We encourage you to seize this exceptional opportunity to expand your knowledge, network with industry experts, and discover strategies that can transform your approach to property management. Spaces are limited, so ensure your participation by registering in advance. Bring a friend along, and together, let’s embark on a journey of empowerment at the FREE “Bay…
Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 22nd for AOA’s “Million Dollar Trade Show and Landlording Conference” in Long Beach. You will find just about every contractor and vendor you will ever need…that’s why it’s called the “Million Dollar Event” of the year. Come and help us celebrate and who knows, you may even go home…
Read this, and let it really sink in . . . Then choose how you continue the year 2024 and how you plan to start your day tomorrow … Jerry is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone…
Most months several potential investors decide to buy apartments. The task is harder than most of them realize. They expect to win and are often baffled when they don’t prevail … quickly. They don’t understand this area is in a tougher league than most of what they encounter. A great broker can boost their odds…
A critical ingredient for real estate success is to have a plan. It is important to have dreams of success, but it is vital that you plan for success. To be able to be successful in real estate investing, you need to set goals. These goals need to be realistic goals. Setting goals is simply…
Andrew and his family had freshly arrived in the United States and the young Carnegie was eager to work. He took his first job at age 13 when an industrial textile weaver offered him employment as a bobbin-boy. Weaving was something Andrew knew a little about, in that his father had supported the family…
Customer service. It’s the secret sauce that can turn a prospect from potential to SOLD! And while there are many factors to consider in the rental sales process, if you allow subpar customer service to persist at your properties, you’ll soon find yourself on a slippery slope of declining sales, lost revenue and a beleaguered reputation. In…
Baby Boomers, long the drivers of consumer culture in the United States, are no longer the top of the pecking order. Millennials and Gen Z, the generation after them, have taken over! Millennials are now the largest of all living generations. Gen Z, mostly the children of the smaller Gen X, aren’t far behind. And both…
It might not be something you can check for in an apartment application, but in my experience, the best tenants are those who care about each other. If you own an apartment building and can manage to build community for residents there, you benefit them by bolstering their sense of fellowship in the neighborhood, and…
Regular readers of this space know that Attorney Dale Alberstone, who for many years has dispensed practical resident manager wisdom and advice to AOA readers, traditionally writes this annual update article. Dale announced his retirement last year, and I have been asked to step in. I consider it a privilege. I want to start by…