PropAssist24

30/05/2023

With loadshedding a reality in South Africa, there is urgency to get off the grid for self sustaining purposes, and complex living is certainly not without exception, as complexes with no security staff and electric fences are the most severely affected and vulnerable during loadshedding, and while invertors and batteries offer a short term solution at unbudgeted expenses, solar panel installations just makes common sense with a capital outlay upfront, which can be recouped if included into the complexes 10 year maintenance plan. I mean, come on... You think Eskom is really going to get their s**t together?

Solar Panel Guideline Designing at entry level, now at THIS POINT, is absolutely essential to provide enough roof space to owners who have an equal and undivided share on a PQ basis, and common property lighting and equipment also needs to be factored into the INSTALLATION, ensuring an effective installation, and further a neat and harmonious with the buildings features.

Our services include drafting solar panel design guidelines for the boards approval, and project managing complete installations in accordance with the design guidelines ensuring a safe, hassle free conversion from the grid and off, partnering with trend setting proffesional to achieved the desired results.

We also offer bi-annual checks and servicing, at affordable rates.

30/05/2023

It's always a pleasure finding workable solutions that enhance building management experience, and increases service delivery.

Investing in software enables us to provide accurate and meaningful reports to our clients. 👍🏻

30/05/2023

Our slogan is, it's not just about buildings, it's also about PEOPLE!

This statement is exactly how I feel about the property management industry. All to often I have seen many good people, including myself, working until burnout to meet an unreasonable demand in the guise of "just get it done".

I have also seen how a bit of public relation skill can make a difficult situation dissipitate, in a clear and harmonious manner.

While I do appreciate the sentiment that we must get it done, what is often overlooked is the actual person getting that issue "done", and how it gets done. Many good people have quit this industry due to burn out, health problems, and mental issues. I, know what it's like working after hours, on weekends, for no additional pay. I know what it's like to be overlooked in the workplace, and at company functions where there is no reward.

While I have had to endure this type of attitude in the workplace, and have in fact also suffered from breakdowns and stress, I always felt that things can be done in a better, and more constructive way.

So who am I?

My name is Dean Weaver, and I have been a property manager since May 2009, working for managing agents. In Cape Town I have worked in Table View, Parklands, Century City, Milnerton and also the CBD, servicing clients all over the Western Cape. I have also worked in KZN and the areas I focused on there was Upper Highway, Hillcrest, Kloof, Glenwood and CBD.

I have been a Portfolio Manager for approximately 13 years, a Building & Estate Manger for 9 years, dealing with clients both exclusive developments, and then developments that had absolutely nothing.

I recall securing a new client in Parow many years ago, who's managing agent resigned, and they were heavily in arrears with their municipality account, meaning this complex had no water, and no electricity. This complex was also not insured, meaning the building was at risk and also owners couldn't get their properties BONDED, meaning they couldn't sell.

I recall instinctively meeting with all the owners of this very small complex of only 12 units, siting in the chairlady home with the owners, trying to resolve these municipal issues and basically starting over with absolutely nothing. I remember seeing the parents faces as they were worried about how their children, and elderly, are suffering. We turned that complex around, and today they have electricity and water, have attended to pressing maintenance and security issues, and they have a little reserve, prepaid meters and they even considering a CCTV system. That's a big jump from having a Trustees meeting with candles.

(I had a meeting in Parow and not the good part, in a complex that I didn't know, a person who I didn't know, by candlelight, with a flat full of angry residents and owners who I didn't know, with kids, to discuss a problem with no finances! 🤣 Take all the time you need to figure that one out😅)

(I also remember the owners getting excited when they were able to get the complex insured again - meaning their properties would get BONDED again, and then they got excited again when the insurers could insure their geysers 😂🙏🏻)

When I say we, I include the Trustees. We did it together, it wasn't all me. It was them as well. And a special mention regarding the generosity of one Mr Paul Goldacre from Merville Property Administrators who agreed to waiver take on fees and a few management fees.

You see? People.

I am a Portfolio Manager.
I am a Building & Estate Manager.
I am a father and a family man.
I deal with buildings, and I deal with people.
I understand the industry, shortfalls and all.
I have dealt with the wealthy, and I have dealt with the poor.

I understand the industry. And I understand people.

I am trying to launch my own multi-site building management company on a part-time basis in areas where my restraint of trade is not applicable, and whilst my company is indeed in it's infancy stage, I have the expertise, knowledge and resources to make a difference for both clients, and residents inside each complex.

