First impressions are everything. It’s not just the property they’re judging, the place they’ll be living in, it is you, the property manager, and your place of work. Having a dank and dreary leasing office or waiting room is no way to impress them as a caring and responsible property manager. Not only that, having
With the temperature dropping, most people want to stay on their couch with a cozy blanket and some good TV. The holidays offer many things, family, holiday classics, and a reprieve from usual stressors with more days off from work. Even with so many people planning their upcoming vacations from their everyday jobs, winter doesn’t
Not everyone has the luxury of magical, innate knowledge of who’s been good or bad this year. If only we could split applicants down the middle with an either-or decision, naughty or nice, yes or no. If only it was magically that easy to know which applicants to accept, and then reward yourself for that
We are in the midst of the holidays, and now it is time to face the music. The consequences of our actions will creep up on everyone with no patience, no avoidance, just fact. The holidays are made of more than gift wrap, the smell of cookies in the air, and lights in the trees.
It’s Halloween – perfect timing for a spooky tale. There’s not much spookier than thinking you may have to lower the price on a rental property you’re managing because people are spreading a deadly rumor about one of your units. It’s not just the seasonal decorations that are scaring people – it’s the stories of
Dogs! People love dogs, and it cannot be denied. Someone coined the phrase ‘man’s best friend,’ and it has been exclusively attributed to the fuzzy canine companion ever since. Funny cat compilations may be a dedicated slice of the YouTube community, but buddy cop comedies with talking dogs are a staple of culture. With the
The time has come: not only has Generation Z entered the renters market, but they are taking it by storm. If you haven’t started advertising to them, then it’s time to buckle down and do it. Considering a new generation of renters to attract can be scary: beyond this grand idea that time is passing,
October is more than the month of spooks and spirits – it is also the anniversary month of the most infamous property manager in history: Captain Charles C. Boycott. If you don’t know him, you know his name, as it has been in our lexicon ever since he was forced from his community. After his
The worst thing about being a renter is that it’s the property manager’s way or the highway. The best thing about being a property manager? It’s your way or the highway just the same! Some people accept that with great power comes great responsibility, and they act with care and kindness trusting in residents’ humanity
Whenever a property manager looks at potential residents, their first question is, how do I know this person will pay their rent on time? Is there any way to guarentee it, besides a magic eight ball or a genie? You can ask all the questions in the world, and there would still be that lingering