Ideally, I’d like to find a group with:Proven experience managing off-campus or near-campus housingStrong leasing and marketing systems for student turnover cyclesKnowledge of compliance, local ordinances, and campus partnershipsTransparent reporting and communicationWe’re exploring opportunities in this market and want to align early with a management team that understands the unique dynamics of student housing, high turnover, academic-year leasing, and community engagement.If you’ve worked with (or represent) a management company that fits that description, I’d love to hear recommendations or connect directly.Appreciate any insights you can share!

For example, a thoughtfully designed Voice AI agent (not an avatar, but a human-sounding voice) can help qualify leads, answer basic questions, and schedule appointments, freeing up more of your time for those meaningful, “belly to belly” connections you mentioned.I’ve been working with a voice AI agent that does exactly that: it handles the repetitive, time-consuming outreach, but always transfers the conversation to a real human when it’s time to build a real relationship or negotiate.

People instinctively trust voices that sound human, associating qualities like warmth, reliability, and empathy with them even if they know it’s artificial

For emergencies, a lot of owners set up a dedicated line that forwards to either themselves or a rotation (like Google Voice or a call service) so tenants have one number to use, but you’re not tied to your personal phone 24/7.

Most people are sleeping on AI - or stopping at ChatGPT.Just like the early days of Google and Facebook ads, the investors who adopt AI now are going to move way faster than everyone else.For me, Voice AI has been the biggest game-changer.

Some chat agents can answer general FAQs, while others can actually qualify leads, book appointments, and follow up automatically.I built Pathwaize, which includes AI voice, and for the website chat and click-to-voice agents that are trained REI agents, so they can talk with motivated sellers, screen leads, or even respond to common questions.The key is training it on your process, language, and data.

It still might be BS but obviously it’s more than academic class or course on how to that would be a waste of money

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Letting AI become the voice of the company instead of an extension (at least at this point in time) is a mistake IMO. 

Discord is a chat service that is essentially invite only and allows for both text chatting via customizable channels plus impromptu and scheduled voice/video/screenshare calls.