I own a handful of rental properties and I have started hiring out for my services.
- I found a Heating and Air Conditioning contractor to handle all the A/C or oil furnace repairs I needed.
I called for some plumbing services and electrical work was done. I also have a general handyman named Jo who is supposed to be my go to woman. Rather than hire a property manager, I thought I could get by with just hiring skilled independent workers… Well my new handyman Jo isn’t doing so hot. I call him all the time with work to be done. I have a floor in one rental that needs to be ripped up and totally redone. I have a back deck that needs to be completely rebuilt. I also have a house that should be painted as well. I called my handyman Jo, she came over and gave a quote for each job. I said everything sounds great and waited for Jo to do the job, and the woman rarely shows up now when I call him. I don’t understand. I spent my money on time and have endless work for him. What do people do for house repairs? Does everyone have to do the work themselves? I am on the hunt for a general handyman that genuinely wants to work. I found that it is always hard to locate Jo in my area. Right now I am doing a lot of the work myself. I am thinking it might be better to just get a property manager and make them find the skilled workers rather than myself and others doing it. Then it won’t be my problem anymore.