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First Realty Management reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)
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Bill Kargman

72% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

First Realty Management has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Realty Management employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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29 reviews
5.0
Apr 25, 2019

A great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company is professional. They promote their employees in the industry and invest in their training. Their goal, whenever possible, is to promote from within. The company offers a very decent wage and benefits package. The company has been in business for 60 years; many people find a home here. The company is growing, so over time there is room to move up.

Cons

There are no downsides to working at First Realty. In terms of the property management business one has to realize that it is a service business and clients need to be happy. Emergencies can happen at any time. However, First Realty aims to have systems that make the delivery of services as easy as possible. They provide resources so that no one has to be overburdened.

1.0
Jan 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No micro-managing. Dedicated on-site employees.

Cons

Corporate employees push most of their own work onto workers below, so support staff extremely overwhelmed on work they don't need to be doing. Because corporate execs/managers don't do their own work or do site visits, they don't know their own properties or software, so obviously site training and support is non-existent. Corporate employees act concerned when directly asked for help, but promptly forget about the issue and don't act. Company is extremely reactive instead of proactive, many property management companies are this way due to the nature of the business, but I've not come across one worse than FRM yet. Their financial software is old and incorrect, so tenant ledgers are a nightmare. Many corporate employees have been there long term, possibly never having actually worked at a site, so they keep it as an US vs. them culture. Corporate office closes often or the execs/managers are "out of the office", as in 'gone for the day' NOT as in 'out visiting sites and doing work'. Even with that, corporate/ execs expect on-site employees to respond to email/messages 24/7 even when not on-call and not an emergency ---without comp. time. On-site staff is also expected to be in early, to stay late and work through lunch breaks-also without comp. time because staffing is insufficient.

1.0
Aug 6, 2016

No work/life balance

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Occasional free lunch Career advancement if you regularly work 70+ hours a week

Cons

Dated and inefficient systems Expensive health care and no 401k match Untrustworthy coworkers; old regime vs. new regime mentality Owner completely removed from the worker bees who are making him all his money

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