paperwork? Share your story here.

Posted by Residential Property Manager on Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Each week, RPM asks our readership the big questions that the property management industry faces. Respondents will appear in an editorial lead story – so share your opinion and get noticed!

You are not authorised to post comments.

Comments will undergo moderation before they get published.

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june 24, 2019 by Maia Legson 146 comments

Last week Residential Property Manager asked PMs to share the biggest misconceptions their friends and family have about the industry.

Last week Residential Property Manager asked PMs to share the biggest misconceptions their friends and family have about the industry.

There are so many loose ideas floating around about what exactly a property manager’s job entails. 

Are they a key manager? A repair person? A property safety supervisor? A rent collector? A routine inspector? Or just perhaps a jack of all trades.

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Property managers commented on the stereotypes they are grouped in with on the RPM Facebook page

Quote marks

That I'm a real estate agentquote marks – Nancy Loane

Quote marks

That I sell houses!!quote marks – Veronica Garrigan

Quote marks

That I sit around drinking coffee all day! (I'm not denying the coffee consumption!)quote marks– Morgan Dani

Quote marks

That I just do lunch with different people every day. Sometimes have more than one lunch too ... but isn't that what sales people do?quote marks – Justin Spencer

Quote marks

'Oi Cam, don't you just get people's dishwashers fixed when they call'quote marks ­– Cam Ewers

Quote marks

All we do is inspectionsquote marks – Millissa Shaw

Quote marks

Property managers just collect rent from tenants who just pay into our account anyway so it's a big waste of landlords’ money to use them!quote marks – Lynda Pearce

Quote marks

That we work from 9 to 5 behind a desk. [I would] like to see them knee deep in an ant/spider/frog-infected water meterquote marks – Cheryl Pearson

To see the conversation, check out the Facebook post below.

 

There's so many loose ideas about what a property manager actually does. Do your friends and family think you just own two dozen sets of keys and love paperwork? Share your story here.

Posted by Residential Property Manager on Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Each week, RPM asks our readership the big questions that the property management industry faces. Respondents will appear in an editorial lead story – so share your opinion and get noticed!

You are not authorised to post comments.

Comments will undergo moderation before they get published.

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june 24, 2019 by Maia Legson 146 comments