Thank you, Lilah, and Thank YOU Carol for being such a diligent advocate and supporter for those who live with a mental disorder!
I am a new member to this forum and relatively new to the multifamily properties. I visited the maintenance shop at one of our properties and it was a mess. Parts and equipments were lying around and finding any part seemed difficult, not to mention the $ and time wasted. Does anyone in this forum have suggestions or recommendations for organizing and maintaining maintenance shops? How do you organize, manage, and track your maintenance parts and...I am a new member to this forum and relatively new to the multifamily properties. I visited the maintenance shop at one of our properties and it was a mess. Parts and equipments were lying around and finding any part seemed difficult, not to mention the $ and time wasted. Does anyone in this forum have suggestions or recommendations for organizing and maintaining maintenance shops? How do you organize, manage, and track your maintenance parts and equipment? Thank you. Show more
What is the most important thing to you when choosing an Emergency Telephone provider for your pool or elevator phones?
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Managers (at all levels) - what skills do you believe would be most helpful in your role? Please add additional thoughts in the comments.
When was the last time you called all of your team together, just to say thank you and to say something that you are grateful for about each one of them individually?
Tips and tricks on lease ups in the dead of the winter?? Traffic has been slow with the cooler seasons. I have brand new townhomes that have been sitting for a month now and no interest. (Not to mention I’m receiving more brand new buildings soon!) We ran a one month free special on them for the...
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This is the last in a 9-part series of “quick hit” blogs on the quickest way to uncover hidden revenue from leasing based on the presentation Bryan Pierce, Carol Enoch and Donald Davidoff gave at NAA’s 2024 Apartmentalize conference. Up until now, this blog series has focused on a variety of different amenity “fails” that arise essentially from configuration issues, whether accidental or intentional. The key is to be able to look ...
The holiday season can be a joyous time for communities, but for property management professionals, it also presents unique challenges. Balancing festive cheer with the requirements of fair housing compliance and inclusivity is no small task. Inspections may uncover non-compliance in resident decorations, while staff communication could inadvertently reflect language that alienates or excludes some residents. Addressing these issues promptl ...
Looking for advice: I am working with a nonprofit affordable housing company and one of the properties is in a high crime neighborhood in a small town of less than 10,000 people. The building has 24 units and has become a magnet for both homeless and addicts looking for a warm hallway to hang out and or sleep in. The property has limited money to spend, but obviously we can’t create a dangerous situation for the current tenants. I am...Looking for advice: I am working with a nonprofit affordable housing company and one of the properties is in a high crime neighborhood in a small town of less than 10,000 people. The building has 24 units and has become a magnet for both homeless and addicts looking for a warm hallway to hang out and or sleep in. The property has limited money to spend, but obviously we can’t create a dangerous situation for the current tenants. I am considering changing the metal locks to a fob system in order to allow the property managers to have a better understanding of who’s accessing the building. I have improved the lighting situation both inside and outside the building. I have installed cameras in many locations. Is there something else I should be considering? As it stands now, the maintenance technicians are often doubling as security guards. For obvious reasons this is not a good situation for anyone so I would love to be able to temporarily hire a security guard, but given the tight money of the property it seems an unlikely option. What am I missing? Is there something else I should be looking into or doing? I should also note that we’re working closely with the local police department, they have been cooperative, but also busy with their own issues. Show more
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Looking for info on breed restrictions. What management companies are accepting all breeds? Are you requiring any additional insurance at all due to allowing all breeds? TIA
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We know that brand voice is tricky—how do you determine it, and how do you stay consistent? What is the right path to take? Take your own personal brand voice for starters. What everyone really needs is a worksheet. Hard-hitting (but fun) questions to guide a brand into its truest shape. Walk through the various bits and bobs with us—and note how it may shift based on the personal or professional side of things and see how your brand voice can co ...
This is the eighth in a 9-part series of “quick hit” blogs on the quickest way to uncover hidden revenue from leasing based on the presentation Bryan Pierce, Carol Enoch and Donald Davidoff gave at NAA’s 2024 Apartmentalize conference. For our penultimate (yes, I love that word) amenity fail, we turn to floorplan offsets (also called square footage adjustments) that are too high or too low. In our experience, this single fail rep ...