5 Ways to Stand Above the Competition as a Property Manager
A huge part of being a property manager is learning how to market yourself and your company. You have to do it twice, after all: once to your client owners,…
Real Estate Business Management
Business Management can often be similar across many industries and types of enterprises. Successful real estate investors treat their investments like a business and run them professionally. This section of the BiggerPockets Blog contains articles that can help journeyman investors systematize and professionally run their real estate businesses. Topics include hiring, management, business policy, and scaling. These articles are written by some of the best investors in the business, and in regions throughout the country.
A Personal Rant: I Can’t Stand Working with Contractors!
Yep, I said it. I absolutely, in no way, enjoy working with contractors who do work on my house! I understand that a lot of you do, and that is…
The Keys to Branding Your Real Estate Business
When I first started in the real estate business, I used a local bulk mail service provider for direct mail. Everything was turnkey. I would provide the leads, they would…
Property Manager Marketing: Can You Relate?
Way back in Part I of this short series, we mentioned that part of property management marketing was the ability to create an implement marketing materials that moved customers along each of…
4 Simple Tips to Find the Right Short Term Property Manager
Running a short-term rental program for your vacation home or condo can be challenging on your own. Hiring a property manager can have many benefits, but the first step is…
Property Manager Marketing: The Perfect Client
Property managers spend a lot of time marketing — but they spend most of that time marketing their existing properties to potential tenants. Quite often, marketing their services to property…
Loss To Lease: The Definitive Guide
It seems that a lot of what I’ve written on this blog lately has been sort of “liberal arts” in nature – considering the “big picture” philosophy more, and teaching…
The 16 Elements of a Highly Effective Real Estate Website
Of the people that go to your website, 95 percent of them are there to find out more about your business or services. In other words, virtually every visit to…
5 Reasons Your Rental Property Is Not Cash Flowing
I have said it before and I will say it again, positive cash flow is the most important thing to a buy and hold investor. Without positive cash flow, your…
Is the Answer to my Contractor Problem Starting my own Company?
I love fix and flipping homes and buying rental properties. I love the money you can make and finding great deals, but my biggest problem has been working with contractors.…
How to Be A Prepared Property Manager in 6 P’s
Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance Are you prepared? Every property manager (or managing owner) works constantly on keeping their tenants prepared for the events that could occur while they…
The Epic Guide to Finding an Investor-Friendly Real Estate Agent
It’s because there aren’t that many of them. Sure, they are out there, but to the untrained eye it may seem like no such thing exists. What is an investor-friendly…
The Key to Saving Money in Real Estate: Property Maintenance
For many investors, spending money on maintenance is like pulling a tooth … avoid at all costs and spend as little as possible. However, I would argue that proper maintenance…
