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Does anyone still paint turns in house on your property

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Kelly Martin In certain States, the Mgt Co needs a contractors license to do that.
It’s not popular to say, but it’s the law.
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Lee Hartman I'm in Texas my company wants to start doing in house i don't think i have the manpower to do this with out hiring another person which would defeat the purpose of saving money on a contractor.
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Kelly Martin Lee Hartman TX is a free for all. No issues doing it in house there.
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Guest Insider Not much of anything except HVAC is done by maintenance anymore…. Lol
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Guest Insider Here in Tampa we do if it’s small touch up
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Guest Insider I have a two person maintenance team and they paint our apartments during turns, but it’s mostly touch paint on a 1.5 year old asset. The occasional full paint, but still in house unless we absolutely have to contract it out due to workload.
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Dave Scruggs Yep, have for the last 24 years. I do everything except carpet / vinyl install and landscape upkeep.
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Lee Hartman My dilemma is most of mine are older class b properties around 230 to 260 units with a maintenance supervisor and assistant maintenance and grounds keeper who also takes care of 2 pools i'm trying to figure out how we can fit in painting units especially with all the air conditioning calls about to start rolling in
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Guest Insider Lee Hartman switch groundskeeper to tech. Have tech keep up with work orders with maintenance Supervisors help. Have assistant maintenance painting 1 day and turning the next. Basically schedule 2 days. If they are color change you may need to add an additional day. Depending on size and damages. Basically assistant turns to turn tech and keeps them on schedule. The extra time for your tech who does work orders can do the maintenance and t/u for 1 to 2 easy units a week. So if all goes well. You can get 3 to 5 units completed per week and keep up with regular tasks.
Either that or get ready for some heavy OT in the busy season.
You can always point out that painting in house is dropping your turns per week down to 3-4 that way if you have 6-8 move outs in the beginning of the month they understand it might be better in those circumstances to vend the biggest/worst paints out to save on rent loss. The only issue with that argument is if they can actually rent them as fast as you can...
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Guest Insider We do in house paints even though our company budgets to source it.
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Kenny Weeks Texas - I have 3 properties 44unit,144 unit & 77 unit. All less then 4 years old. I have a helper that isn’t EPA, CPO certified
I paint and do turns and of course w/o….I make sure the paint gets matched and paint with a Graco cordless sprayer and I love it.
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Reba Shahan Most all of your tax credits will.
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Fred Montgomery I’ve been places that expected it snd places that didnt.
Seems like anytime companies want to make more money/save more money, it s as l ways falls on the most skilled and overworked people, maintenance .
Never understood why the office doesn’t pitch in. If they gave out handies at 40 bucks a pop and only did 10 a day that’s 12,000 a month…
We could all have really good painters and free up some bandwidth on the company computers since there would be less Temu and Amazon shopping time for them
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Cherina Mullins 00 units - yes we still do in house paints. We only contract out on skips / short notice units we can’t squeeze into the schedule.
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Guest Insider We just switched to contract on my portfolio, 3 of my assets just hit the 3 yr mark and they really can’t just do a touch up any longer. If we get lucky with minimal areas thou we will just touch up. Not everyone treats their home as if it’s actually theirs.
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Guest Insider I started in maintenance. I have always done my own painting. I can roll an apartment out and cut it in, 800 to 1000 sq ft, in about 2 days. Most painters quote 2k to 4k to do it and want to book a month or more out. We farm out the cleaning and paint in house. that's the most efficient way. Everyone wants contractor skills on a burger flipping wage. That will cost you. Had a job interview once that told me I needed HVAC certs. I told them if I had those certs, I would be an HVAC tech making twice what they are offering. If you don't have at least one tech for every 75 units, your understaffed.
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Hi All. One of our properties is going to have a handful of more college students (townhome units). Was wondering if anyone has an addendum with regard to noise/parties? Our lease is already very detailed but I'm just looking to see what others do. We are not all student housing, but we have a property closely located to a private college and out of 61 units, we have about 6-10 or so with students. Normally there have not been too many issues, but I... Show more

Guest Insider Maybe you will have only the good kids living there
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Guest Insider I would think that you don’t want noisy parties, no matter who might have them whether they be students or not. Draw up the rules of expected behavior that you want from each and every one of your residents and apply them across the board.
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Kathi Marie Of course, i have a non standard, several of them in the lease. Maybe i'll just include something for them in the new move in letter. I don't have issues with anyone except the students. In the 8 years iv'e been here, the only noise/partiesparking concerns that get brought to me have been for the college students. who overall are great, but I want to be proactive.
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Guest Insider In addition to the lease, we made up a “community rules and guidelines” form for residents to sign when they move in! Maybe something along those lines could work, make a copy for yourself and they keep one too
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David Troup Seems like your lease and maybe house rules might already have all the necessary prohibitions, so what you are looking for is something to make those restrictions a bit more “in your face.”
I think putting them in a welcome letter isn’t a bad idea, or even summarizing the “respect your neighbors” rules on a separate form and require all residents to sign it on move in. You basically want them all to acknowledge the rules and perhaps the consequences of breaking them. Otherwise they will sometimes think they can claim ignorance and get away with it the first time.
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Guest Insider Having Community Policies as an addendum they sign and included in the move in packet is a great way to address these types of issues. I have both multi-family and student living in my portfolio and the Community policies are pretty much the same for all. We include fines for noise violations and other violations after the first warning so that always helps as well. Great feedback from all the comments above!
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Random question ~~ when remodeling a kitchen with new counters and sink, would you remove a working disposal? I mean, take it out and not replace it.

