How do you go about finding out who the property manager is for commercial bids? I am thinking of looking into commercial properties, but want some inside tips before I decide....
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Just call, or send the bid to the director of operations......as in, just put that title on the envelope.a.k.a.---> Erich
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Originally posted by Scaper-S2k View PostJust call, or send the bid to the director of operations......as in, just put that title on the envelope.
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Originally posted by d0naldtrump View PostThank you.....should I include a letter stateing what I feel needs done as well and how often...could I do this without talking to them first? i.e I go check out the property..write down all I see that I feel needs to be done. give them a price, get the address write the letter and just put it in the mail?
That part can come later.
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Originally posted by Sammy View PostNo........ Find out what they want done, not what you think needs done.
That part can come later.
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Originally posted by Sammy View PostNo........ Find out what they want done, not what you think needs done.
That part can come later.
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Call and general number given and ask for the person in charge of relieving sealed bids.
Also: you may want to have handy any insurance information you have handy and a an organized list of services you provide. maybe pics of jobs done and referral sheets. always better to have more info than less and be one step ahead.
good luck!
jason
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if you have apartments then most of the time you meed to talk to the property manager. but i called some and i just asked the person that answered the phone. most of them told me to come buy and told me when they took bids. so im just goin to type up a bid and fax it to them for the property manager.
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Originally posted by bkslawncare502 View Postif you have apartments then most of the time you meed to talk to the property manager. but i called some and i just asked the person that answered the phone. most of them told me to come buy and told me when they took bids. so im just goin to type up a bid and fax it to them for the property manager.
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Originally posted by d0naldtrump View PostHow do you go about finding out who the property manager is for commercial bids? I am thinking of looking into commercial properties, but want some inside tips before I decide....
I prefer approaching a tennant, ask them where they call for maintenace issues and who they speak with. This is the person you will be looking for. This person may not make the final decision as to what contractor will be awarded a contract. But they will be instumental in getting you where you need to be.
Remember this person may not be the president of the company but it will be in your best interest to treat them like they are. This is your ticket to where you want to go.
You still need determine when, where and why
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The internet is your friend... Use it.
If your city or county has a property appraiser's site then you can search various information. Like putting in a property's address will get you the actual owner's name and mailing address. So you can send your propaganda to the right person.
It's is also useful for a variety of other things. For example if a customer calls and leaves a message giving you just their name you can punch that in and get their address. Using that along with Google maps street and satellite views can let me get a pretty good idea of what to expect before I even call the customer back.
Oh... And don't tell your customers you do this... Most people get itchy when they find out you snooped into their info. You'll also find a lot of other useless, but sometimes interesting info out by doing this (like how much they actually paid for their house, property taxes, additions and improvements, etc...).
There are limitations of course. One is that the info might not always be up to date (depending how on top of things your county is), and it only gets you info on the actual owner of a property, so if you deal with renters then it's useless.
To give you an example of how I use this... Last week a person called and left a voice mail asking about lawn service. She only gave me her first name and the street. So I punched in the street name bringing up every one on that street and went through the list, and was able to find one person with the same first name. Within 5 minutes of listening to the voice mail I had a street view and satellite view of the person's house. So when I called her back I had a picture of her house on my screen as we talked (of course I didn't tell her this). I find it helps me to understand what the customer is talking about better.
At any rate... You can use the address search to find out what company or individual owns the commercial property you want to bid, and from there you can either mail them a letter, or look up the property manager's number and call them. It's much quicker than hunting around for a sign at the property which may not always be there.Jeff C.
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One other to keep in mind on commercial is that sometimes it takes time to get in. in many cases you will not get good accounts with one call or meeting and some may take years of trying.
One of the best ways to get commercial is through people you already know. Almost every person you know, friends, relatives and customers, all work some where and knows who is the right person in the place they work.
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