maintenance technician

leasing consultant

community manager

maintenance supervisor

assistant manager

Bryten Real Estate Partners

I had high hopes when I transitioned to Bryten Real Estate from Prevail Property Management, but my experience has been overwhelmingly negative. The transition was poorly managed, with little to no training provided. The transition team seemed disorganized and ineffective, making it incredibly challenging to address the years of neglect that the property had suffered.

Despite receiving positive feedback from residents about the improvements made during my time, I was let go under the guise of a position cut, only to find that they hired a new property manager shortly after. This decision, coupled with the lack of an exit interview or any communication from HR, left me feeling devalued and disrespected.

The upper management's behavior was also concerning, as they often belittled those of us not in the corporate office. It was disheartening to see asset managers discussing employees' job statuses with coworkers before any official decisions were made. This lack of professionalism created a toxic work environment.

Moreover, I have serious concerns about their honesty and transparency. They do not provide accurate reports to property owners and have shown a tendency to misrepresent key information. Overall, my experience with Bryten Real Estate has left me feeling used and disappointed in their business practices. I would not recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable property management company.

In my experience, MEB is a well-established company in the commercial and multifamily real estate sector, and I was excited to join the team as an Executive Assistant. However, I found the workplace culture and internal dynamics made it challenging to fully succeed in the role.

While I brought over a decade of industry experience, I encountered a work environment that, in my opinion, lacked clear expectations, consistent communication, and supportive onboarding. Navigating pre-existing team dynamics as a newer and younger employee proved difficult, and I often felt that collaboration was limited.

There appeared to be few clear avenues for addressing concerns or receiving constructive feedback, which made it harder to grow in the position or feel fully supported. I believe there is an opportunity for the company to build a more inclusive and transparent culture—one that empowers new employees to contribute their skills and feel welcomed.

I remain passionate about the real estate industry and appreciate the learning opportunities I had, but I hope MEB continues to evolve its internal processes to foster a more positive and equitable work environment for all.

MEB Commercial accounting group is very small, and besides financials, there is no oversight of the group by MEB Mgmt.  So the accounting manager can act however she wants without any accountability.  

The accounting manager is a bit of a narcissistic, autocrat.  It was like being in a sweat shop, and I felt the manager treated me like a servant - not a professional.  She is highly unreasonable, and is primarily concerned with her own needs.  When trying to bring up concerns, she is argumentative and shuts the other person down.  

There were times where the accounting group - except myself - was working from home.  And so they expected me to complete additional tasks, which included greater exposure to Covid-19.  But as long as the accounting manager felt safe at her home, then she was more than happy to place one of her subordinates in harms way.  She calls it "teamwork," but then if she has to do additional work, she becomes resentful.  

Some of the staff, including the accounting manager, are old style communicators, and essentially are not able to communicate electronically.  When you're getting up to speed, and weighed down with an unreasonable work load, then it is highly inefficient to have to communicate verbally about everything.  But the accounting manager never cared when I brought up such concerns.

This was one of the worst work situations that I've experienced.


I had a horrible experience working with this property management company. From the very start, it was clear they lacked a basic understanding of how to properly manage properties. Communication was poor, and issues that should have been addressed immediately were either ignored or mishandled.

The management was disorganized and unprofessional. It felt like they were completely out of touch with the needs of both tenants and employees. There was zero support, and getting any sort of clear answers was nearly impossible.

To make matters worse, they lied about the pay structure. I was promised certain compensation, but when it came time to receive payment, it was a completely different story. The discrepancies were never properly explained, and attempts to resolve the issue were met with silence.

Overall, I would strongly advise against working with or renting from this company. They lack the basic skills and integrity needed to provide even a decent level of service. There are plenty of other property management companies out there that actually care about their tenants and employees—do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.

