As a consultant to the apartment industry, I am asked a LOT, “What’s fair leasing agent compensation? Is their a leasing commission structure you would recommend?” There is no easy or short answer to this question, so let’s take a round about way of discuss it, and then my next article will zoom RIGHT into [...]
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New to the Apartment Industry/Job/Career? 4 Stages to an Epiphany!
Are you new to the apartment industry? New to your employer? New career? New promotion? On a new project? There are 4 stages that every NEWBIE goes through before becoming comfortable in the new position. When I first started at Dominium Management Services several years ago, I was lucky enough to take a class called “Managing for [...]
RENT SODA Welcomes Jim Baumgartner!
It’s July, and RENT SODA is shaking it up once again – with groundbreaking news: (drum roll please!) WELCOME JIM BAUMGARTNER to team RENT SODA! With the addition of Jim, we are adding more texture to the RENT SODA landscape through rich experience & ideas. Our end result will remain the same: striving to help [...]
GET OUT of HERE! How To GET IT When You’re In A Rut
It can be hard to always be ON. It can be hard to GET IT all the time. Whether that means being CREATIVE, ENERGETIC, FRESH, SUNNY, SOCIAL, PATIENT, or POSITIVE. When you go to the same office (apartment complex/corporate office/etc.) everyday, talk to the same people every day, or drink the same kool-aid every day, you can [...]
Good Customer Service is Dead! Where is the LOVE?
You read it right -GOOD Customer Service is DEAD. Where is the LOVE? (Video: Black Eyed Peas — Where is the Love?) This is actually good news — If you are one of the few apartment communities that consistently provides good customer service, you are WAY ahead of the game. Even if you THINK you’re doing [...]
What Kind of Job are YOU Looking For? Anything Less Than the Best is a Felony!
Apartment Jobs: Phone screens & job interviews have 1 purpose: to screen candidates OUT. Yes, you read it right. It’s to screen YOU out. Of course your interviewer is trying to find the perfect candidate for their job opening, but with hundreds of resumes per job listing, the #1 priority of a recruiter/interviewer is to [...]
Personnel/Personal Development: Do You Have a Plan?
When it come to personnel development – do you have a plan? How about PERSONAL development – do you have a plan? Success comes from within. For an organization to be successful, in order for your apartment project to be successful, the success must come from within. At the very heart of each project, at [...]