Property Manager – Day-to-Day OperationsHandles the operational nuts and bolts:Leasing and rent collectionTenant communication and screeningRepairs and maintenanceEvictions, legal noticesCompliance and inspectionsMonthly rent and expense reportingGoal: Keep the property occupied, compliant, and functioning smoothly.Asset Manager – Long-Term Financial StrategyFocused on increasing value and return over time:Setting investment targets (IRR, cash-on-cash, etc.)Market analysis and performance benchmarkingPlanning renovations/capital improvementsAdvising on refinance, 1031 exchanges, exit strategiesTax planning and portfolio diversificationGoal: Maximize ROI, equity growth, and long-term performance.In short:A property manager preserves an asset.An asset manager grows it.As property managers, many of us are already doing more than traditional “management” work—especially for investor clients who look to us for guidance.So here are a few questions I’d love to hear your thoughts on:Do you market your PM services as “asset management”?

Even though the largest muti billion dollar title company in the county was the opponent, I won, and they changed a policy internally.

Apart from ACH, which is free vs. a fee on other platforms, the software also keeps track of property analytics and can create a statement of cash flows (NOI/Net Income views also available) and has export functions to give your CPA come tax time.

I’ve also heard good things about Dropbox Sign—it’s simple to use and works well if you just need reliable, straightforward e-signature functionality.

The benefit of house hacking is using a low DP and reducing your home expense(which is the largest expense).

I would consult with your broker as to who will assist you writing contracts and supervise your early work.It is vital when you are assisting people transacting one of the largest financial transactions and often their largest emotional situations of their lives.Everyone starts somewhere, but no need to do it alone.

This is a tool investors use to identify the type of deals they’re after based on their qualitative (location, property class, vintage, use/function, etc.) and quantitative (financial) characteristics.For example, how much capital do you have for each deal?

It is up and growing, the second largest city in Tennessee.

I used Zapier to automate the whole process.Since then I moved from Guesty for Hosts to Hostaway and they have this functionality built in.

However, the objective of my post wasn’t just to highlight their value, but to emphasize how reviews function as an operational KPI directly impacting ROI in short-term rental portfolios.From a performance management perspective, we’re not just talking about reputation — we’re talking about:Ranking algorithms (Airbnb’s SEO model heavily weighs recent positive reviews)Conversion rates (5-star average listings consistently outperform on pricing tolerance)Booking velocity (influenced by review recency and consistency)In our property management operations, we treat reviews as predictive indicators of future cash flow, not just retrospective guest feedback.