Pay Per Call Marketing in King County, WA for Property Management Companies

King County's emergency managers put a 20% chance on a catastrophic Cascadia Subduction Zone or Seattle Fault earthquake in the next 50 years, and they warn that landslides can happen on any steep slope (Source: kingcounty.gov.). Owners who rent out a house here have read that too. It is one of the questions that comes up on a management call here more often than a manager new to the county might expect, usually right after the owner has described the property and right before they ask about fees.

Before the phone rings

The county has 2,287,171 residents in 1,003,284 housing units (Source: censusreporter.org.), and a property management number in Seattle or Bellevue draws calls from every corner of that. The screen sorts the obvious ones first. A renter who wants to know what is open in Ballard, a tenant reporting a dishwasher, a vendor pitching a service, and a caller whose property is across the line in Snohomish County are held back before routing whenever the screen can tell. What gets through to you is meant to be one thing: a person who owns a property in the King County cities you cover and is thinking about handing it over. If something else slips past, it is a call you can dispute, not one you are charged for.

Then the call rings at one firm. Exclusive in this county means a Kirkland owner is not also ringing three of your competitors from the same campaign, which is why it pays to answer it live rather than return it.

Three answers a King County owner call should give you

• Where the house sits on the ground, not only on the map. Ask whether the lot is on a slope, has a retaining wall, or backs onto a ravine. Burien, Renton and much of Seattle have streets where the answer is yes, and that changes your inspection schedule. The county also concentrates its wildfire risk in the south and west, so an owner out toward the foothills may ask what happens during a smoke event.
• What the owner already knows about the building. Has it been bolted to its foundation? Does the owner carry earthquake cover? You are not selling a retrofit, but an owner who has done neither is telling you how much of the house they have looked at, and how much you will be the first to see.
• How winter went last year. January lows across the Puget Sound lowlands sit between 28 and 32F (Source: wrcc-archive.dri.edu.), cold enough to freeze an outside tap in a vacant rental. An owner who had that happen last year will mention it unprompted, and that owner is ready to sign.

An owner calling from out of the area cannot drive past the house, so they will judge you on how specific your answers sound. A manager who can say exactly who visits after a quake, a slide or a hard freeze is the one who gets the keys.

The Washington rule for a property management company taking calls in King County: Under RCW 18.85.011 'performing property management services' (marketing, leasing, renting, or the physical, administrative or financial maintenance of real property) offered to or on behalf of another for compensation is real estate brokerage services, and the Department of Licensing requires a firm licence for any business that conducts real estate brokerage services (Source: app.leg.wa.gov).

Worth knowing as a property management company buying calls in King County: By law, when a Washington contractor advertises, solicits bids or offers to perform work, the L&I contractor registration number must be included; homeowners can check any business with L&I's Verify tool for active registration, bond and workers' comp status (Source: lni.wa.gov).

Calls go only to property management companies who can lawfully take the job in King County.

Places in King County the property management company call campaign covers, as the source lists them: Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Kirkland, Auburn, Redmond, Sammamish, Burien (all listed as cities in King County).

County seat on the property management company call map for King County: Seattle.

The same pay per call service for property management companies in the counties next to King County: Property management companies in Pierce County, Property management companies in Snohomish County, Property management companies in Kitsap County.

Other trades we run calls for in King County: Locksmiths, Roofers, HVAC & Air Conditioning Companies, Plumbers, Mobile Mechanics, Painters, General Contractors, Exterminators & Pest Control.

King County is one of the 64 counties we cover for property management companies, and every one is listed on the Property Management Companies pay per call index.