You nailed it…exactly what’s happening. I’ve been in 30+ years. At the same property for 28. It has changed, our job descriptions have changed…not sure anyone but us understand the abuse, negativity and stress we deal with but us.

The turnover in this industry is 33% annually, and I think that's fudging the numbers lower than they actually are. 1/3 of multi family employees every year. That's not an unable to raise rents issue, that's a corporate and ownership greed issue to take more money and pay the people running their assets a less than living wage.

In the end, OWNERS have to decide if their business will be a favorable workplace AND sustainable.
The MARKET decides what prices for labor and rentals will be required.
If OWNERS refuse to pay market wages, their property is not sustainable, it will decline.
Those are just simple business facts and owners are being short sighted and creating a DECLINE in value aka, not sustainable.
It is up to LEADERS to get the value added from each employee.
Choices have consequences.

There is a critical shortage of EPA Technicians this year. As a Property Management Recruiter, my best advice: bring them in without experience and train them up.

We've been looking for an experienced tech for a while now, and when you get them to come in for an ininterview.
1: no experience at all
2: they want a higher pay
3: they don't want to take on-call.
It's crazy

I don't understand why companies don't understand this, we have been without maintenance a year because of it and you can't run a property without maintenance. The struggle is real.