Video: Hiring a Property Manager

SAN JOSE — Host, Sarah Rutan: When selecting a company to manage your rental property, there are a few attributes you should look for. Today we’re in San Jose with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Sam LaPlaca of CM Property Management Inc. to learn more.

Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Sam LaPlaca: When looking for a property management company, there are a few things you should keep in mind. First of all, you want to make sure that the company handles your type of property. So, if you have a single-family house, a condo, an apartment building, a commercial building, make sure that the property management company is experienced with the aspects of those properties. Second of all, they should be local. They should be in the area that your property is located at so they’d be familiar with local rent control ordinances. The specific aspects of certain markets are different from city to city. That really affords them the opportunity to give you great service.

The other thing is they should have a professional staff that is dedicated to property management services. So, they have enough people in their office. And they know how to handle all the aspects of fair housing, rent control, maintenance issues. There’s a whole array of things that people need to have experience in so they can provide you with top-notch, excellent service.

Host, Sarah Rutan: To learn more from local, top rated companies, visit our Diamond Certified Expert Reports at experts.diamondcertified.org.