Some of my favorite things to read online are the things people say when they’re commenting on stories! I am always amazed at how ugly, mean-spirited and downright awful some people can be when they communicate behind a wall of anonymity provided by the computer. Here are some comments I found on a few sites: […]
Over the 11 years my wife and I have been married, I have gotten into many, many, “discussions” with her. Many of them were frustrating, confusing, infuriating and yet illuminating, all at the same time! I realized that I often approached those situations in our relationship in ways that I felt was respectful and thoughtful; however […]
When I became the customer care manager of a large property management company in Southern California, one of the things the outgoing customer care manager showed me in the office was a lunar calendar. She used it to track and prepare herself for the full moon cycle during the year. She had been the customer […]
An article on how to lease to Baby Boomers is a shift isn’t it, from the normal focus on Millennials. Now some of you are thinking, “It’s about time we stopped focusing on those Millennials!!” While others of you are thinking, “Why would we focus on Baby Boomers?? They’re already own their homes!” The truth […]
I was working with a client not that long ago and jumped right in and took a few phone calls. Man, it must have been a full moon or something because I spoke with some crazy people that day. If you have worked onsite for any period of time, you know that the multifamily universe […]
My daughter and I love Chick fil-A and end up going there a couple of times a month as a treat for the both of us. Now, no matter what time I go there, it always seems busy! This has been true in restaurants that I’ve gone to in both California and Colorado. In fact, […]
I have to be honest with you, I am feeling rather uninspired with many of the leasing “professionals” in our industry lately. Over the past few months I have been doing work for and with a vendor company, which requires my being in touch with communities (and associates) all around the country…and the results have […]
Have you ever noticed that rental customers are often different than any other types of customers? I mean, doesn’t it sometimes seem as if some of your residents leave their intellect, perspective, fairness and sense of reality at the door to your office? In my years in the industry I believe that the reason that […]
People do business with people they like. It seems obvious doesn’t it? Don’t you automatically gravitate towards people who you like? Don’t you just find yourself attracted to people that you perceive to be friendly and nice? Think about it…if you walked into a store and one associate smiled while the other had a snarky […]
I believe most of us have played a slot machine in a casino. The front of the machine details what the machine will pay out depending on the amount of credits you play. Obviously, the more credits you play, the higher the payout if the machine wins. Let’s say that you decided to play a […]