I've had the pleasure of working for MEB since 2001.  I genuinely love this company.  It's not perfect, but it really is a great place to work.  MEB truly cares about their employees.  With MEB, I have learned to be part of a team.  I learned patience and understanding when handling difficult situations and that when push came to shove, I knew I had the support of my supervisors.  Property Management is not easy.  I have had good days and some bad days, but because I had a great support system, it made the bad parts easy to get through.  So, if you want to work for a company that cares about you as a person, will randomly do drawings for gift cards, even send out boxes of snacks (managers only but I share), then MEB is the company for you.  Are there bigger companies out there? Yes, but you will just be another employee and not a part of a family.  And that's what MEB is-a big family that not only supports their employees but their communities as well.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
I love working for Bryten primarily because of the culture. It’s such a supportive, collaborative environment where you truly feel valued. The hands-on approach from both leadership and peers makes a huge difference, you’re never left figuring things out alone. There’s a strong sense of teamwork, open communication, and genuine investment in each other’s success, which makes it a really rewarding place to grow and be part of.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of working for the company would be task delegation, although I recognize this is more of a personal challenge for me. I tend to take on a lot myself, but I’m continuing to work on trusting my team and delegating more effectively. It’s something I see as an opportunity for growth, and I know improving in this area will make me a stronger leader.

The local Regionals played favorites with friends and family. They would hire and promote their friends/family members even though they had no actual training, didn’t know what they were doing and of course didn’t do their job. There were only two that I can think of who went above and beyond for the company and the residents and these two were never “recognized” by upper management. In my last week with MEB, the regionals gave me some fake “award” because I voiced complaints regarding the favoritism when I gave my 2 weeks. Also, when MEB has their so-called awards dinner 99% of the awards nominees and winners are employees from the valley properties. They will also “nominate” you for these awards if you try to quit! But then don’t actual give you the award if you end up staying, even if you are more than deserving of it. Kinda unfair . . . don’t ya think?!?! The only reason I stayed with MEB as long as I did was because of two of the Property Managers who I worked closely with. These two managers were the two I mentioned before, who never got “recognized” by management.

We had a nice team to work with and when a new maintenance supervisor came in it got better. Manager and supervisor worked great together which made it nice for the rest if the team,then the owner died and everything went downhill. No raises, manager transferred, some co workers didn't pull their weight and management company did nothing positive.Monthly meeting was a waste of time, first we sat though English speaking meetings than Spanish speaking meetings. I don't know why since this is a English speaking country, then you were rushed to turn apartments. You use to have 7-10 days to turn an apartment, now you have 1-3 days. Apartments can't be turned right in that amount of time, that's why you have a high turnover of employers,you get burned out!

Every day is something different to do, never feels like a routine day.   Management never leaves your side until you feel confident you will do a great job. Management promotes training and team work. With the feeling already inspired thru by the management the co-workers help each other as a big office family. Always being able to count on the team to reach deadlines. The hardest part of the job is not being able to cut checks because some property owners limit the funding and some accounts have to be put on hold until the funding is provided. Entering and paying all the invoices on time along with paying the monthly state taxes and avoiding all fees is not only necessary but the most rewarding.

Meb is hit or miss all depends on the property and manager. I found some properties are awsome to work while others have shady and untrained managers. This goes for the AD as well one AD is awsome! fair when needs to be but would also bend backwards for you. While the Other AD will lie to cover up his behaviors and statments. This AD even went as far as trying to write me up to tocover up his lies. He also swept my EEOC and fair housing violations i reported under the rug. Benafits are not the best had the choice if $3000 or $5000 dollar deductable was a burden to use. Other thing i find off putting is. After. I gave notice there was a major water leak we all got soaked and i got sick and because i called in sick i didnt complete my full two weeks. Now i am unrehireable and didnt get paid out for my leave.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 323 salaries reported	$22.07 per hour
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Maintenance supervisor 112 salaries reported	$30.09 per hour
Assistant manager 1 salary reported	$23.50 per hour

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