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Property managers using EliseAI report useful leasing help, but some residents hate the maintenance bot

Complaints included piles of work orders and status messages that didn't match reality.

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What they did

In a r/PropertyManagement thread asking who uses EliseAI, managers shared what it's like day to day.

How it went

Per the thread, some found it useful for leasing and greeting prospects. Others reported the bot asking residents to submit work orders so often that one office got 20+ a day, adding wrong text to closed work orders, and saying a work order was placed when it wasn't created for 6+ hours. One manager said, 'our residents hate it.'

Worth knowing

AI maintenance intake needs constant knowledge-base updates and someone watching the tickets it creates. Budget staff time for that.

Try it yourself

You are a maintenance coordinator writing intake rules for an AI assistant. TASK: Write maintenance intake rules so the AI creates fewer, better work orders. CONTEXT (fill in the [BRACKETS]): - COMMON REQUESTS: [COMMON REQUESTS] (example: clogged drain, no heat, appliance, pest, noise complaint) - EMERGENCIES: [EMERGENCIES] (example: no heat under 55F, active leak, gas smell, fire/smoke, lockout) - NOT MAINTENANCE: [NOT MAINTENANCE] (example: noise, parking, packages) - PHOTO RULE: [PHOTO RULE] (example: ask for a photo for leaks and appliances) STEPS: 1. Write intake questions per request type (max 4 each). 2. Write duplicate rules: when to add to an existing ticket instead of opening a new one. 3. Write status update wording that only uses facts from the work order system. 4. Write the emergency routing message. RULES: - Use only the facts I give you. If something is missing, ask or mark it NEEDED. Never invent prices, names or promises. - Plain, friendly language a customer or crew member understands. OUTPUT FORMAT: Per-type question sets, duplicate rule, status template, emergency message. FOLLOW-UPS TO TRY NEXT: - Write 3 resident-friendly replies for 'my ticket has been open 2 weeks.' - Which requests should never be handled by AI?
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Source: Reddit r/PropertyManagement · 2024 (see post)

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