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Miles Scruggs Depends if you wanted a disposal there or not. The fact that it is there or isn’t shouldn’t impact the goals for the property or the remodel.
So if you are asking if we put disposals in…depends. Some properties yes of course. Some other would end up being more hassle than worth it and wouldn’t impact income.
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Jordan Else No. We put a disposal in every Reno possible.
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Gerry Hunt Jordan does that bring in more money?
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Jordan Else Gerry, probably not but we’re more quality and comfort than profit
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Guest Insider Gerry, our owners require us to remove them due to the constant maintenance issues caused by not all residents using them properly.
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Guest Insider Everywhere I’ve been they have added them. Personally think they shouldn’t. People use them as trash cans and there’s always so many work orders associated with them. They can’t possibly make money off having it. No one ever asks me during tours if there is a disposal. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Wendy Burkle  The residents do use them though! All homes have one, multifamily is really no different. It's helpful and cuts down clogged drains.
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Linda Campbell We are removing them as they stop working. When we renovate kitchens, we’ll remove them.
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Guest Insider If it works don't replace it just reinstall it
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In today's high interest rate environment, interest only platforms may be the only answer for refinance for the short term. We are seeing several clients walking away from million-dollar buildings because the old interest rate was 2-3 %. Now the interest rate is 8-9%. Clients just cannot sustain the imbalance. Things are going to become quite desperate for many companies this year.

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While it’s almost become a meme to comment on how “backward” the multifamily housing industry is when it comes to technology, the reality is much more nuanced now than it was back in 1999 when I first started leading the work that eventually resulted in LRO, the industry’s first-ever automated rent setting application. I was blessed to work with perhaps the most technology-forward operator of the time. Archstone was the first major ...

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Property management is a multifaceted industry and as many successful property managers know you will need efficiency to scale and manage the business effectively. Property managers are the day-to-day lay level operators who are faced with a perpetual roller coaster of strategies that aim to to reduce operational inefficiencies. The uncomfortable part of such objectives is frequently overlooked by most property managers; namely, partnering with a ...

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Key release’s are supposed to be simple. Yardi has an opt in for text communication which he is listed as yes. A friend comes in and needs a key. Knows resident by name, unit and phone #. We called resident twice and emailed. They called him, told us when they went to walk their dog, he left and may have thought they had key. After about an hour of them calling they texted him. He texts them back and says we have permission to give key. I see... Show more

Donna Blackman No one gets a key except the residents on the lease and person listed on the emergency contact sheet signed by the resident
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Guest Insider We don’t release keys to anyone, unless the resident sends us an email form from email we have on file, with a copy of their ID attached to the email, and last four of SSN are correctly filled out on the form. The form also has a field for the ID information of the person picking up the keys, and then they need to present ID to match the form info at key pick up time. We don’t do key releases over the phone and we also charge a key fee.
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Guest Insider Always have the person whose home it is, provide in writing you can give the key to XYZ and require an ID.
Even though you matched numbers and saw a text- you don’t have any of that documentation.
But look, if what he said was truly destroyed or taken- then he will actually follow up. When police get involved and they don’t follow through. Likely not true and he didn’t realize the depths you would go through to validate his story.
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Guest Insider Never release a key to anyone but the lease holder. Put the responsibility on them to provide access to anyone else.
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Guest Insider I don't even give a key to an emergency contact. I have to have direct permission from the resident.
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Mark Tanguay Key? I don't even confirm if someone even lives there. The only person ever allowed in the apartment, escorted, is the emergency pet contact, if the resident cannot be reached, to retrieve a pet, and most of the time I will require them to contact the local police to do a welfare check, where I personally unlock the door to let the police in while I stay outside, and I lock it afterward.
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Is your property management company drowning in reactive maintenance? Are surprise repairs, breakdowns, and frustrated residents eating away at your resources, budget, and bottom line? The good news is, there's a smarter way to manage your maintenance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we approach maintenance, ushering in an era of proactive problem-solving and optimized operations.Embrace the Power of DataImagine having a c ...

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We audited one of our student housing portfolios a few months back (about 12 properties), and identified ~$50,000-70,000 / year in bloated ad spend. If you are looking to do the same and potentially cut ad spend, read on…We started by implementing a CRM to track things like lead source, and lead stage in the pipeline. Powerful optimizations begin with good data. Once we'd collected a year's worth of data, we were able to do some actual analysis o ...

