Maintenance Organizational Models

June 9, 2025
How to Do More With Less?

Hell Yes to Speed and Consistency: How Kelly Brooks Turned Renovation into a Data Business

October 13, 2025
Kelly Brooks turned renovations into a disciplined, data-driven machine—delivering speed, consistency, and design that give customers true peace of mind.

Getting to Hell Yes with Dan Oltersdorf: Building Success by Taking Work Off Your Plate

October 6, 2025
Passion fuels resilience and creativity. When work excites you, it energizes and improves outcomes; fake interest only drains energy and reduces results over time.

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.

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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
To lock in maintenance gains, define focused KPIs that align every role with NOI. The right metrics drive action, accountability, and shared success. Build visible dashboards, coach from data, and avoid overload to turn maintenance into a true 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.

The Final Step in Maintenance Maturity: Prescriptive Operations

July 8, 2025
Prescriptive operations turn maintenance from reactive to strategic by using data to recommend precise actions. Tackle your top cost drivers first. This approach streamlines resources, cuts costs, and extends asset life—turning maintenance into a true value driver.

From Centralized Vision to Daily Execution: Building Maintenance Playbooks That Work

June 30, 2025
Keep playbooks simple and visual—photos, checklists, easy access. Update quarterly. Start with your top three issues to build clarity and consistent execution.

Rebuilding the Maintenance Resident Experience From the Inside Out

June 25, 2025
Stop losing NOI to maintenance chaos. Learn how property managers are boosting resident satisfaction and cutting costs by rebuilding operations from the inside out—no smart tech needed. Get the proven framework to turn reactive maintenance into proactive confidence.

More With Less: Understanding the 1:100 Staffing Assumption

June 13, 2025
This article breaks down the “1:100 staffing assumption” in property maintenance and why it no longer works in today’s environment. Instead of simply hiring more technicians, it explores how property managers can reduce demand—through better retention, fewer service calls, and improved workflows—to unlock capacity and cut costs.

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