As the owner of a couple of dozen units which I have managed for many years, I was very particular about the decision to turn over those units to a management company, I didn’t think anyone would care about the properties with the same interest as an owner does. I thought I’d try turning over a few at a time and see how it goes. I first interviewed Pioneer about 3 years before hiring them. At that time I was impressed, but didn’t find myself ready to relinquish control. As I hit my 70’s and developed a few health issues, I realized that should something happen to me, my wife couldn’t handle the management and I didn’t want to leave a legacy of problems for my family. I reinterviewed Pioneer and was even more impressed by how they had grown, added quality staff, and had even more expertise than before. The clincher was when Richard, the founder, gave me a copy of his newly published book, Landlord Like an Engineer. As I read it, it echoed his way of doing business, exactly the way I believed it should be done. My experiences over 40 years of trial and error were exactly what he talked about in the book. I have purchased the book to give to friends with properties out of state and can say unequivocally that anyone who is interested in becoming a landlord, this should be your “go to book!” It is outstanding! I have now been with Pioneer for a year. There have been a few hiccups, learning each other’s styles, but any issue has been resolved professionally and everything is running more smoothly than I could have ever imagined. They are currently managing half of my properties and as they turn over I’m giving them more. I hope to have them manage all of the properties within a year. My profits are up, even after paying them their fees, my headaches are nonexistent, and I should have turned the properties over to them years ago. Let me reiterate, Pioneer runs an first class business. They do everything professionally. I cannot sing their praises enough. If you think you can do a better job on your own, then you should look up Proverbs 21:20.