During our Tuesday Open-Mic, helpful to cover the 4 most important parts of your LinkedIn profile?

Action step: Between now and Friday at noon—please revise your profile and send it to us for our review.

Regarding the joining of LinkedIn groups for the purpose of business development—powerful to see how you can add new prospects for your property management company, gain new alliance partners and target potential acquisitions of your local/direct competitors, yes?

LinkedIn is one the 18 best ways to develop great new prospects for those in need of your property management services and to expand your successful business development.

We are certain, 2014 will be a sterling year for you and your property management team—and we are here to help you, every step of the way~

As always—continue to guide those on your PM team with a focus on G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses]…have fun…and compete ferociously!

Your PowerHour Leadership Academy Coaches,
Ernest and John

Helpful to cover during our Tuesday Open-Mic how to implement a S.W.O.T. analysis for you as a leader, with those on your PM team and for one that is focused on your other key business areas—such as business development?

As an action step…please plan to review your S.W.O.T. analysis every 90 days in 2014—starting with April 1st. See/note the progress being made, the areas that still need greater focus and new points/areas to add to it, ok?

We are certain, 2014 will be a sterling year for you and your property management team—and we are here to help you, every step of the way~

As always—continue to guide those on your PM team with a focus on G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses]…have fun…and compete ferociously!

Your PowerHour Leadership Academy Coaches,
Ernest and John

Join Thursday, Author John Wilhoit Jr, How To Read A Rent Roll—Chapter 3 

I would like to invite you to join a free thought-leadership PowerHour webcast on Thursday, January 16th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/New York time—with a focus on How To Read A Rent Roll—Chapter 3.

This is our 214th industry educational webcast since 1995.

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Patricia McLoughlin
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This lively discussion will focus on Chapter 3 from the book, How To Read a Rent Roll. This LIVE, fast-paced free PowerHour webcast, focuses on chapter 3 of John’s latest book about how to analyze and control your rental income structure to optimize revenue when managing or purchasing multifamily communities.

We will be covering Chapter 3 so please read pages 45-54 prior to the webcast. To purchase the book on Amazon, please surf here: http://www.amazon.com/How-To-Read-Rent-Roll/dp/0985002735/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380562187&sr=8-1 .

During this webcast we will be discussing the points below plus fielding your specific questions:

#1. What is Revenue?

#2. Revenue Recognition

#3. Collected vs. Contractual Rental Revenue

#4. Collected Rental Revenue – Magic Number #1

#5. Net Operating Income – Magic Number #2

#6. Appraisals

#7. Property Management

Registration Information
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When: Thursday, January 16th

Please note, the above PowerHour webcast starts at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/New York/Toronto time, which is

2:00 p.m. Central/Dallas/Winnipeg time
1:00 p.m. Mountain/Denver/Calgary time
12:00 p.m. Pacific/San Francisco/Vancouver time

Fee: No charge

To register, please complete the form that is on the right hand side of the page, on the url below:

http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/booksandcourses

A special thanks to industry leader and book author, John Wilhoit Jr. and we encourage you to surf his websites below:

His book, How To Read A Rent Roll, http://www.rentrolltriangle.com

His virtual book tour for How To Read A Rent Roll, http://www.rentrolltriangle.com <<== Check the box on the right hand side of the page to join a free live monthly Open-Mic conference call with John to review one new chapter of his book a month.

His live weekly property management leadership academy, http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm

His audio courses, http://www.multifamilyinsight.com/books/index.html

His flagship website, http://multifamilyinsight.com

His weekly blog, http://multifamilyinsight.net

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Register for 15-point audio course about Ancillary Income, http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/ancillaryincome

For 5 property management audio courses and 3 books–surf here, http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/booksandcourses

Surf the url below, to see the most recent topics being covered during our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy [http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm ]—specifically for property management leaders who want to grow revenue, add new clients and reduce expenses, with 191+ comments:

http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=36805&type=member&item=216299206&qid=1a5179a3-528a-4155-b748-22227c15bd65&trk=group_featured_list-0-b-ttl&goback=%2Egsm_36805_1_*2_*2_*2_lna_PENDING_*2%2Egmp_36805%2Egfl_36805

For our weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy members, on Tuesday, December 17th—we are going to be covering the key points below:

#1. Please read the 2 attached articles before completing the 4 questions below. Your genius work [see attached] as a property management leader. Rocks, pebbles, sand and water…you will love this story! [see attached].

#2. December is the perfect time of year to pause and reflect on the terrific things you have accomplished this year, and to begin the journey toward all the goals and dreams you will achieve in the next 12 months as we go into 2014. Please take some time to acknowledge the wonderful achievements you have accomplished in 2013 and let’s chart your course for 2014–using the questions below as your/our guide.

As prep for our Open-Mic on Tuesday—please complete the questions below and send your response to ernest@powerhour.com

What are your proudest moments in 2013?
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What are your most significant goals/opportunities for 2014?
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What are your most significant challenges for 2014?
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For the 1st quarter of 2014 what are the 3 most important topics/areas you would like for us to prioritize and cover during our upcoming PowerHour Open-Mic meetings?
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Please listen to the audio leadership newsletter that is sent each Thursday~as prep.

