Drummer Realty & Property Management

Drummer has managed my own properties and those of many of my clients and investors since 2006. They are a very well managed office and will always do their best at attracting long term quality tenants. When problems do arise with tenants and maintenance issues they are prompt at getting resolution. Their office staff and accounting departments are extremely prompt at answering questions and providing information. If you own investment property and want to keep it for a LONG time (and do not want the ‘head ache’ of ‘taking care’ of your most valuable customer … your tenant … put it with Drummer and enjoy the long slow growth of real estate appreciation. They say, «Don’t wait to buy Real Estate … Buy it and WAIT». Drummer is your life line … in WAITING.

This company is nothing but a bunch of crooks and slumlords. As the other two reviews state, you will never have anything fixed on your property. They will cheat you out of your damage deposit. When we moved in to the upper portion of a house, there was a nice older couple living in the basement. (Which I should mention, is an illegal suite) We paid 60% of utilities which came to about $ 50-​$ 80/​mo. It was fair. Shortly after we moved in a family of four moved in downstairs and our utilities went up to $ 400/​mo. This company lied to the tenants downstairs and said we did not have a dog, which we do, and the tenants are terribly afraid of dogs. This resulted in a very uncomfortable and later, hostile living arrangement. When we lived there the rent was 1150/​mo, and was put up to $ 1200/​mo before we left. The woman that did the walk-​through when we moved out said that they would be charging the new tenants $ 1500/​mo for the run down place. One of the lower tenants threatened me and said they would kill me, I reported it to the police and Drummer Realty, and they did nothing. I called to report the lower tenants on numerous occasions, for playing loud music, for filling the house with smoke (Due to setting a tea towel on fire by leaving in on the stove with burner turned on, this happened several times.) For not ONCE taking out the garbage or recycling (which is a shared responsibility) For parking in front of our garage and causing loss of wages because we couldn’t leave for work, for never cleaning the lint tray in the shared dryer (Also a fire hazard) for throwing garbage in the backyard, and also our neighbour had complained because the tenants were throwing milk jugs at her dogs in her yard. Whenever I called to complain Drummer would call the downstairs tenants to ask them about these issues, and the tenants would say «Well their dog is barking all the time.» So Drummer would call us back telling us to keep the dog under control. The dog only barked because they teased him through our back entrance, and they also were coming and going at all hours of the night. Drummer tried to charge us for a month after we moved out, somehow not realizing we were no longer residing at one of their properties. They also tried to overcharge us several times for utilities.
I could go on forever, but the bottom line is, Drummer is very unprofessional and unreasonable to deal with. We had been looking for a new place to live but due to the floods it was difficult with so many people displaced. We are happy and lucky to be out of there, and just wanted to warn others about this terrible company.
Renters beware.

We have used Drummer for three years to manage our property. We have had several previous property managers before Drummer. Until Drummer I would have categorized every property manager as falling into one of four categories; crooks, drunks, lazy or incompetent. Sometimes more than one.
As the other reviews will atest, being a property manager is sometimes a difficult business with the property manager often taking the blame for absent owners. In contrast to the other property managers we have dealt with, Drummer, has always been proactive, responsive and diligent. In a word, professional. Our tenants have similarly satisfied whenever issues like a broken hot water heater or a plugged drain have come up. They have been responsive, efficient and courteous.

Worst property management ever!!! Do not rent from them. You will never get your place fixed. It will take a long time and a lot of hassle. I paid out of my pocket to get my door fixed and they refused to reimburse me.