What property managers ask before switching eviction vendors

'What's your average cycle time?'

An average is not an answer. Ask for variance and ask for it by county. A vendor with a good average and terrible variance will blow up your turn schedule unpredictably, which is worse.

'Who executes writs in each county you cover?'

If they can't answer this instantly for your counties — including the ones where it's a marshal rather than a sheriff — they don't work those counties often.

'What happens when an execution window moves?'

The honest answer involves a contingency crew. The bad answer is silence followed by a rescheduling email a week later.

'Can I see status across all my counties in one place?'

If the answer is a monthly spreadsheet, you're buying the coordination problem, not solving it.

'Who is my coordinator?'

A named person who knows your portfolio, or a shared inbox. These produce very different outcomes.

'Will you guarantee a completion date?'

The correct answer is no. A vendor who guarantees court-dependent dates is either misleading you or doesn't understand the process. Walk away.

The short version

• Ask for cycle-time variance by county, not an average
• A vendor who guarantees completion dates is a red flag, not a good sign
• One status view across counties, or you keep the coordination problem
• A named coordinator beats a shared inbox every time