Yahoo!! We talked about the importance of working in the off season on your leasing skills to be the best you can be a few weeks ago. The example given was my son working hard in the off season to be great at baseball and make his high school team. Well the off season workouts paid off…my son made his baseball team yesterday and is an official Spartan baseball player!! I couldn’t be prouder, can ya tell? Lol

The same applies to your leasing goals.  At Apartment Leasing Solutions we focus on just that; great leasing. It’s our passion; it’s what we love to do. There are many ways to become a leasing Rock Star. In the off season when it’s slower, it’s the perfect time to shop your comps in person, share new ways on how to close the deal with team members and colleges, develop great marketing partnerships, broaden your apartment and community knowledge, expand your vocabulary and practice over coming objections – yes, even in the ‘off season’. When you prepare in the off season, you’re skills will shine effortlessly in prime time.

In leasing we have the privilege of helping people with one of the most important decisions of their lives; selecting their new home!! Yes, we do it many times a month, a week, even in a day! We may show 5-10 prospects apartments on any given day. This regimented routine can get tiresome when we do it over…. and over…. and over. But to that prospect, that family, it’s their one and only home and guess what? It’s a BIG DEAL!!

So find ways to not only keep your skills in top notch condition, but make leasing fun! Each and every time you tour. Work on your leasing lease up ideas, themes, games and goals especially in the off season. Not only will it be easier to do now than in the rush of prime leasing season, it will get you energized for the spectacular leasing to come!! With the leasing working outs in full force, the themes, games planned, your leasing season is already being set up to be a success!

And I’m preparing this blog 10 days before my sons tryouts start – it’s positive thinking and seeing goals come to a reality that help the process. We’re focused, fueled and preparing for what we want to happen.

So see yourself closing the leasing deals, sending out welcome home cards, your team getting out the fun summer décor and envision celebrating meeting – even exceeding - those leasing and occupancy goals! Focus, prepare, envision, execute. Preparing in the off season…makes champions in prime time   Get ready to be a champion Leasing Professional!

As always, Happy Leasing!! :)