Pride Property Management featured in The Cooperator Magazine

Clearly, the name "Pride" isn't just for show when it comes to NY/NJ property management company, Pride Property Management, a client of M&M Pest Control/M&M Environmental. This fact was personified by the story included in this month's The Cooperator magazine, called A Day in the Life of a Manager.

The article begins by likening property managers to Superman, due to the never-ending list of various tasks required by the position.

With managers constantly being faced with issue upon issue and people coming at  them at all directions with emails, phone calls and complaints, it’s not an unfair analogy.

And we at M&M certainly don't disagree! Halfway through the article, we encounter a familiar name, Alex Kuffel of Pride, the President of this management company whom we've worked very closely with. Alex shares his day-in-the-life from a manager's perspective:

“We will go to the building at any given time to conduct an inspection, or meet  with a resident, or board member, or contractor for any number of reasons,” Kuffel says. “Additionally, the manager will usually meet with the Board of Directors for the  traditional evening monthly meeting that takes place. We prepare the meeting  agenda, and the monthly report, which will include a financial disclosure of  all paid and unpaid bills, including accounts receivables and a  shareholder/homeowner delinquency report for board review and vote, if  applicable, for legal intervention.”  

A softer side of Alex is revealed when he shares this anecdote, involving his green thumb:

Kuffel has started a tree beautification venture, which is something unusual and out of the ordinary for a manager. Thanks to his efforts, trees are in full bloom and the building has a much nicer appearance. “

 It began with the board’s desire to upgrade and beautify the building’s property, but they did not have a lot of money to spend. So, they decided to purchase and plant some much-needed trees from the local nursery,” he says. “Of course retaining the nursery for this would have cost a small fortune, so I took charge of the project, rolled up my sleeves, drove to the nursery early one weekend morning, purchased the desired trees, loaded them in the back of my pickup truck, drove them back to the building, unloaded them with the help of the superintendent, then dug all the holes and personally planted each tree in every designated spot.”

Talk about getting involved! We think it's great to see dedication like this from a property manager to his residents. And props to it being someone who we know, respect, and can totally vouch for. As a pest control company, we work with a number of property managers on a day to day basis and can fully understand the hefty tasks these individuals must balance. Every day is a challenge, so congratulations to Alex Kuffel and Pride Property Management for setting this wonderful example!