We’re looking forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday—for our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy Open-Mic, with a continued focus on G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses].

Your PowerHour Leadership Academy Coaches,
Ernest and John

For our weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy members, on Tuesday, December 10th—we are going to be covering the key points below:

#1. Your property management services agreement/contract…is a sales tool? You betcha! Your assignment for this week: come to our Tuesday Open-Mic with 3 of your toughest and most challenging objections related to your property management services agreement/contract—specifically from those interested in hiring your company.

#2. What are the 15 most important areas to include in every presentation—when meeting with a prospective new client who wants to engage your property management services? For this week…we are going to cover #13.

#3. Bonus sales point…negotiating strategy #25 ==>> Navigating levels of authority.

Please listen to the audio leadership newsletter that is sent each Thursday~as prep.

We’re looking forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday—for our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy Open-Mic, with a continued focus on G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses].

Your PowerHour Leadership Academy Coaches,
Ernest and John

This post is about Industry Knowledge discussion threads.

With the power & clout of 75,000+ PM leaders who are part of our 19 groups & the 5000+ new leaders joining our groups every 30 days—the Industry Knowledge discussion threads below are about sharing knowledge & learning, with a focus on what’s working & what’s not in our industry—related to PM emerging trends, products, services, technology & industry suppliers/vendors.

Based on group size…we’re #201 of 1,809,961 worldwide groups with 75,000+ members who are part of our 19 groups.

===>>>The fastest way to raise your success within our groups is to make a post on the discussion threads below—that will be seen by 27,375,000+ PM leaders/readers/members over the next 365 days~
http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/linkedingroups.html#ik

Surf the url above to find the Best 105 PM Industry Knowledge discussion threads within our sector. Find a discussion that interests you & make a post, ask a question, jump in & make a contribution. We are the Wikipedia for the PM sector & we are only as strong as the depth of PM leaders who share their ideas, insight & wisdom—like you. 13,250+ PM leaders have already made a post, shared their insights/wisdom or asked a question.

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.1031 Exchanges
Affordable Housing
Ancillary Income
Appliance Buying & Rentals
Apt Data/Research/Comps
Architectural Building Trends
Books, Audio Course & Speakers
Call/Leasing Centers
Carpet & Flooring
Construction Management
Cost Segregation Tax Strategies
Crime Prevention
Electrical
Electronic Rent Payments
Elevators
Fair Housing
Fitness Equipment
Floor plans
Green Buildings/Savings
HOA PM
HVAC
Interior Design
Key Control Access/Safety
Laundry Equipment
Lead/Call Tracking Software
Lease-Up Teams
Legal IQ
Live Website Chat
Maintenance Teams/Leadership
Mobile Websites
Multifamily Capital Financing/Lending
Mystery Shopping
Onsite Storage & Ancillary Revenue
Outreach Marketing
Paint Equipment
Paving & Parking Lots
Pest Control
Pet Policies/Safety
Playground Equipment
Plumbing
PM Vets Focused On PM Success
Policy/Procedure Manuals
Pool Services/Equipment/Safety
Property Tax Appeals
PM & Accounting Software
PM Hiring Managers & Recruiting Success
PM Job Seekers & Career Guidance
PM Training
Purchasing/Buying Groups
REIT Trends & News
Rent Collection & Debt Recovery
Rental Furniture
Renters Insurance
Resident Newsletters
Resident Retention
Resident Screening & Credit/Criminal Checks
Revenue Management Software
Roofing
Senior Housing
SEO/SEM
Signs/Signage
Social Media
Solar Energy
Starting New PM Company
Structured Sales
Student Housing
Submetering/RUBS
Team Apparel
Telecommunications [Cable/Telephone/Internet]
Trash/Recycling Services
Utility Bill Audits
Vendor Credentialing/Screening/Compliance
Video Marketing/Equipment
WiFi As Resident Amenity
Wilhoit’s Words of Wisdom
Window Coverings
Worldwide PM Leaders

Surf the url below for our CEO Series of free PM educational webcasts focused on industry products, services & emerging trends & technology:
http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/thoughtleadership.html

If you have a suggestion/idea for an industry trend/product/service you would like to see a discussion thread about, E-mail ernest@powerhour.com

For the list of 105 Industry Knowledge discussions & 19 PM groups for you to join, surf below:
http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/linkedingroups.html

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Patricia McLoughlin
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PowerHour, serving the property management sector & vendor/supplier sales industry since 1988, http://www.powerhour.com

For 2 property management audio courses, 3 books & live weekly leadership academy–surf here, http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/booksandcourses

For our weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy members, on Tuesday, November 19th—we are going to be covering the key points below:

1. On permanent video ==>> Let’s discuss this important leadership principle. Plus, let’s review together how this impacts your brand—your branding and your business development success, with your best/ideal new clients for your property management company.

#2. Feed-forward…not feed-back ==>> As a property management leader—let’s discuss the importance of this principal and how to maximize your team and company success with it.

