Managing a lease-up community is hectic. There are a myriad of things to do to prepare, and marketing a community becomes a daunting task. But not everything needed to lease up the community has to be stressful. Setting up automation strategies can help you pre-lease your new community.

Engage

Using automation at your lease-up community can engage prospective residents from the moment they look your property up on the internet. Using automation like a chatbot, you can reach customers anywhere they can find you, like social media, property websites, landing pages, ILS accounts, and more. As you begin to claim your listings, having a bot can help field the traffic that comes through and share the most qualified leads with your on-site team. 

Nurture

Automation can help you nurture leads at your new community. Your on-site team is inundated with things to prepare the property. They are fielding tasks that are not typical on an established property. That's where lead nurturing comes in. It's common for lease-ups to see several people who want to see what's new and aren't genuinely qualified or interested. Having a nurture solution can help weed out those prospects that may not be serious about leasing and have your site teams working with those most likely to lease. 

Save Time

When pre-leasing a community, many marketing teams may set up a splash page to get a list started. It may not have all the information that an entire website would have, but basic information to get interested in the property. With minimal details, prospects may be prone to asking more questions because they seek answers they can't find online. Using an automation solution with chat technology may help save time by answering those questions for you. While your chatbot solution answers questions, it may also nurture those leads, set appointments, and even begin the leasing process for you. 

 When it comes down to it, automation can help assist communities of all types. However, it becomes imperative at a lease-up community because teams often work with a leaner staff and higher traffic volumes. Your teams can work efficiently using the available tools while providing the top service expected at a new community. Check out some of the ways that automation can help short-staffed leasing teams.