If you are considering a management company, I would avoid Down Home like the plague.
When I turned my property over to them to rent, they did a very unsatisfactory screen of my potential tenants. Then they rented it for less than I authorized them to rent it for...without consulting me first. Then, I had some issues with a new house needing its one year warranty checkup. They failed to follow through and properly submit my punchout list which left me with no recourse. Then when I saw the irrigation use being very high, I tried contacting them to send someone to adust the sprinklers. Not only did they not do that, but they failed to even return my phone calls, emails, etc.
While very nice when you first deal with them, please do not expect the people at Down Home to be at all responsive or professional. They cost me a boat load of money. The only thing they were good at was taking their fee from the rent payments. I would suggest to anyone seeking a management company that Down Home is one to skip from consideration.
When I went through renting the property myself, I found that, by careful screening, you can wind up with close to perfect tenants who pay rent on time and take care of the property (without paying exorbitant management fees).
Good luck in your endeavor!
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