Property management involves the processes, systems and manpower required to manage the life cycle of rental housing properties, including acquisition, control, accountability, responsibility, maintenance, utilization and disposition. There are many facets to this industry and profession and PMI covers them all.
A key to maintaining a healthy apartment property landscape is to periodically aerate the lawns and other areas, creating more space for roots to grow and keeps lawns from seeming they are in decline.
Understanding who is at high risk for fires may be the best fire prevention practice for property owners and managers who wish to help save lives and avoid significant costs related to fire damages.
Online apartment reviews can impact the leasing decision, but faking them to boost or protect your brand can be more costly than you think.
Without the proper balance of technology, customer service, and good old-fashioned how-do-you-do salesmanship; today’s leasing process can turn into a nightmare. Here are four killer mistakes you should avoid.
The multifamily industry is very good at asking residents and prospects about what keeps them at a particular apartment community or entices them to another one. However, we often overlook requesting feedback from a very critical group of people: the property management company’s employees.
The EPA’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is a perfect time for property owners and managers to think about a common source of lead poisoning that could be lurking at an apartment community: lead-based paint.
The seasonal burst of color has started in many areas of the country, and with the spectacular displays come one seasonal rite of passage – fall leaf cleanup. With a little planning, fall leaf cleanup can be minimized. And at the same time, the landscape will maintain a cleaner, healthier look for much of the season.
While asking the right questions is critical to understanding your property management business, asking them in the right order is equally important.
Which individual apartment metro topped the list for rent growth in year-ending third quarter of 2013? Here are the top ten performers according to the latest quarterly apartment market numbers from MPF Research.
When it comes to maintaining and increasing resident retention, we seem to put a lot of focus on why our residents are not loyal to us, when we should really be focusing on things our property management teams are doing right. Here are five common factors that correlate resident loyalty with what you’re doing right.
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