In 2014, what did you learn about your laundry contracts? Are you receiving the maximum revenue shares?
For 2015, what shifts/changes are you planning for your resident laundry rooms/services?

Do you own your laundry equipment or rent it? What are the pros/cons?

From your point of view, which laundry companies are you most impressed with? Are they responsive to your particular service/repair needs? Do they respond quickly to your E-mail/phone requests?

Related to laundry equipment/services, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?
Industry Knowledge, Laundry Equipment & Services: http://tinyurl.com/on2knmk

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I would like to invite you to join a free thought-leadership MultifamilyBiz.com PowerHour webcast on Wednesday, March 18th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/New York time—with a focus on *Selecting Sterling Industry Suppliers & Vendors*.

This is our 236th industry educational webcast since 1995.

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Patricia McLoughlin

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During this 60-minute webcast we will be discussing the points below plus fielding your specific questions:

#1. What are the pros and cons for employing internal maintenance teams versus engaging with external vendors?

#2. Why should you include work-field tests and pilot programs in your decision-making process to obtain key indications for selecting the best vendors?

#3. Why is a selection summary point scoring system used when hiring new internal maintenance team members? How can a selection summary help you contract with the right external vendors?

#4. What are the key questions to ask when partnering your internal maintenance resources along with your external vendors?

#5. What important areas should you focus on with RFPs [request for proposals] and vendor compliance plus background checks?

Registration Information

When: Wednesday, March 18th.

Please note, the above MultifamilyBiz.com PowerHour starts at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/New York/Toronto time, which is

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Fee: No charge

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Recording is available after the MultifamilyBiz.com PowerHour but you must register for this webcast to receive it.

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Register for 15-point audio course about Ancillary Income, http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/ancillaryincome

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Would you like to acquire other property management companies and increase your monthly revenue and profitability, http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/banking.html#buysell

In 2014, did you improve the way your floor plans are presented on your website? Are your online floor plans a nice way to give a virtual tour to potential future residents?
For 2015, do you plan to upgrade the way you are showcasing your floor plans online and/or in print?

From your point of view, which floor plan design companies are you most impressed with? Are they responsive to your particular needs? Do they respond quickly to your E-mail/phone requests?

Related to improving your floor plan presentation, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?Industry Knowledge, Floor Plans: http://tinyurl.com/kycvtaf

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In 2014, did you incur any Fair Housing litigation or legal penalties/fines? How did it go? Did it cause any shift in the way you are training those on your team? Are you also giving Fair Housing training to those on your maintenance teams?

For 2015, what shifts/changes do you expect to make—focused on Fair Housing employee training and enforcement? What are those on your C-level of leadership doing to support your Fair Housing requirements?

Related to Fair Housing laws and penalties, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?
Industry Knowledge, Fair Housing: http://tinyurl.com/odm2h4k

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 Doris Schweppe
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SmartMatch Alliances – the book

From the book, SmartMatch Alliances,
[ http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/smartmatchalliances.html ]
let’s focus on the power of alliances as it relates to growing your business development success.

Some questions to consider—regarding SmartMatch Alliances, on pages 41-56:

#1. How and where do you find the perfect alliance partners? In reverse, what makes you and your property management company the perfect alliance partner?

#2. What important industry news and trends about alliance partners are the most critical to be tracking?

#3. How will you prepare for your first meeting with a potential alliance partner? What will you be covering during this first meeting? How will you know—you have found the best alliance partner for you and your property management company?

The formula for SmartMatch Alliances is this…

Charging more PM fees + earning more profits + attracting better prospects/leads = more fun + maximizing your business development success.

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Doris Schweppe
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With a focus on the steps for growing your property management revenue—come join our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy specifically focused on property management G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses] surf here, http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm

During the PowerHour educational webinar below, focused on furnished/serviced apartments—the following key points/areas are covered:

#1. Why is pre-meeting prep key to selling more furnished/serviced apartments suites?

#2. What are the best-practices for pre-meeting prep and research? What kind of pre-meeting prep, are the very best in our industry doing?

#3. After a meeting with a prospective decision-maker what happens next with your pre-meeting prep?

