In with the New: 3 Tips for a Successful 2020

Happy 2020! As we enter a new year, now is the perfect time to leave old work methods behind and find new, innovative ways to work smarter, not harder, to be successful. Here are three tips to consider to make this next decade the best ever!

Streamline your workload

If you’re still manually processing invoices and payments, as well as your own operating expenses (insurance, maintenance, taxes, etc.), you’re losing valuable time! Consider managing your administrative tasks electronically — from rent and vacancy tracking to contracts and insurance management. Software solutions such as Appfolio Property Manager, Buildium Property Management Software and Rentec Direct can help you track and organize payments, tenants and more, giving you the time you need to take care of other important matters.

Find qualified prospects faster

Few things are more unproductive and frustrating than screening and dealing with calls and emails from unqualified tenants. Even if your listing outlines your criteria clearly, these tire-kickers are a waste of your time and energy. Find qualified prospects faster and easier, as well as save yourself some time (and a lot of headaches) by quickly weeding out sub-par applicants. One of the easiest ways to do this is by creating a Google Form survey that prospective tenants must complete to be considered. This video shows you how to build one of these forms to add to your listings.

Get Smart

We’ve written about the value-added benefits of smart technology before so — if you haven’t already integrated this into your properties — it’s time to jump into the digital world and take advantage of all it has to offer. Adding smart technology systems — such as energy conservation, tenant communication, security, and cloud-sharing — to your properties, not only saves you time and money but it can give you a definitive edge over your competition.