Posts about Multifamily

• If you lived here you’d be home by now

  

  It’s Friday afternoon. Your car is in a sea of traffic, slowly slogging its way out of an overcrowded city. And just ahead, on the side of the busy road, you see a row of well-maintained apartments next to a billboard...

• Today’s Digital Customer Base

  

  Before the internet, if you needed to get in touch with your property manager, you picked up the phone or marched down to the front desk in person. Obviously, all of that has changed for today’s renters and...

• Multifamily Real Estate as Investment: A Client Perspective on 2018

  

    Mark M. Caplan We recently sat down with Mark Caplan, WPM Real Estate Management’s Chairman – who is also an investor in multifamily real estate and is a large client of the firm...

• 10 Things to Think About Before A Long Vacation

  

  Whether you spend a lot or a little on vacation, the last thing you want on your return is to be greeted with a costly repair problem. Even a simple mistake, if left unchecked, can lead to major repairs. That’s...

• 6 Tips for Pool Safety This Summer

  

  Swimming pools are an enjoyable amenity for apartment communities, condominium associations and homeowner associations alike. However, if not managed and maintained carefully, they can pose great liability. Follow these...

• Building Smarter Buildings

  

  The day to day demands of a property manager’s job are many: Nancy is cold again!   Quick, go fix that heater! The toilet is stopped in the accounting department!   Oh no! Gotta check that...

• Student Housing: 12 Months of Rent for 10 Months of Occupancy

  

  Why do student housing units usually require college students to sign a 12-month lease, when students will only occupy the unit for the 10-month academic school year? WPM Regional Property Manager Karen Houston...

• Invest in Your Roof

  

    One of the most important activities property managers and maintenance superintendents can perform to protect commercial and large residential facilities is a  regular and thorough inspection of their...

• Online Reputation Management

  

  How do you manage your community’s online reputation? The answer may surprise you. Brent Gratton, Director of Multimedia Marketing & Communications “When property management...

• Targeting and Re-Targeting, A Savvy Approach to Internet Marketing

  

  Did you catch the latest episode of  Grey’s Anatomy ? If you did, you may have noticed something about the commercials that interrupt the drama: they advertise products most often purchased by women, such as face...