The profession of property management can be summarized as a paid employee that deals with the day to day issues of a tenant controlled building. A BC property manager is usually responsible for accepting rent, responding to maintenance issues, advertising suite vacancies, and doing credit and background checks on tenants.
BC Property management companies provide these services for their employer, the landlord. They are in turn paid a percentage of the rent that is collected each month, this percentage is usually around the 3-10% mark.
BC Property maintenance is the largest job of a property manager. Regular property maintenance will make the property safer. A safe and clean facility insures fair market value for rents due. All day to day maintenance issues can sometimes be overwhelming to the average investor. This is why BC property management has become such a high demand profession.