Wednesday, February 26, 2014

A Property Manager's Keys To Success

By Maryl Joop


One of the most stable careers and industries in the market today is property management. The longevity and stability of property management companies and professionals comes from the fact that as long as there are large scale property owners there will always be a market for the services of an effective property manager. But what qualities and business tactics translate to an efficient property manager? And, perhaps more importantly for those at the beginning of their property management careers, what keys to success can be used to create a long and prosperous career in property management?

Follow Procedure

This is an obvious thing that every employer needs to look at when they are choosing employees. It is the "how" that is not as obvious. You need to be able to ask the right questions and more and more employers are having employees do a sort of tryout that requires them to show what they can really do.

These general duties include such specific services as composing lease agreements, screening rental applicants for selection, collecting rent from tenants, coordinating repairs, maintenance and general upkeep of the property as well as marketing vacant units for rent. By understanding the duties and specific responsibilities of a property manager, one will be able to focus on what they can do to become effective and efficient in carrying out those duties, which are simultaneously the keys to success for any property manager.

Character

Whether you plan to spread the recently-vacated responsibilities over your existing workforce or hire a temp to help out, make sure that you know exactly how to delegate the extra work as soon as the termination has been completed.

Recruit a Replacement

When you look at the applicant what do you see? This is something that you need to ask yourself. Do you see this applicant as a future manager or specialist in the field you are trying to fill? Do you see them taking responsibility and being as invested in the company as you are? What you see is not just your imagination. We all have intuition and if you see something don't just let it go but be willing to trust it. Know there is always risk

Another way is to develop more efficient methods for conducting business such as the implementation of online lease applications and online rent fulfillment systems that will streamline the property management process.

Firing an employee is never pleasant, but it is a part of the job as a manager. As long as you go about it in the right way, you'll have the knowledge that your actions are helping the company to become more successful.




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