#3. Bonus sales point…negotiating strategy #24 ==>> Good Cop/Bad Cop.

Please listen to the audio leadership newsletter that is sent each Thursday~as prep.

We’re looking forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday—for our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy Open-Mic, with a continued focus on G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses].

Your PowerHour Leadership Academy Coaches,
Ernest and John

This week, we welcome Craig and his property management team in Orange County—California…and we are going to help him grow his revenues/fees at a very rapid rate~

To the leaders within this LinkedIn group…come join our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy focused on GRACE [Grow Revenue & Control Expenses] by completing the form on the right-hand side of the page below to get started, http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm

Access is only available to one property management company per city/area.

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Doris Schweppe
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PowerHour, serving the property management since 1988, http://www.powerhour.com

For 2 property management audio courses, 3 books and live weekly leadership academy–surf here, http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/booksandcourses

Today—we reviewed together the exact pre-meeting questions below, that you requested from us two weeks ago:

==>> One for single-family homes with 24 questions + 3 new questions adding during our meeting

==>> One for multifamily apartments with 30 questions + 4 new questions adding during our meeting

==>> One for HOA management with 40 questions + 5 new questions adding during our meeting

From our PowerHour Open-Mic today…how will you and those on your property management team implement these new and powerful tool s—starting now/today?

During our Open-Mic, helpful to now understand the 3 ways to get complete answers for every question on the forms we shared with you, **before** giving a proposal and pricing for your PM services?

As always—continue to guide those on your PM team with a focus on G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses]…have fun…and compete ferociously!

Your PowerHour Leadership Academy Coaches,
Ernest and John

This week, we welcome Mike and his property management team in Philadelphia, PA…and his focus on making acquisitions to expand/grow his company and revenues.

To the leaders within this LinkedIn group…come join our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy focused on GRACE [Grow Revenue & Control Expenses] by completing the form on the right-hand side of the page below to get started, http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm

Access is only available to one property management company per city/area.

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Doris Schweppe
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PowerHour, serving the property management since 1988, http://www.powerhour.com

For 2 property management audio courses, 3 books and live weekly leadership academy–surf here,
http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/booksandcourses

What are you and your property management team doing to drive/add extra monthly revenue from your rental housing residents? Is it working…as planned?

To spark your thinking, surf the url below for 15+ ways to create more ancillary income + join an upcoming webcast to learn more about industry best practices and fast-moving new trends/strategies, http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/ancillaryincome

The formula for Ancillary Income is this…

More monthly revenue generated + higher resident retention = less resident turnover and more monthly profitability

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Doris Schweppe
======

For the list of the Best 105 Property Management Industry Knowledge discussions with 13,005+ posts/comments already made, surf here: http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/linkedingroups.html#ik

For 2 property management audio courses, 3 books and live weekly leadership academy–surf here, http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/booksandcourses

With the fast-paced and ever-changing world of search engine optimization tied to your company websites…below is a recent property management webcast you will enjoy.

CEO Webcast Series – The Facts, Myths and Magic Behind Search Engine Optimization

This webcast includes 60 minutes of a captivating & informative discussion focused on the usage of keywords, content marketing, title tags, meta-data and social media. This informative discussion shows you how to optimize your property management websites to drive more traffic and prospects to your rental housing communities.

Webcast Discussion Highlights

A. What exactly is search engine optimization and what are the facts and myths about it?

B. Why is content the key to getting great organic search engine placement?

C. How does social media and website distribution play a key role in indexing your website?

D. What should you look for on your website to know the best SEO practices are being used?

E. How can you increase your website’s organic search engine ranking quickly?

For proven property management website SEO surf here, http://www.powerhourseo.com/propertymanagement

To learn more about this topic and to read the news, trends and ideas being shared by property management leaders…join the discussion threads below~with 120+ posts.

Industry Knowledge, SEO & SEM
http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&discussionID=92127912&gid=36805&goback=%2Egmp_36805&trk=NUS_DISC_Q-ttle

Industry Knowledge, Social Media
http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&discussionID=92127599&gid=36805&goback=%2Egmp_36805%2Egde_36805_member_92127912&trk=NUS_DISC_Q-ttle

To read more about SEO + social media/marketing strategies + reputation management from a leadership point-of-view and industry best-practices, surf the url below:
http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/socialmedialeadership.html

Surf the url below for our CEO Series of free property management educational webcasts related to industry products, services and emerging trends & technology,
http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/thoughtleadership.html

To see the master list of all Industry Knowledge discussions within this group and all 19 of our PM groups to join, surf below:
http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/linkedingroups.html

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Patricia McLoughlin
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For the Best 105 Property Management Industry Knowledge discussions with 13,005+ posts already made, surf here: http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/linkedingroups.html#ik

===>>>The fastest way to raise your success within our group is to make a post on one of the discussion threads on the url above—that will be seen by 27,375,000+ PM leaders over the next 365 days~

Based on group size…we’re #201 of 1,809,961 worldwide groups with 75,000+ members who are part of our 19 groups.

For 2 property management audio courses, 3 books and live weekly leadership academy–surf here, http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/booksandcourses