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		<title>You&#8217;ve Been B-BACK&#8217;ed! 5 Ways to Turn Your B-Backs Into Leases!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve been there &#8211; your prospect apartment tour is going well, you are excited, your prospects are talking about where they are going to place their furniture, and then they utter the dread words: We&#8217;re going to take a look at a few more places and we&#8217;ll BE BACK. You just got B-BACK&#8217;ed! How do [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/02/being-shy-about-business-wont-win-leases-how-to-take-your-competition-out/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Being Shy About Business Won&#8217;t Win Leases &#8211; How to Take Your Competition OUT!'>Being Shy About Business Won&#8217;t Win Leases &#8211; How to Take Your Competition OUT!</a></li>
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		<title>HAPPY LABOR DAY weekend! May Work be as Fun as a Barrel of Monkeys!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Friday around 3:00PM before labor day weekend. I just want to take a moment to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday weekend. And for all those who are working this weekend, I will be working too! I love working when everyone else is off, as that usually means less distractions for me, and [...]


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		<title>5 Things To Do NOW to Deter Crime From Your Apartment Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crime is an issue in any apartment community. Because apartments communities are denser populations, your apartment complex can be appealing to criminals &#8211; in a short amount of time, over a short distance of space, they have access to a higher number of &#8220;opportunities.&#8221; What are some affordable tips that you can implement NOW that [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/07/apartment-models-is-it-a-do-or-dont-or-cant-afford-it/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Got VACANCY? Apartment Models &#8211; Is it a DO or DON&#8217;t or CAN&#8217;t Afford It?'>Got VACANCY? Apartment Models &#8211; Is it a DO or DON&#8217;t or CAN&#8217;t Afford It?</a></li>
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		<link>http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/09/5-things-to-do-now-to-deter-crime-from-your-apartment-community/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;I&#8217;m So Glad You Called Today&#8221; &#8211; 4 Phone Tips to Turn a Call into an Apartment Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phones have been around for over 140 years, so answering the phone is nothing new &#8211; or is it? Having a great telephone conversation is one of the best and most powerful apartment marketing/leasing techniques in our industry. It sets the stage for the rest of the leasing experience for your apartment prospect. Are you [...]


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		<link>http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/08/im-so-glad-you-called-today-4-phone-tips-to-turn-a-call-into-an-apartment-tour/</link>
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		<title>Craigslist-phobia:  Don’t lose FREE Apartment Rentals!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During my training classes I always encourage leasing professionals to use Craigslist postings. Where else can you get your message in front of hundreds of people looking to rent YOUR apartment, schedule your message to run when you want it to (and when you are available to promptly respond to inquiries) and best yet&#8211;it is [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.rentsoda.com/2009/12/tweet-tweet-twitter-for-business-users-and-apartment-marketers/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: TWEET TWEET: Twitter for Business Users and Apartment Marketers'>TWEET TWEET: Twitter for Business Users and Apartment Marketers</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.rentsoda.com/2009/11/theres-a-market-for-that/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: There&#039;s a MARKET for THAT!'>There&#039;s a MARKET for THAT!</a></li>
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		<link>http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/08/craigslist-phobia-don%e2%80%99t-lose-free-apartment-rentals/</link>
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		<title>TOP 5 RENT SODA Blogs &#8211; Thanks for Reading!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The great thing about good content, it continues to be GOOD CONTENT. We are always striving for good blogs for our loyal readers! As the small type on the picture states: You can never learn less, you can only learn more. &#8211; Fuller R. Buckminster In case you missed out on some of the best, [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/01/do-you-see-the-land-of-opportunity/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Land of Opportunity or BUST! Do You See the Land of Opportunity?'>Land of Opportunity or BUST! Do You See the Land of Opportunity?</a></li>
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		<link>http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/08/top-5-rent-soda-blogs-thanks-for-reading/</link>
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		<title>GONE FISHING:  using the right bait for your apartment prospect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently had lunch with my friend and professional peer, Laurel Zacher.  We were discussing the key to understanding psychographics when working with site marketing or training of leasing staff.  I have been frustrated by multi housing professionals assuming that every customer shares their likes and dislikes.  I was floundering trying to explain how we have [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.rentsoda.com/2009/12/tweet-tweet-twitter-for-business-users-and-apartment-marketers/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: TWEET TWEET: Twitter for Business Users and Apartment Marketers'>TWEET TWEET: Twitter for Business Users and Apartment Marketers</a></li>
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		<link>http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/07/gone-fishing-using-the-right-bait-for-your-apartment-prospect/</link>
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		<title>Got VACANCY? Apartment Models &#8211; Is it a DO or DON&#8217;t or CAN&#8217;t Afford It?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have vacant apartments, and thinking about modeling an apartment, you&#8217;re probably thinking, can you afford it? You can&#8217;t afford NOT to have a model! CONSIDER THIS: All new apartment developments I work with have apartment models. If the apartment has lots of different floor plans, especially if there are any odd angles, or [...]


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		<link>http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/07/apartment-models-is-it-a-do-or-dont-or-cant-afford-it/</link>
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		<title>MOBILIZE Your Apartment Website For Smartphones, iPhones, Blackberries!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Smart phones, iPhones, Blackberries are everywhere. They keep us connected to our world &#8211; through the phone, internet, text messaging, etc. I am addicted to mine. Not JUST addicted to it, but I LOVE it. And I LOVE it even more, when my favorite sites have applications for my mobile device OR they have &#8220;mobilized&#8221; [...]


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		<link>http://blog.rentsoda.com/2010/07/mobilize-your-apartment-wesite-for-smartphone-iphones-blackberries/</link>
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		<title>Leasing Agent Compensation?&#8230;First a word about VACANCY!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a consultant to the apartment industry, I am asked a LOT, &#8220;What&#8217;s fair leasing agent compensation? Is their a leasing commission structure you would recommend?&#8221; There is no easy or short answer to this question, so let&#8217;s take a round about way of discuss it, and then my next article will zoom RIGHT into [...]


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