CPG Management

If you are a small landlord — especially out of state — having a trustworthy, honest, smart and responsive professional property manager is a bliss!
I was relocating to California, and needed a way to rent and manage two small condos I owned in Chicago. Imagine the potential nightmare and hassle of doing this remotely! I thought it was my only option as big management companies would never take such a small client. I felt quite lost but fortunately a great real estate broker (I don’t recall the name but it was a another 5-​star gem on Unilocal) referred me to Rusty Schluchter at CPG.
Rusty is my hero! I initially dreaded the experience — not having had particularly positive experience with previous management companies in general — but the experience with CPG was excellent from start to finish. I felt that Rusty did all the heavy lifting for me! When I handed over the condos for management, I had a deadbeat tenant in one of them — Rusty went the extra mile helping move the deadbeat out, and get the condo cleaned, repaired and ready for another rental during the same month. I was amazing how efficient the whole process was, especially compared to my previous self-​management dealings with hiring handymen, and finding tenants, through craigslist.
The fee for the management and rental service — which just comes off the rent collected — is totally worth the time saved and the peace of month, not to mention the reliable cash flow (Rusty keeps my properties rented to carefully screened tenants with no lapse in rental.) Also did I mention Rusty was able to rent both condos at a much higher rate than I used to charge previously?
Rusty and his team even deal with various condo association matters — which would otherwise be a huge nuisance for me out of state.
Seriously, this is a dream compared to my previous self-​management experience — which involved frequent learning mistakes on my part, constant issues and headaches. I would wholeheartedly recommend CPG to anyone who owns properties, even on a small scale. I am so glad there is such an honest, service-​oriented and valuable business out there.

I have been using CPG Management to manage and lease my condo and lease my husband’s condo for the past year. We just signed another 1-​year lease for my condo (my husband was lucky that they found him a renter that wanted a 2 year lease!). Unfortunately, my husband and I both owned condos in the same neighborhood before we met, so when we decided to purchase a home together the market wouldn’t allow us to sell our units without a huge loss. We thought renting them out would be the best decision but the idea worried us because it seemed like such a huge responsibility. So we decided to look in to management companies.
My association is a bit more difficult to deal with so we had CPG lease and manage my unit. We just had them lease my husbands unit and we are self-​managing it. I have to say they are fantastic in both areas. The customer service is EXCELLENT. We have worked with 2 leasing agents and they both have been stellar. Our units were rented 2 months and thus far we’ve had great tenants. In terms of managing my unit, it has been a stress saver. If there is an issue they find someone to fix it and if the quote is expensive they find ANOTHER quote for a better price.
I feel like they have my properties best interest at heart. I am 100% comfortable with them managing and leasing my unit. I have to stress again that their customer service is EXCELLENT. I highly highly recommend CPG Management.