To be invited to future/upcoming free PowerHour educational webinars, please join the 3 largest LinkedIn groups in the world with 3,900+ industry leaders:

• Corporate Housing Sales Success: http://tinyurl.com/m286tl2
• Furnished Apartment Success, Driving More Revenue: http://tinyurl.com/knttxnu
• Corporate Housing Professionals: http://tinyurl.com/mn6s9ek

Since 1995, to attend and participate in a live monthly educational PowerHour webinar is always free and you can register here http://www.powerhour.com/corporatehousing/webinars.html

To purchase a PowerHour corporate housing & serviced apartment webinar for 24/7/365 training and learning access—focused on furnished/serviced apartment success, please complete the form on this page, http://www.powerhour.com/corporatehousing/webinars.html#listofwebinars

To learn more about this topic and to read the news, trends and ideas being shared by industry leaders—join the discussion thread below~with 110+ posts.

Industry Knowledge, Furnished Apartments & Corporate Housing
http://tinyurl.com/k7t38xn

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Doris Schweppe
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Furnished Apartment News & Industry Trends, http://www.powerhourseo.com/corporatehousing/news/index.htmlBased on group size we’re #177 of 2,112,045 worldwide LinkedIn groups with 120,000+ leaders who are part of our 20 LinkedIn groups.

In 2014, what kind of success did you enjoy tied to your cost segregation tax strategies? How did it work out? What kind of financial savings did you see/receive?
For 2015, what shifts/changes do you expect to make—focused on your tax plans and cost segregation?
From your point of view, which cost segregation tax firms are you most impressed with?
Related to cost segregation tax strategies, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Cost Segregation Tax Strategies: http://tinyurl.com/ld9bsbp

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From 2014, what affordable housing trends did you see?
Going into 2015, what shifts/changes are you making in the way you manage your affordable housing properties?

Industry Knowledge, Affordable Housing: http://tinyurl.com/lwg859r

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Interesting article and trends about renters and their pets, yes?

Urban Renters With Pets Pay More Rent: http://tinyurl.com/lfd748z

You will find more property management industry posts here,https://twitter.com/hashtag/propertymanagementcoach

Related to pets, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Pet Policies & Safety: http://tinyurl.com/patd5kg

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For our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy members, on Tuesday, February 3rd—we are going to be covering the key points below:

#1. What is an educational property management webcast? Who gets invited? How are topics selected?

#2. How do educational webcasts help you engage with new leads/prospects who would like to hire your property management company? How does this kind of educational webcast help you showcase your industry expertise and thought-leadership position, setting you above/apart from your direct competitors?

#3. What are the 18 best ways to develop great new prospects for those in need of your property management services and to expand your successful business development? For this week, we are going to cover #9.

#4. Bonus sales point…negotiating strategy #50 ==>> Handling the first offer.

Please listen to the audio leadership newsletter that is sent each Monday~as prep.

We’re looking forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday—for our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy Open-Mic, with a continued focus on G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses].

Your PowerHour Leadership Academy Coaches,
Ernest  and  John
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In 2014, what kind of ancillary income did you create/enjoy? Did it go—as well as planned/expected? For 2015, what is your focus for ancillary income? What will you be adding that is new/different?

Related to ancillary income, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Ancillary Income: http://tinyurl.com/ll5snxk

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Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
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With a focus on the steps for growing your property management revenue—come join our weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy specifically focused on property management GRACE [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses] surf here, http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm

Always appreciate the property management industry insight and expertise shared by John Wilhot, http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwilhoit

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Have you seen/surfed John’s two websites below?

John’s flagship website, http://multifamilyinsight.com

John’s weekly blog, http://multifamilyinsight.net

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Have you read John’s two books?

Multifamily Insight, http://tinyurl.com/lltbev7

How To Read A Rent Roll, http://tinyurl.com/qaawe7n

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Have you seen John’s 85+ posts/blogs on the url below?

Industry Knowledge, Wilhoit's Words of Wisdom: http://tinyurl.com/lkvsyxy

Would you like to ask John a question related to your property management success?

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I would like to invite you to join a free thought-leadership PowerHour webcast on Wednesday, January 21st at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/New York time—with a focus on Multifamily Acquisitions—Chapter 1. 

This is our 232rd industry educational webcast since 1995.

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This lively discussion will focus on Chapter 1 from the book, Multifamily Insight. This LIVE, fast-paced free PowerHour webcast focuses on Chapter 1 of John’s book about how to build wealth through buying and managing the right multifamily assets in the right markets.

