My wife and I live in another part of the country but last year took advantage of home prices and interest rates and bought a home in the Asheville area as a likely retirement home. I began doing some online research and found all the property management companies in the area with some unkind reviews. I spent a little time on the phone interviewing nearly all the companies in the area and found JD Jackson to be the most up front, candid and professional. (By the way, don't just make one call. I found it very helpful to call several times asking each office the same series of questions to understand their approach to customer service). Some seemed to nickel and dime, to the sum of hundreds of dollars, with a menu of advertising and other creative fees. JD Jackson's rates seemed fair (something like this you don't want to be penny wise and pound foolish) so we decided to give them a go. Jamie Blue was excellent with communication both via phone and email. He listed, showed and had a one year lease signed in very short order. We're updated appropriately with what is going with our renters (timely payments, maintenance needs on the home, etc) and service or repairs are completed timely. They just finished signing a second year lease with the tenants and I have no problem highly recommending this property management firm. read more