Compare leasing with work after move-in
Ask each manager who prepares the listing, handles enquiries and showings, reviews applications and completes the move-in handoff. Then ask what continues after the tenant moves in: rent collection, communication, inspections and repair coordination may be a separate service. Match the proposal to the work you want to stop doing yourself.
Ask who chooses the tenant and approves repairs
A manager may screen applicants without making the final choice. Ask to see how recommendations reach you. For repairs, ask what can be arranged without calling you first, what needs approval and how larger jobs are quoted. At WPG, owners make the final tenant choice, and the agreement sets a repair approval limit.
Read fees beside the written service scope
Compare monthly management, new-tenant leasing, renewals and any work billed separately. Put each fee next to the service it covers and when it is charged. WPG publishes its plan and leasing fees on the pricing page; the agreement controls your own terms.
Check reporting, contact and exit terms
Find out who your day-to-day contact will be and what you will hear while the home is vacant and after move-in. Before signing, read the notice, handoff and exit terms in each written agreement. If a proposal leaves those points unclear, ask the firm to explain them in writing.
Compare two proposals side by side
Use the same rental and the same questions for both firms: What work begins before listing? What continues after move-in? Which decisions come back to me? What will I pay and when? Who do I call, and what happens if I leave? The answers make the trade-off clearer than a monthly percentage alone.