Maintenance Organizational Models

June 9, 2025
How to Do More With Less?

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Tenant Bill of Rights and Property Management: What 1,000 Unionized Residents Mean for Your Business in 2025 

December 1, 2025
1,000 residents unionized over maintenance delays. Learn what the tenant bill of rights movement means for property managers and how to stay ahead.

Work Order Management: Why Your NTE Limits Are Costing You Thousands 

November 24, 2025
Poor work order management is driving costs up—more than double inflation. Discover how 60-90 seconds of triage can save $65-200 per dispatch.

How Maintenance Revenue Changes Everything: From Cost Center to Profit Driver 

November 17, 2025
The average value of work orders is growing every month and approaching the not-to-exceed (NTE) limit of $250. Without triage, you're funding an escalating expense cycle you can't control.

Owning Operational Excellence

October 29, 2025
To win on brand, service, and culture, we must own operations—through training, leadership, and showing up for the people doing the work.

Rethinking Maintenance Team Structure: Why Budget Season Is the Perfect Time to Align Authority with Accountability

September 29, 2025
Property management companies finalize budgets knowing 10-20% of maintenance expenses will go unspent. But the real problem isn't hiring, it's who controls the budget.

The Business of Property Maintenance: The Tippy 4-Legged Stool

September 29, 2025
Property maintenance is a balancing act. Our panel explores the four legs of the stool—owners, firms, vendors, residents—and why alignment ensures stability.

Stop Choosing Burnout: A Leadership Wake-Up Call for Property Managers

September 22, 2025
While you're posting job openings that nobody applies for, your team is working 60-hour weeks and your residents are leaving one-star reviews.

Air Conditioning in Rental Properties: What Austin’s New Mandate Means for Property Managers

July 22, 2025
Austin's new mandate requires every habitable room to stay 15 degrees below outdoor temperature, but smart property managers are turning this compliance challenge into a competitive advantage.

Measuring What Matters: Compete on Maintenance Experience.

July 15, 2025
Lock in maintenance gains with focused KPIs. Align roles to NOI, use dashboards, coach from data, and avoid overload to create a competitive edge.

Emergency AC Repair Strategy: How Remote Diagnostics Can Save Your Summer Maintenance Season

July 10, 2025
Don't let summer AC emergencies drain your budget and resident goodwill—see how remote diagnostics cuts response time while saving thousands in unnecessary truck rolls.