AwningReviews of awning.com

STAY AWAY from this extremely disorganized management company. I made the mistake of trusting them and signing up for short-term rental property management. They were consistently messing up major aspects like mixing up our smart lock with someone else's, not able to handle guest complaints in an efficient and caring manner which resulted in bad reviews, I've had to double / triple repeat myself for anything, and many many other issues. Their website states that they charge 15% but that is definitely not correct. I signed up with them wanting a completely hands-off quality management experience but I ended up having to do more work than I would have managing the house on my own because I was having to fix their mistakes and double checking their work constantly. Plus, they kept my funds from me during my last month and instead used it as credit towards that month's commission. Completely disappointed with this company. I also really did not like how AI driven everything was - their communication methods were very artificial feeling and I wasn't sure if I was talking to a bot or an actual person. I've had guests who also complained about this. All in all, I would stay far far away from them.

This property management company is no more than a company that takes a significant slice of your revenue stream for barely any work. All they do is outsource to 1099 workers via mobile gig platforms, resulting in unreliable quality and poor communication. My experience was doomed from the outset. Onboarding was interrupted by my contact's vacation. The first guest arrived and had such a terrible experience they complained to Airbnb and got a partial refund - the difference was assessed as a penalty to me and not Awning for their mismanagement. I didn't learn about this until three months later due to delayed invoicing. Issues continued to mount over the short relationship I had with Awning until I terminated the agreement. Guests continued to leave poor reviews. They actually said things like "great house but terrible manager" in the listing. This resulted in a significant revenue loss for me, as all of this happened during the peak summer season. Today, I was deducted the full balance of disputed invoices which I did not approve. Their invoicing is very confusing, and their team never properly answered questions I had. Companies cannot deduct directly from checking accounts like this without proper approval, but Awning does it anyway. Since ending the Awning relationship, the listing has had 15 five-star reviews and no negative ones. It has been less stress to just manage on own.

Overall the customer service people have been great. They’ve listened to me get very frustrated with Vrbo and tried to work the problem out without management getting involved. Sadly that could not be avoided. Commutation is the biggest problem I see.

Awning was supposed to give me a quote and also more information about how my property would perform. Their representative never followed through or gave me a call back. His excuse was computer issues after this review, weeks later. However he had my contact information over email. Their representative was also looking at my LinkedIn and personal social media only after this review. Their management apologized that the reason is because they can’t work with every property. That is absolutely fine but I never heard back since their representatives told me he would look into all the information I gave with my properties. I would not recommend this company based on customer service and responsiveness. Be cautious of what information you share.

I found Awning to be a great fit for our business model. They were responsive to all of our questions and concerns. We had a positive experience with them, no issues.

Not for everyone?! I just read the reviews and people seem to love or hate awning. I tried Evolve and they were okay but I needed a little more (like someone to actually manage cleaners/repair people). I’m living overseas and I wanted full service but the other managers charged so much more with all their hidden fees and mark-ups. Awning is very clear about their costs and don’t charge extra fees for their cleaners/handymen. The thing I like the most is their text message support. It’s not perfect but they’re reachable 24/7 and get the job done! The value they offer is what I need as an investor. My guess is that the few other bad reviews are from people who used to manage the property themselves living onsite. They were super clear that they are focused on helping investors maximize revenue, which is my main goal (lower cost, higher $). Maybe Awning is not perfect for the part-time investor/2nd home owner(?) but it’s amazing for the full time investor.

Great tool for sourcing potential real estate deals! Love their comparison and modeling tools.

Awning is a rarity - great communicators while being world class at property management. Highly recommend them to any one looking for a new property manager!