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Is Your Parking Lot ADA Compliant?
Avoid the headache of lawsuits or penalties and make sure your parking lot is serving all your residents—and their visitors.
Avoiding the Hazards: Conquering Renovation Hurdles
Being aware of potential issues during this process can help make or break your efforts when it comes to updating a community. Here are four tips to keep in mind while implementing a capital improvements plan.
Leasing & Property Management Synergy
By running buildings on autopilot, management teams miss opportunities to provide better services to their residents as well as to collect additional income.
What to Do When Your Residents Park in the Reserved Spaces
When management approves a request for a disability-related reserved space, it is also management’s responsibility to “protect the space”—which means enforcing the reservation by towing anyone who parks there if they are not the person authorized to park in that space.
Landlord Security: How to Secure the Most Vulnerable Areas of Your Properties
Identifying vulnerable entry points on your property and securing those with the right technology is good for business and the bottom line.
Clear Skies for Multifamily Investors—For Now
While these increases are starting to cause upward pressure on cap rates, apartment values have held relatively steady since tighter occupancy levels are simultaneously causing upward pressure on rental rates.
Reimagining College Housing
As investors seek a stable, recurring source of income, they’ve upped their game to attract Millennial students by offering great amenities.
The Advantages of Soundproofing Patio Doors
Adding a second soundproof patio door quiets loud external noise to boost rental and occupancy rates and reduce turnover. Here’s how.
7 Online Obstacles to Overcome in Multifamily
By transforming your website from a static brochure to a helpful concierge, you can deliver the kinds of experiences that result in more “yes” and money in your pocket.
Climate Change and Multifamily Values: A Warning from Florida
Post-hurricane patterns in Miami and other investor favorites suggest that pricing will suffer as storms increase in frequency and severity.