In my previous post I wrote about how TenantMagic stands above its competitors by providing superior tenant screening customer service. Here is a link to a Forbes article http://bit.ly/2sTWAD1 that supports our strategy, that customer service is a great differentiator.
In this post I will give you a recent example.
TenantMagic’s tenant screening customer service is available 7 days a week. We know that our agents and landlords don’t work Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm and neither do we. We see much of our activity after 5pm and on weekends. One of our competitors brags about having their customer service available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. TenantMagic’s live phone customer service is available from 8:00 am to 9:00pm Monday through Friday and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
This past Saturday, I received a call from a woman in her 70’s who needed help to complete the online rental application and tenant screening for her and her husband. Neither were what you would call computer savvy.
She called asking for assistance, as she was somewhat unsure about entering personal information into an online application. She asked if we could stay on the with her while she entered her information which we did not only for her, but for her husband too.
In less than a half hour both applications were completed and the agent received their applications and screening reports. They were very thankful not only for the assistance, but that it was provided on a Saturday morning. The property they were applying to was in demand and they needed to get their application in as quickly as possible.
TenantMagic’s development team has worked with our customer service team to make the user experience as easy as possible. We see that we are successful more than 95% of the time based on the number of customer service calls we receive compared to the number of applications that are completed.
We often hear back from the agents and landlords of the 5% that needed the assistance, thanking us. They appreciate that their vacancy will be filled in a timely manner. This has resulted not only in repeat business but great referrals.