Property Ownership & Management

What should I ask before hiring a property manager?

Verified by PlayaStays’ local teamLast reviewed May 30, 20261 min readMexico
Chris, PlayaStays founder, photographed in Playa del Carmen
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Founder, PlayaStaysOperating in Mexico since 2018

Cover money (statements, fees, repair approvals), operations (cleaning QA, maintenance SLAs), compliance (hospedaje tax, HOA), and exit terms (30-day notice). Reject fuzzy answers on how cash moves.

Cover messaging SLAs, cleaning cadence and QA, maintenance approvals, linen/spares, owner portal/reporting, pricing governance, taxes/compliance touchpoints, and fee scope.

“Full-service” isn’t standardized — definitions drift.

Signing over commission without defining inspections after turnovers.

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Chris, PlayaStays founder

Hi, I'm Chris — founder of PlayaStays.

I've owned and operated rental property across multiple markets — long-term leases, short-term guests, hybrid use. I've run all three models personally and learned what actually protects an asset versus what just looks good on a contract. PlayaStays is built on the operating standards I'd want for my own property in Quintana Roo. If you own here, I'd like to talk.

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