Author: Alexis Hammond

Building a Single-Family Property Management Business

Although starting your own single-family property management business is risky – and a bit scary – the market holds plenty…

Ten Things You Might Not Know About Today’s Renter

Millions of dollars are spent each year studying the housing market. Buried in the tomes of research, are clues about…

Comparing Single-Family Homes to Multifamily Investments

With CD interest rates historically low, investing in real property is highly appealing today. Deciding whether to invest in single-family…

Four Things You Can Do To Encourage Residents to Use Your Portal

[Updated 7/16/2015] If you’ve recently decided to buy web-based property management software, you’re probably excited about all the tools and…

Happy Halloween: Property Management Horror Stories

From tenants trashing properties to late night “emergency” wake up calls, property managers can sometimes find themselves in some scary…

Are You Focusing or Flailing? Three Tips to Increase Rental Conversion Rates

Let’s face it. Customer service is probably among the top five reasons that consumers are loyal to any business. In…

AppFolio Reports and Letters Overview (Webinar Recap)

Are you making the most of AppFolio’s Reports & Letters features? Today Todd Smith, Sr. Training Manager, hosted a webinar…

Paperless Property Management With AppFolio

Have you ever wondered what the future of leasing would look like? Well the future is here! eHomes of Bakersfield is a real AppFolio customer, and the video below demonstrates how they use AppFolio to create an efficient, smooth, and entirely paperless leasing flow that allows them to quickly fill vacancies with ideal residents while saving time and money in the process.

AppFolio Marketing Campaigns (Webinar Recap)

Today, we hosted a webinar about our awesome new Marketing Campaigns functionality featuring Todd Smith, Sr. Training Manager at AppFolio….

Vacation Planning for Single-Family Property Managers

Property managers just starting out – and those operating with a limited staff – often feel like they can’t afford to go on vacation. It isn’t the money – it’s worrying that some catastrophe will show up just as you board the plane or drive beyond the city limit sign.