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I have a client wanting to reduce fraud. (Isn’t everyone!)
I’ve used Checkpoint ID but had complaints with them manually verifying id’s (they did nothing) and the app not working when scanning id’s. Is there a good alternative?
Thinking of going with Snappt for POI verification. Are they the...

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Jamie Phillips Have you looked into Verifast?
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Debbie Nicholson-Erwin Payscore is the best solution out there!
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Guest Insider We use Snappt and it’s very good at catching anything fishy! They do their best to stay ahead of the “scammers”
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Guest Insider Look at Docuverus. Its a great product and has worked well for us
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Guest Insider We use snapped for ID verification and document verification
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Guest Insider RealPage just released their identity and income verification, IDVp or IV: ID Verification Premium or Income Verification. It’s as if checkpointID, Vero and Snappt were all combined. Definitely worth checking out!
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Anne Williams Docuverus
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Sharon Donley Approved Shield has been amazing. Reduced delinquency which reduced bad debt.
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Madeline Nash Umbrello!!
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Guest Insider Nothing is 100% we still need to double check everything.
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Guest Insider Verifast is amazing!
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This is very interesting article, in my opinion. I would imagine that most in this group would tackle things differently than Vienna, but the reality is that there are some very strong alignments, such as understanding that affordability is a supply-driven situation and that we need more development in many markets. For example:𝐴𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑒𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑡. 𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑡 𝑔𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔... Show more

Could Vienna’s approach to affordable housing work in California? | Housing | The Guardian

Housing costs and homelessness are on the rise in California. In the Austrian capital, people of all income levels live in subsidised housing – and…

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Do you know where your data comes from? Not all data is the same. How it's pulled can result in varying (and potentially unpredictable) outcomes–one of the more unpleasant being private data sharing. Using ethically sourced data ensures compliance and precision in your comp reporting and market surveys. Unlike private and semi-private data, market insights from ethical sources are clean, accurate, and unassociated with antitrust litigations. Own ...

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What is the most important factor for you when deciding to attend an industry conference?

What is the most important factor for you when deciding to attend an industry conference?
Guest Insider Great poll, but where is the option for all of the above? All of these are pretty important.
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Adrian C Danila Great question! LinkedIn limits the answer options to 4, unfortunately.
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Guest Insider I agree that all of these are important.
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Security remains a paramount concern for management and ownership groups alike in this quarter's Multifamily Crime Poll. Let's delve into the key findings and uncover what they mean for property security strategies.Package Theft: On the RiseOne of the standout revelations from our latest poll is the prevalence of package theft. A significant portion of respondents—60.9% to be precise—reported that package theft either increased or surged signific ...

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The multifamily space is undergoing a rapid evolution and transformation fueled by tech-based features and services that require seamless WiFi connectivity. From self-guided tours and digital payment solutions to smart-home technologies and remote work capabilities, a reliable internet connection is critical. However, delivering end-to-end connectivity involves more than simply setting up routers and access points. It demands a comprehensive appr ...

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We have predominantly Spanish communities, and looking for recommendations on apps/ tools you all use to translate for prospects/residents for those of us who are not bilingual?

Joelis Barandica-Rodriguez Here are a couple of suggestions for you: iTranslate: iTranslate is a user-friendly translation app that offers text and voice translation, as well as website translation and a dictionary feature
SayHi: SayHi is a translation app that allows users to speak or type in one language and have it translated into another. It supports Spanish and many other languages.
Babylon Translator: Babylon offers text and voice translation, as well as a dictionary and language learning features. It can be useful for quick translations in various contexts.
Papago: Papago is a translation app developed by Naver, which provides accurate translations between multiple languages, including Spanish. It also offers features like text recognition and conversation mode.
DeepL: DeepL is known for its high-quality translations and offers text translation between various languages, including Spanish. It's particularly useful for translating longer texts.
Hope that helps
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Miles Scruggs This puts you in a bit of a corner. Now the translation being correct is your responsibility. Also what happens when someone from a local tribe in the Amazon comes in and requests the same service for their language?
We’ve found that most people that have made it this far are incredibly resourceful.
Being helpful is one thing but it can lead to a: no good deed goes unpunished, if you aren’t careful.
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Guest Insider Thatkey. It’s a texting app that you can select any language.
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Guest Insider Thanks for your recommendation!
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Guest Insider wait. Is that an add on feature or standard. I’ve never seen it.
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Guest Insider click on little globe icon under text box and it will do any language.
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Reba Shahan I am thinking this could potentially be a fair housing nightmare.
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Janice Quill I had them bring their own translator. I had them provide identification. I made the translator sign an addendum that they were taking responsibility for ensuring that the prospective resident understood all terms of the lease in its entirety. I had the prospect sign a document that they chose the interpreter and agreed to the lease in its entirety and they take responsibility for their chosen translator. Something like this takes the liability away from your company, and puts the responsibility on the resident.
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Guest Insider Key Texting translates into 49 languages - including Spanish.
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Guest Insider If you want to have a quick chat our team can share how our clients can communicate in all languages. It's a huge separating factor for your communities for sure. [email protected] keytexting.com
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