SUPPLIERS OF MULTIFAMILY, how would you rate the "health" of the industry right now? (Owners & Operators, you can select the last option to see the results, and tomorrow we will get your perspective!)
I asked Kelly Weems what her biggest challenges as an RPM were right now. Do you all see the same struggles?
"Unrealistic expectations from ownerships, overloaded on property count, ownership groups wanting more for less and combatting onsite burnout because the teams are being stretched beyond capacity. Itâs hard out here but we are pushing!"
Great post from Hari Mann on IRR vs. Equity Multiple (EM) â Which one do you all trust more?
To give a bit of context for those just getting into real estate investing, both are metrics used to calculate an investment return, but they tell very different stories.
IRR measures how fast your money...
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Inspired by another post, I'm curious whether your communities do pool maintenance in-house versus using an external company?
In our second annual Tech Adoption Report, we see a complex picture emerge for technology categories within multifamily, with several categories gaining steam in 2025, while other previously hyped tech seeming to cool off.Special thanks to Appfolio and Snappt for supporting this research.Each of the following showed strong implementation improvements relative to 2024: ID Verification (Implemented 76%) Credit Reporting (Implemented 64%) EV C ...
When a prospect applies to one of your communities, have they been shown ALL required additional fees by the time they have finished the application process?
As Apartmentalize is drawing near, I wanted to highlight sessions that are in my sights. These are all multifamily-related, but I will probably branch out beyond our space, as there are always valuable lessons to be gained from other parts of real estate and beyond. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the IndustryArtificial Intelligence (AI) is not a passing trend and property management companie ...
What do you all think about unannounced visits? I came across this and wanted to get your take on his advice:
"I made regular visits to my properties, typically once a month and I still do. I often didn't announce these visits to the onsite team, allowing me to observe their operations when they...
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Rewind the clock 30 years looking at the on-site office team, you would have likely seen a property manager, assistant property manager, and 2 or 3 leasing consultants. Five years ago, you would have likely seen the same exact structure. But today, things are looking much, much different.At the last Blueprint event, we dissected how specialization, outsourcing & offshoring, and AI a ...
by Rommel Anacan
We love set it and forget it in multifamily housing, don't we? Whether it's the rise of self-guided tours, automated follow ups, technology that sells,…
Market data collection strategies, including the collection of public versus private data, has dominated the headlines over the past few years, so I asked Clay Llewellyn, COO of Income Property Specialists, to discuss their market data strategies.In this interview, Clay discusses how they evolved their market data strategies over time from manual collection, revenue management systems, centralized data colle ...
From the owner or operator side, this could go in a lot of directions, honestly, from challenges with flat or declining rents, higher incremental costs like maintenance supplies or construction materials, or continued struggles with interest rates.