Joachim Ackerman – REI Success Story
This week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Joachim Ackermann, a Sterling real estate investor client who now lives in Singapore. Earlier this year, he wrote a glowing, 5 Star Review of Sterling Property Solutions on Google. We caught up with Joachim while he was finishing a fourteen-day mandatory COVID quarantine in Singapore.
“A while back, I left New York for business reasons. I’m from Germany, but at the time, I was moving from Westchester County to Singapore,” Joachim explains. “I own a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom semi-detached house (condo) in Westchester County. It’s over 20 years old, so it needed some repairs. Through my personal contacts, I hired a property management company to rent out my house.”
As happens all too often with many real investors we speak with, the performance of Joachim’s property manager dropped over time. “I advise everyone to re-evaluate their relationship with their property manager periodically. Because I have a busy life, I ignored this problem for too long. Eventually, I ended up in a bad situation. The property was in disrepair, and I had no tenants.”
Like many of our clients, Joachim found us through a Google search. At first, he was skeptical when we told him that Sterling could step right in, solve his problems, and get the property up to speed and rented. Like many folks, he had the “once bitten, twice shy” bell ringing in his head.
“I had to take action,” Joachim explains, “so I hired Sterling. Right from the start, I knew that I had made the right decision. They stepped up quickly and handled all aspects of the required renovation. Everything was done on time, done properly, and came in at or below budget. Unlike my previous experience, Sterling was transparent, responsive, and reliable. What a relief! Once Sterling came on board, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work, my property was ready to rent.”
It was not difficult for us to find some great tenants for Joachim’s rental property. As we always do, we did our homework, and the results were delighted renters and a thrilled landlord.
“I am delighted with Linda and her team. If you asked me what they could have done better, I would have to say nothing. Since I live overseas, I really needed a property management firm I trusted and could rely on. I could not recommend them more highly,” Joachim says.
We work with a lot of out of town property owners. If you’re not local, your relationship with your property management company is even more critical. You do not have the time to travel back and forth to deal with rental property headaches. Our goal is to make every out of town (and local) real estate investor as pleased with our performance as is Joachim Ackerman.
If you have a residential property or properties in Westchester County that you are interested in renting, now is the time to put them on the market. At Sterling Property Solutions, we have a team in place that can answer all your questions and address any challenges. If you are already a landlord and you no longer have the time or desire to handle rental property management on your own, we can help. Maybe your current property management company is not giving you the top tier service you deserve. If so, reach out, we are there for you.
Please give me a ring at 914-355-3277 or send me an email at [email protected]. Together, let’s form a plan for you to take full advantage of the current conditions and put in place a robust, long term program for your success.