I once took a fishing trip where I brought along food that I liked and put it on the hook. I enjoyed cheeseburgers so why wouldn’t the fish? I also had a little chocolate cake and half of a burrito for my hook. Cast after cast I caught nothing.…
Here Are The Greatest Apartment Maintenance Tools of All Time
The Greatest Apartment Maintenance Tools of All Time The 11 in 1 made by Klein tools is pretty much everyone’s go to. Yes, you’re going to eventually lose bits. But, you can now buy just the bits to replace them if need be. The memories you’re going to make…
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Top 4 Books For Those Who Work in Property Management
I am often asked, “What advice do you have for new supervisors?” Instead of “work hard” cliches and platitude sayings, I always recommend these books. I think most of us who work in property management can agree that the mental side of the business is where we struggle the…
It’s Going to Take Years for Maintenance Techs to Return. Be Patient!
“You don’t have a choice!” That’s what was said to me the first time I left the property management industry. I was a veteran maintenance tech and had been with the company for 8 years. Yet, I was still being talked to like a dog. What was the infraction you…
Gift Ideas For Those Who Work In Property Management
Saying thank you doesn’t have to be expensive. But it is necessary. Especially in a thankless profession like property management. Money and gift cards are fantastic ways to show appreciation. However, if you would like to sweeten the pot with an item or two to go along with money and…
Ideas On How to Make On-Call Less Stressful So Good Maintenance Technicians Will Stay
Okay folks, I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that there’s a shortage of maintenance technicians. I’ve also noticed that when you try to discuss new ideas to make the industry better, there’s people out there who scold you and verbally attack you for doing it. So, you’d better just suck…
Have a System of Growth for Maintenance Technicians
We can have more than we’ve got by growing and becoming more than we are. Of course, the other side of the coin reads that unless we grow and change how we are, we’ll always have what we’ve got. So, with that said, lets talk about having a system of…