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Plumbing Is the #1 Source of Urgent Calls For apartment owners, most emergency calls fall into a few categories: Toilets not flushing Sinks and showers backing up Water leaking into units below Sewage odors or backups These aren’t issues tenants can “wait out.” If a tenant can’t shower, flush, or use hot water, you’re getting a call—whether it’s 2 p.m. or 2 a.m. The real problem isn’t the call itself. It’s what’s happening behind the walls, under the floors, and inside the pipes long before you ever hear about it. The Silent Killer: Running Toilets and Hidden Leaks One of the most overlooked issues in rental properties is something deceptively small: a running... Read more
Owning property out of state—whether through inheritance, investment, or relocation—requires landlords to take a different approach. Managing rental properties from...
Most multifamily real estate owners need to finance or refinance their apartment community at some point. Many utilize the small balance multifamily loan programs...
For shared-interest communities, guarding the safety and security of residents is of paramount importance. Achieving those goals is more than a matter of key fobs and...
Fake move-in packages are proliferating on social media platforms like Reddit, TikTok, and Facebook, luring would-be renters into purchasing identities and...
A renter touring an apartment has already made 90% of their decision before they ever step through the door. They’ve seen the website, scrolled the Instagram feed, watched a virtual tour, checked reviews, and compared the property’s “feel” to three others in the same price range. What shifted their interest wasn’t a flash sale or a concession banner. The New Rental Market: Identity-Driven Leasing Millennials (born 1981–1996) and Gen Z (born 1997–2012) now make up the majority of the U.S. rental market. They simply don’t choose a place to live the same way Boomers or Gen X did. While price and square footage still matter (and always will), the... Read more
Noise complaints are easily the number-one grievance of people living in high-density, vertical communities with shared walls, floors, and common spaces. No matter how...
An emerging cohort of affluent households is reshaping the high end of the rental market. Data shows that the number of wealthy renters earning top incomes has surged in...
The leasing paradox: saving more while spending less. Is this just one of those, “Because we’ve always done it that way” practices? In...
For rental housing providers, artificial intelligence has become both a challenge and a solution. Fraud in rental applications isn’t new, but the technology powering...
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