Managing communities and their residents is not for the faint of heart. Depending on the location and the number of properties you’re managing it can sometimes feel like you’ll never get ahead. There is always an emergency or a last-second request and working in an office environment adds many distractions and interruptions. Meetings, office celebrations,
As a property manager, you know the importance of positive public relations and fostering a community spirit in your units. Mid-to-large apartment communities can feel so impersonal – if you can create a sense of family within the rental, you may retain more renters year after year. Around the holidays, there are few better ways
When you’re renting an apartment there are a few ‘extras’ that really make it feel like home. When I was a renter in my 20’s and 30’s, I always checked for certain amenities even before I looked at the cost. Now with property management experience under my belt, I can confidently say these are the
CIC has released the credit, criminal and eviction data for July through September 2019 and discovered that your tenant’s FICO scores trended downward. CIC’s quarterly data analysis highlights the number of rental applicants that have criminal and eviction records on their tenant background checks, as well as the average FICO credit score. Compared to the
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
When it comes to evictions, there’s no two that are alike. Each one has their own circumstances, trials, and resolutions. Not to mention, the laws concerning one eviction can be vastly different for another. Take a look at our top two strange evictions, squatters versus tenants at will, and how to handle them. What is
If you were one of the 147 million Americans affected by the Equifax data breach in 2017, you can now apply for reimbursement. After agreeing to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) terms, Equifax must now pay at least $575 million and up to $700 million in compensation to victims of the Equifax data breach. Were
CIC has released credit, criminal and eviction data for January through March, 2019 and discovered that your renter’s FICO scores trended downward. CIC’s quarterly data analysis highlights the number of rental applicants that have criminal and eviction records on their renter background checks, as well as the average FICO credit score. Compared to last quarter