We will be covering Chapter 1 so please read pages 1-44 prior to the webcast. To purchase the book on Amazon, please surf here: http://tinyurl.com/lltbev7

During this webcast we will be discussing the points below plus fielding your specific questions:

#1. What are the 5 biggest mistakes that buyers of multifamily buildings make? [page 1]

#2. Why is it important to know your exit strategy *before* you buy a multifamily asset? [page 7]

#3. What are 5 ways savvy investors make money in the multifamily sector? [page 22]

#4. What are the 7 most important questions to ask, to validate multifamily rental income? [page 33 plus content shared from the book How To Read A Rent Roll, http://tinyurl.com/qaawe7n ]

Registration Information
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When: Wednesday, January 21st.

Please note, the above PowerHour webcast starts at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/New York/Toronto time, which is

.12:00 p.m. Central/Dallas/Winnipeg time
.11:00 a.m. Mountain/Denver/Calgary time
.10:00 a.m. Pacific/San Francisco/Vancouver time
.6:00 p.m. GMT/London time

Fee: No charge

To register, please complete the form that is on the right hand side of the page, on the url below:
http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/booksandcourses

A special thanks to industry leader and book author, John Wilhoit Jr. and we encourage you to surf his websites below:

John’s book and his 10-CD audio course focused on, How To Read A Rent Roll,http://www.rentrolltriangle.com

John’s live weekly property management leadership academy,http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm

John’s 51+ hours of audio training courses and books,http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/booksandcourses/

John’s flagship website, http://multifamilyinsight.com

John’s weekly blog, http://multifamilyinsight.net

John’s 15-point audio course about Ancillary Income,http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/ancillaryincome

Surf the url below, to see the most recent topics being covered during John’s live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy [http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm ]—specifically for property management leaders who want to grow revenue, add new clients and reduce expenses, with 355+ comments, http://tinyurl.com/kzygyzg

John’s virtual book tour for How To Read A Rent Roll, http://www.rentrolltriangle.com<<== Check the box on the right hand side of the page to join a free live monthly Open-Mic conference call with John to review one new chapter of his book a month.

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To join a leading PM franchise organization—surf here,http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/thinkingbig/#franchiseoptions

In 2014, what success did you enjoy with your utility bill audits? What was your largest refund? For 2015, how many audits are you planning?
Which utility bill audit vendors/suppliers are you most impressed with?
Related to your utility bill audits, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Utility Bill Audits: http://tinyurl.com/n78sydm

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Your take on the article and trends below? What are you seeing in your local Canadian market/city?

Canadians Are Turning Sour On The Housing Market: http://tinyurl.com/omseoyl

To read more about news and trends in Canada–surf below.

Industry Knowledge, Canadian PM Leaders: http://tinyurl.com/l7o2qy9

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Patricia McLoughlin

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In 2014, what did you learn about solar equipment/energy solutions? For 2015, what are your plans for solar energy/power usage?
Which industry vendors/suppliers are you most impressed with related to solar equipment/resources?
Tied to solar energy/power/savings, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team most?

Industry Knowledge, Solar Energy/Power: http://tinyurl.com/nkc6y53

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Patricia McLoughlin

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In 2014, what did you learn about Facebook that was most helpful? What shift will you make going into 2015 that will maximize your engagement/posts?

Related to Facebook, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team most?

Industry Knowledge, Social Media On Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/n7r34xq

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Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Doris Schweppe
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With a focus on the steps for growing your property management revenue—come join our weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy specifically focused on property management GRACE [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses] surf here, http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm

Here are 4 recent posts we’ve made on our PowerHour Facebook company page plus on Twitter:

Smart + affordable housing, always makes sense, http://tinyurl.com/lnbudx4

Love this news! Renter Satisfaction Continues Upward Trend, http://tinyurl.com/l2a8z29

Are Reference Checks Necessary? http://tinyurl.com/omfdcxg Are they? Your take?

Reduce crime? Increase leasing safety? Find 635+ posts here http://tinyurl.com/pmgqplj

Share a recent post/tweet you have made?

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Doris Schweppe
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Any trends in student housing you spotted this year? Any forecasts for student housing going into 2015?
Regarding student housing—any tips/suggestions for managing this specialized sector of rental housing?

Industry Knowledge, Student Housing
http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=36805&type=member&item=69666033&qid=aafe9142-d57e-419c-b04b-2d950707292f&goback=%2Egna_36805

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Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Doris Schweppe
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With a focus on the steps for growing your property management revenue—come join our weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy specifically focused on property management GRACE [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses] surf here, http://powerhourleadershipacademy.com/pm