Does managing your multifamily property's inventory and fixed assets feel like a constant battle? You're not alone. Unnecessary purchases, lost warranty information, and inaccurate data can significantly impact your efficiency, bottom line and budget planning.The High Cost of DisorganizationDisorganized fixed asset management can create big time and money wasting issues. Imagine this: a maintenance technician orders a new refrigerator for a vacan ...
Multifamily Operators: Is your company currently exploring the centralization of maintenance services across your properties?
Looking for a texting solution for my properties but need to have a language translator platform with the ability to communicate in different languages as our communities are ethnically diverse. Must be able to integrate with our property management software. Appreciate any suggestions.
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In multifamily, data is king. With an increasingly competitive landscape, decisions are made using accurate and granular data. NER, advertised occupancy, exposure, and concessions–the more specific apartment metrics you can get, the more data you'll have to base pricing decisions on. The problem is, how do you get specific data? What, aside from spending days online comparing listings, or hours on the phone conducting manual surveys, can you do? ...
Anybody ever seen this one. Wires running out of the electrical outlets into bottles filled with a liquid. They had this set up all over the house. Also had ripped out pages from a Bible taped up everywhere.
Does your maintenance team share in renewal commission?
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Multifamily friends, in terms that of evictions, what percentage of evictions are you seeing at your properties / portfolios?
Please provide region and percentage.
I will go first, B+, Market Rate Portfolio in San Diego, CA has 2.5% of residents in eviction.
Interested to see how everyone is fairing out during these tough economic times.
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In which areas of your multifamily operation is your company currently utilizing technology to minimize the need for on-site personnel?
If your answer is different from the four options provided, please leave your response in the comment section.
Hello, I manage a small property management company and until now we have not had a parental leave policy.
Would you mind sharing your company's parental leave policy and/or what your experience was like (good, bad, ugly) taking parental leave in our industry? Many Thanks!
What’s the correct way to go if military doesn’t pay? TIA!
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Multifamily communities experience a surge in activity during the peak leasing season, typically spanning the spring and summer months. During this period, a flurry of new renters arriving, existing residents renewing leases and an influx of prospects seeking living spaces can present challenges for property managers. This chaos can also lead to higher incidences of package theft. Today's renters, particularly younger demographics, love to shop o ...
During our time in apartment marketing, I have found that the organizations we have worked with are often so concerned with form leads that they overlook their best leads...Inbound Calls. So far this month we received 392 inbound calls... That's roughly 130 calls a week...As apartment operators, are you truly aware of the number of inbound calls your team receives weekly basis? Do you know how many potential residents' calls are missed? If not, i ...
A BIG THANK YOU to all of our Maintenance folks out there! With out you, our properties would crash & burn in a very short time!! You provide a valuable service to our residents, the owners & the property! You give up your evenings, weekends & holidays, your see our residents at their worst. YOU are there for everyone whether it is a flood, fire or dog poop. You are there to plunge the toilets, clean out the disposal, hang new blinds or fix the...A BIG THANK YOU to all of our Maintenance folks out there! With out you, our properties would crash & burn in a very short time!! You provide a valuable service to our residents, the owners & the property! You give up your evenings, weekends & holidays, your see our residents at their worst. YOU are there for everyone whether it is a flood, fire or dog poop. You are there to plunge the toilets, clean out the disposal, hang new blinds or fix the HVAC. YOU make a positive difference in our industry! Show more
We are looking to provide our Community Managers with a cell phone allowance. Do any companies currently provide a cell phone allowance to Community Managers? If so how much?
Thank you!
Prospects are Looking for an Apartment Hookup…Most of apartment searches begin online, just like a lot of dating pursuits. Hey, isn't apartments.com our multifamily industry's version of match.com? Our online prospect is searching for an apartment hookup, right? Meanwhile, we put ourselves out there hoping that the apartment prospect is searching for a "meaningful relationship" that will lead to a long-term commitment…at our community! Think like ...