The Property Management Show

Today on The Property Management Show,  Robert Locke is joining us to talk about how to structure your business without growing pains. This probably sounds impossible, but Robert is going to help us elevate the conversation and explain some BIG IDEAS. Why We Should Learn from Robert Locke Robert started his property management company 35 years ago with 50 units. He is candid about having made all...

In this episode of The Property Management Show, we’re talking about top-line growth versus bottom line performance in your property management company. There’s a belief that’s accepted among business owners that you suffocate without profit. However, it’s also possible that you can suffocate without healthy top-line growth. Profit may be achievable, but top-line growth is possibly more meaningful...

This week on The Property Management Show podcast, we’re treated to an amazing entrepreneur who has been doing property management for 36 years. We’re talking to Melissa Prandi, the owner of Prandi Property Management, and we’re picking her brain for some wisdom on running a property management business successfully.     Founding Story: Prandi Property Management in Marin County   Melissa started ...

Welcome to another episode of The Property Management Show. We’re glad you’re participating and providing us with feedback, because we see a need for quality information that will help you take a bite out of the huge opportunity that’s out there. As some of you know, 75 percent of the rental properties in the U.S. are self-managed. We want to help property managers tap into this large self-managem...

The Property Management Show’s audience has grown to about 8,000 downloads a month, with thousands of views on YouTube. So, the intricacies of property management and how to do it right are interesting topics for everyone, especially new entrepreneurs going into the business. The guest we have today has been described as a hardworking hustler . The topic is how to expand into new markets without h...

Growth has been the topic of our last few podcasts, and today we have a guest who can help provide some mutual mentorship and coaching with Alex, our host. Growing is easy, but putting a framework around growth to have a successful, profitable business with happy people is challenging. It requires real leadership.  Steve Rozenberg hardly needs an introduction. He has been on this show previously,...

Elevate Operations, Systems, and Talent on both Pre and Post Sale Sides of the Business, or Become Irrelevant On November 9th, 2016, we gathered a group of industry leaders on this podcast live at the NARPM National Conference in Hawaii. Our aim was to decode the future industry trends and help property management entrepreneurs develop strategic plans to take advantage of industry opportunities. W...

Over the last 48 episodes of The Property Management Show, at least 40 of them have covered sales and marketing. So, there’s a wealth of information for growing your property management business. If you missed those, go back in the archives and pull out a roadmap on structuring your sales team, organizing your marketing, and growing your business. Today is a little different. Many property manager...

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Mike Kalis is the CEO and president of Marketplace Homes. He joined us on the Property Management Show podcast to talk about growth plans and discuss the challenges of acquiring property management companies. Marketplace Homes – 19 Markets and 3,100 Doors Marketplace Homes was born 11 years ago, in metro Detroit, during the collapse of the housing market. The idea was to help people get out of the...

The Property Management Show Case Study The latest event in the property management industry is quite significant. Castle Property Management, a VC-backed, technology-first start-up in Detroit is closing their doors. Let’s talk about what we can learn from the failure of this property management start-up as an industry and as entrepreneurs. Our guest on the podcast today is often the smartest guy...

A Chat with Aaron Robertson of Authority Property Management About a year before Alex Osenenko started Fourandhalf, he met Aaron Robertson, and they were both doing different things. Alex was working for Appfolio and Aaron was running a property management company with some business partners. Today, Alex is hosting The Property Management Show, continuing to grow Fourandhalf, and presenting The PM...

The Property Management Show has been on the air for about two years, and each episode inspires a lot of feedback from listeners. There have been some questions along the way as well, so on this episode, host Alex Osenenko is answering some of the specific questions that listeners have submitted. Alex will use his experience and expertise to answer these questions, and you’ll notice they apply to...

Hiring someone to help you with your property management business isn’t as simple as it sounds. If you’re a business owner and you know you need to hire someone because you cannot continue to wear 16 different hats while trying to run and grow your business , the biggest challenges are immediate: You don’t have the time to hire someone, and you may not be able to afford to hire someone. But the ne...

Here Are Your Keys to the Rent Estate Revolution. Kevin Ortner runs the largest property management company in the country. He has some things to say about where the industry is going and how property managers can move it in the right direction while growing their own businesses and increasing their own potential. On the Property Management Show, he shared some insight and dropped some numbers tha...

Disclaimer: This blog was originally published in 2017, and not all of the information regarding Jock McNeill, PM Grow Summit, Alliance Property Management, and Rent Napa Valley is current. However, the advice given is still applicable today and we updated the blog with even more relevant information in June 2023. Jock McNeill was a guest speaker at the 2017 PM Grow Summit, where he gave a thought...

This episode is a little different because it was recorded via Facebook Live and was co-hosted by Jordan Muela from The Profitable Property Management Show. We asked six keynote speakers to give us a sneak peek of their talks for the PM Grow Summit , which will open its doors in January of 2018. In this podcast, our speakers shared topics they plan to cover, talked about the relevance of those top...

Technology is huge. With emails, Facebook, Skype, and other platforms, it’s easy to lose the art of face to face communication and interpersonal communication. People can hide behind digital technology. That means communication and relationships are more important than ever. If you can master how to communicate correctly and develop relationships, your destination is only limited by your imaginati...

Establishing great relationships with the right owners will elevate your property management business to a more successful, more profitable level. Identifying and understanding who those owners are can help you be more selective in the business you bring in, and will give you an opportunity to control the customer journey and the professional relationship you have with those clients. Marc Cunningh...

Growth Opportunities: The Iceberg Report Right now in the United States, there are about 22 million single family rental homes and multi-family rental properties that have up to four units. Out of these, 14.3 million, or 65 percent, are self-managed by the investor or landlord. This offers a vast opportunity to the 32,000 small or mid-sized property management companies. There are a lot of social...

According to the Iceberg Report, right now in the United States, there are about 22 million single family rental homes and multi-family rental properties up to fourplexes. Out of these, 14.3 million, or 65 percent, are self-managed by the investor or property owner. This gives a vast opportunity to the 32,000 property management companies competing for the business. By contrast, in Australia, abou...

Our guest today is Kasey McDonald, who trains Business Development Managers (BDMs) in Australia and here in the United States. She is a consultant for the BDM Academy , which helps property management companies grow and scale, paying special attention to sales. The topic we’re discussing today is how you can support your business development manager so that you can scale your property manage...

Two guests are needed today because our topic is complex: attracting and retaining top talent for your property management firm. The specific challenge is that, according to Forbes, 60 percent of everyone in commercial real estate services will be at retirement age in the next five years. Even if you are a single-family residential property management company, are you attracting younger talent to...

Our topic today is maximizing fees, otherwise known as value-added services. The main revenue source for most property management companies is their management fee, but there are many value-added services that can be incorporated to increase revenue. Our guest, Darren Hunter, specializes in this and is a household name in the Australian property management community. He has spent most of his profe...

How do you restructure your property management company or property management department to satisfy a savvy client? Rhys Standley, Owner of Just Property Management in Australia, has a creative solution that has increased his company’s client satisfaction and employee satisfaction. We met Rhys at the recent LPMA event in Australia, where the best minds and operations in property management...