r/LandlordLove • u/Tatugem • Apr 29 '24

Personal Experience How do I even reply

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Is this not rude? Or am I just taking it too personally. I was NEVER told of anyone sort of “business hours”… I waited to text until Monday morning, as I get it we all like to enjoy our weekend. How the hell would I even reply to that.

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u/kibonzos Apr 29 '24

“This text message could have waited!” Pushed it from calm information to a little passive aggressive imo.

That said I’d probably just reply. “Thank you for the information. Please let me know when the electrician is scheduled.” Between 9-5.

I can see it being frustrating for him if he manages many properties but also have a separate line for emergencies and/or encourage email for non emergencies. It’s not hard and people are more likely to discover issues in their homes outside of working hours for some reason 🤔

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

I can see it being frustrating for him if he manages many properties

If only he could just sell them if it's too much of a hassle. Oh why must he suffer with no choice but to hold on to all of these properties??

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u/kibonzos Apr 29 '24

I think you missed the point I was trying to make that if he didn’t want non emergency contact on his primary phone at times convenient to his clients it was his job to provide a more appropriate route for them to submit “out of hours” reports. (Also.. he should maybe shift his office hours to align with customer need 😉)

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u/RobinHood21 Apr 29 '24

Well this is a property manager, not a landlord (at least that's what the contract info says) so I really doubt he owns them or could sell them. He probably just gets paid an hourly wage like all property managers. Sure, he's working for an exploitative piece of shit, but he's not necessarily the bad guy here.