Please LIKE and SHARE my page, I would immensely appreciate it 🙏🏻

29/05/2023

Complex living 😂

Mr David gets a call from Whackhead the landlord who's received many complaints from the other tennants. Mr David says his neighbours are racists...Check out...

29/05/2023

Smaller Complexes

We offer the following service:

2x Monthly visit to check on facilties, highlight maintenance issues condition of the common property.
1x Monthly Building Managers Report, with brief detail.
Security check.
Access control equipment check.
Remote Programming.
CCTV camera at entrance, streamed off site (expense not included).
Circular handouts.
Lightbulb changes.
Fire Equipment check.
Door checks including locks with Q20.
Irrigation checks.
Security Perimeter checks.

R4000 per month

Board meetings not included.

29/05/2023

Attention Managing Agents & Property Administrators:

Should we be appointed as Building Managers for a complex you manage, that 24 hour emergency maintenance number becomes ours to manage... 😉

You will receive notification the next day as to what happened, and corrective measures taken.

Imagine that, your time being yours again 😎

29/05/2023

PROPASSIST
We offer proffesional building management services in the form of a building being assigned to a building manager who will oversee multi sites at an affordable rate. However our services further include a delegated Supervisor who will be based permanently on site.

BUILDING MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Multi Site Building Manager, and dedicated Supervisor who will report to the Building Manager directly when the building manager is off site.

SUPERVISOR SERVICES: R7000 per month
Includes the following:

Change lightbulbs - includes amount of lightbulbs changed and inventory.
Clear reachable gutters.
Water meter and electricity readings monthly.
Pest control basic.
Hand out notices.
Report issues.
First Aid level 1.
Fire Fighter level 2.
Adhoc requirements as per agreement.

BUILDING MANAGER SERVICES R8000 per month, includes the following:

Service Provider Management - cleaning, security and gardening.

Site Management - ensuring a precence is maintained.

Health & Safety Representative.

OHS File Compliance - pest control, fire servicing, first aid, evacuations, inductions and contractor indemnities.

Emergency Evacuation - we assist with the facilitation of this excercise with a outsourced registered OHS Consultant in order to check all emergency systems, and see how we can better it for all of our safety.

Access Control Management - tags, access cards, CCTV, emergency contacts, keeping record and providing latest market trend technologies for stakeholders consideration.

Site Inspections - the site will be inspected as often as possible, but a monthly recorded site inspection will be done and issues noted.

Maintenance Budget Management - with your approved budget, we will provide basic accounting records for maintenance actual expenditure to budget, along with copies of invoices and report. We will endevour to remain within the budget, and advise when we are unable to. This will provide stakeholders with a thorough insight into a large capital expenditure item.

Monthly Reports - monthly reports will provide a detailed overview of maintenance, conduct issues, security, cleaning and anything else pertaining to life in the complex.

Meeting Attendance - the building manager will attend each meeting, with supervisor on standby.

Security Management - we will ensure service delivery standards are maintained and staff are inducted properly. Parking management , security patrols and route implications and report reviewing, access control.

After hour availability for emergencies - emergency only

Tenant lasing and control - tenant liason and communication, making sure they have copies of rules, circulars, knowledge of building and evacuation procedures.

Preventative maintenance management - making sure preventative maintenance as per the complexes 10 year maintenance plan takes place, and if not necessary a report to say why.
Ensure that the plan is reviewed as per required time frames.

Quotations - sourcing quotations from reputable service providers who are compliant with OHS requirements.

Project management - our service includes overseeing maintenance projects and facility upgrades, ensuring the building is in the best condition it can be in as per agreed complexes budget.

Our contract is directly with the stakeholders and we operate independently from the managing agent. We let the manging agent be the managing agent, we let the Trustees be the Trustees, and we facilitate a safe and positive environment through our building management.

It's not just about buildings. It's also about PEOPLE.

23/06/2022

18/08/2021

Regular inspections of the facilities technical equipment is a must, and service level agreements should be in place and serviced at the due date. This is preventative maintenance. There should be a monthly report wrt what equipment is on site, what it does, and when last it has been serviced.

Every 3 years service level agreements should be reviewed to ascertain market pricing and ensuring the maintenance plan is in line with the budget. Further detail which is noteworthy is the estimated life expectancy of the equipment, so that replacement values can also be factored into the maintenance plan.

03/06/2020

Water meters and sump pumps - always a grudge buy to be honest. Remember to provide for these types of unexpected expenses in your maintenance plan, which do crop up from time to time

01/06/2020

Plaster delamination can certainly cause many a waterproofing tracing nightmare if it cant be seen that the plaster delaminated. Free tip for the day!