With a focus on website SEO and SEM/PPC…how is your multi family property management company addressing these Internet marketing opportunities? Are you getting a solid ROI for the time and financial investment you are making? Are you and your multi family property management team leveraging the SEO/SEM/PPC research and industry best-practices below? ==>>How often is […]

I read the article below…with a high level of interest—especially the section that describes a savings of 15 to 30 percent for multifamily building owners on their energy and utility costs. Apartment Building Owners, Save $3.4 Billion Annually With Energy Efficiency Improvements http://www.aceee.org/press/2012/01/apartment-building-owners-residents- Your take on the news article above? For the multifamily buildings that […]

An important reminder; Wildfire season is now here…and with a winter that was exceeding dry across all of North America—the threat of fire damage…for those who own apartments, commercial and other real estate buildings/assets is larger than it has been in decades. Related to this…what can you and your multi family property management company do…to […]

With a focus on utility billing errors, overcharges, remedies and refunds…how is your multifamily property management company addressing each of these areas? Do you know that leading multifamily property management companies are saving $50,000 – $100,000+ a year on their utility bills? Are you and your multifamily PM team tracking the utility bill trends and […]

Spring is now here…and the article below is a good reminder about places to look for water and mold damage at the multifamily properties you own/manage. Spring Showers Bring Flooding And Mold http://rismedia.com/2012-04-21/april-showers-bring-flooding-and-mold/ Your take on the news article above? What kind of roof inspections are you doing this time of year—looking for water damage […]

Below is an update on the continuing story/saga with Archstone… Zell Signal For Lehman’s Archstone http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303624004577341911684766718.html?mg=reno64-sec-wsj Your take on the news article above? What are you seeing/hearing about this deal? In your opinion…which way will the chips fall on this one? To learn more about this topic and to read the news, trends and ideas […]

As an update to the list of Top 10 property management companies…it was interesting to read the news below this morning~ Archstone Raises $350 Million Acquisition Fund http://www.multifamilybiz.com/m/news.aspx?id=3964#/news Your take on the news article above? Any pulse on the kind of acquisitions they are looking to make? Here is the original post/story ==>>Top 50 Largest […]

As the summertime weather is soon to be here, now is an important time to review your pool policies and safety equipment. Pool drowning incidents should always be a top concern…for those who own  multifamily apartments, commercial and other real estate buildings/assets. Below are several articles related to pool drownings–and a reminder how quickly a […]

We have reach another milestone…within our 9 multifamily property management LinkedIn groups~ Today…we crossed 1000+ inspirational and motivational quotes on the url below~ To share this thread of motivational quotes with those on your team—and with those you know on LinkedIn…here is the url, What is your favorite motivational quote? As you start each day…and […]

If you are a C-level executive [CEO/CFO/CIO/COO/CTO/President/VP] for a multifamily property management company [with 50+ employees]…please surf the url below and join us. http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=3426131&trk=anet_ug_grppro [This LinkedIn group will never have more than 150 select C-level leaders/members. Industry sales vendors/suppliers are *not* permitted to join.] We welcome property management C-level executives [with 50+ employees] who work […]

Related to your market competitors…how are you competing with other rental properties that provide WiFi for their residents? How many leases are you closing—tied directly to WiFi as a resident amenity? Focused on WiFi as a resident amenity…what post, question and/or observation might you add to this discussion thread—as a multi family property management leader? […]

With a focus on website SEO and SEM/PPC…how is your property management company addressing these Internet marketing opportunities? Are you getting a solid ROI for the time and financial investment you are making? Are you and your property management team leveraging the SEO/SEM/PPC research and industry best-practices below? ==>>How often is key word research being […]

If you are a Marketing Director for your multi family property management company…please surf the url below and join us. http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=3426124&trk=anet_ug_grppro We welcome property management Marketing Directors who work for companies that own/run/manage rental apartments, REITs, senior housing, student housing, affordable apartments, commercial real estate, industrial real estate, and single-family rental homes/condos. The goal of […]

With an emphasis on trash and recycling collection and/or the ability to add ancillary income…what success are you and your multifamily PM team finding? What challenges/problems are you experiencing…related to doorstep trash removal? Related to property management trash and recycling services—does a prospective new resident have more or less interest in this kind of doorstep […]

Foreign Investors Pouncing On American Housing http://rismedia.com/2012-03-19/how-foreign-investors-are-pouncing-on-american-housing/ Your take on the news article above? Your thoughts/insight on this news—based on what you know about real estate investors in the UK and Europe who are making a large number of purchases of multifamily housing in the United States? To invite other multifamily property management leaders in […]

WASHINGTON, DC, Mar 29, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Investment home purchases represented nearly one-third of all existing-home sales last year, according to a National Association of Realtors(R) report on second homes released today. This robust investment activity underscores the importance of limiting the government’s use of real estate owned (REO) bulk sales, as NAR […]

Property Managers: Looking for a way to earn ancillary income AND lower your trash removal costs? See worldwearproject.com or contact me. Keith Lukin Consultant at LUKIN & Associates LLC, sourcing and Contracting MRO producrts & services Multifamily

Myself and our PowerHour team…love reading the weekly posts from John—and his property management book below…is fantastic! John Wilhoit, Jr. Releases Multifamily Insight Book, http://www.multifamilybiz.com/News/3864/John_Wilhoit_Jr_Releases_Multifamily_Insight_Book Here is the url to buy it directly on Amazon, Multifamily Insight Vol. 1: How to Build Wealth Through Buying the Right Multifamily Assets in the Right Markets, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0985002700/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theweblink-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0985002700 To […]

Free Apartments Helps Chinese Workers Hunt For Jobs http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-03/04/c_131445019.htm Your take on the article above? Your thoughts/insight on this news—based on what you know about real estate and multifamily property management in China? To invite other multifamily property management leaders in China to join this discussion thread—please forward to them the url below: Industry Knowledge, […]

Over the last 30 days we have completed for Boston the first-ever Internet Marketing PowerHour White Paper…that shares never-before-seen insight to the Internet marketing in Boston, who is competing for what and which websites are winning and losing. It took 80+ exhaustive hours…to complete this PowerHour White Paper for Boston–and the results are significant. Based […]