One of the best ways to create happy residents is to fix maintenance issues quickly and effectively. According to our data, 46% of residents said that maintenance issues factored in their decision to resign a lease or move elsewhere. Even more striking, 31% of residents reported that maintenance issues were the primary reason they left […]
Read More »You may have heard us touting the importance of the correlation between the speed of completion and resident satisfaction. We’ve also preached about how resident satisfaction is essential to growth and how a healthy utilization rate is key to having a profitable property management business. But have you stopped and given much thought to what […]
Read More »If you are a property manager or own a home that is used as a rental, you probably have experienced a few of your own. We scoured the internet to find a few stories to share from some people just like you (because everything on the internet is true, right?). Enjoy! 1. I started managing […]
Read More »Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your maintenance process moved as smoothly as a conveyor belt? A work-order request enters on one end and a happy resident exits on the opposite side. Well, we are here to tell you it can.
Read More »What’s going on in property management in uncertain times, and what you can do to help stop the bleeding.
Read More »At Property Meld, we constantly analyze millions of service issues to learn how to craft the most efficient maintenance operation possible. One area of particular interest due to its high-cost potential is that of HVAC. Want a state by state breakdown? Download the full report. But what exactly does efficiency look like? It depends on […]
Read More »For many, success in business can be defined as ever-increasing revenues and profits. Yet such a rudimentary definition comes with a catch: revenue and profits are lagging indicators, meaning that by the time you notice something is awry, you’re already feeling the heat. Measure your current performance here. Enter the concept of key performance indicators. […]
Read More »At Property Meld, we believe that if you want your property management business to be successful, there’s perhaps nothing more vital than ensuring your tenants are satisfied with the condition and upkeep of the space they ultimately call home. Find your score. What has us so convinced? We have the numbers to back it up. […]
Read More »The maintenance process from the resident perspective can affect your bottom line.
Read More »In evaluating the time it takes to turn a property, there is a wide range of variables that all property management companies juggle. There are some commonalities that come into play when determining the average time for a turn.
Read More »There it is. It’s the worst, isn’t it? This is the exact email that began an entirely new era in property maintenance. Hey, Property Manager…this isn’t you, is it? If you would like to talk about how you are currently running your maintenance process, and how we may be able to help, let’s chat for […]
Read More »The number one issue that property managers deal with is carrying their jobs with them quite literally everywhere they go. So what is a property manager to do?
Read More »Winter is coming. With the winter months come extreme weather conditions, holiday travel, and additional hours of darkness. These conditions open the door to maintenance problems that affect many properties such as frozen or burst pipes, broken heaters and furnaces, and iced-over roadways and sidewalks. In addition, insulation, plumbing, roofing and HVAC/furnace units need to […]
Read More »We asked some of our clients to give us their experience with property management and their maintenance process.
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