dprovan wrote:


I also recognise that if I take this on I am likely to have additional
responsibilities ie residents approaching me to complain or raise
issues. I am prepaired for this. I also believe that because I will
maintain the area well this should not be a huge issue.
So does anyone have any views, experiences observations they could
share.



In my experience this is a no-win issue for you.

1. You will never make everyone happy, no matter how hard you work.

2. You and your neighbors will come to hate one another. Their
dogs and children will run loose and ruin your efforts and it will
always be "someone else's fault, not MY kid/dog!"

3. They will expect much more from you than a faceless maintenance
company because you are there, onsite, to complain to.

Is this the only maintenance company in the area? Our neighborhood
changes companies every 5 years or so if the service gets lax or the
price rises out of expectation. It is in the contract that they come
to mow every 7 days, fertilize on a specific schedule, trim the
shrubbery twice a season as needed, spray the trees for pests, etc.

If you are set on this, you need to think it through and be very
specific about the services you are prepared/willing to provide, and it
needs to be in writing in a formal contract.

gloria p