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Occupancy Solutions, LLC Successfully Brings Client Occupancy Rate from 54% to 100% in Just Two Months
One thing we see overlooked often at OccupancySolutions.com is mobile accessibility. Once considered a secondary aspect of marketing your community brand, mobile availability is more important today than ever and this importance is only expected to grow as time goes on. Nearly 60% of all website traffic comes through mobile devices, more than half of all organic visitors, and you want a website that will cater to those you want to experience it most.
One of the biggest challenges property managers face is how to take qualified leads and turn them into occupants. One of the most common qualified lead is when a potential occupant calls you to learn about your rental. This is a huge opportunity and you have to use some clever sales expertise to convert that call into a property tour then ultimately to fill a vacancy. Here are some tips on how to convert your calls into a tour.
Fall is the beginning of the slow season in real estate. However, there are still plenty of potential residents that are looking for a new home. So it’s a great time to review your marketing strategy and add some seasonal marketing. Seasonal marketing is a perfect way to showcase your community’s unique personality and attract your ideal renters. Here are five fall marketing ideas to get you started.
The key to any successful business is communication. Improving your team’s communication and developing a sense of teamwork can help you improve processes, tap expertise, and streamline your workload. Here are some ways to develop good communication among your staff.
Forming a lasting relationship with your new occupant means both parties will have a vested interest in each other’s success. What this means for the landlord is that an occupant is less likely to avoid making their monthly payment, maintain the property, and is more willing to come forward in as soon as possible to warn about developing issues. One of the best ways to establish a good relationship from the start is with a welcome package. Here are five simple things to include:
In today’s digital world, people are more likely to take to the internet to find their next residence than they are to pick up a brochure or search in a newspaper. What this means for community management teams is a need to go where the trends go, and a way to market your community in today’s world of all things digital. 5 ways to market your community in a digital world are:
For community management teams, Facebook is a tool you cannot afford to let go. While some may be wary of taking to social media, this tech savvy modern age we’re living in disallows ignoring social media if you don’t wish to fall behind the competition. Facebook is well known for its marketing power, but did you know that it’s just as powerful for building a sense of community as well?
At OccupancySolutions.com, we know that a newsletter is a pretty great simple way to connect with your community. However, only a newsletter they’ll want to read is going to have the effect you’re looking for. So, how do you go about creating a newsletter that does what you want it to do? One option is asking around the community and gauging the interest of residents, seeing what they’re interested in and what you can incorporate into a newsletter format. A few other content pieces you may wish to include for an interesting newsletter include:
A big part of community management is establishing your personality as a community and using that personality to help you in standing out from the competition. Community management is a highly competitive industry in most areas, and you want your prospective residents to lease with you rather than checking out the other guy. 4 ways to stand out from your competition are:
One of the most important parts of resident retention is the relationship you hold with your residents. If residents don’t get along with or feel good about management, they’re less likely to feel loyal or content with their current living situation. Building this type of rapport not only keeps residents renewing their leases, but it also makes them more likely to tell others about your community and market for you as a first hand experience resource. 4 steps to building better resident relationships are:
When it comes to community marketing and branding, Instagram is becoming something of a big deal. Instagram is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing social media platforms, and this means that if you want to place your community where the people are, you’ll want to consider placing it front and center on Instagram. Instagram is a photograph based social media platform, and where you’re going to be placing most of the meat, in terms of your content, will be in your pictures. So, how do you ensure the photos you’re taking are Instagram worthy?
Marketing outreach for your community doesn’t need to be particularly expensive or excessively time consuming. Getting the word out there really just takes a little creative and out-of-the-box thinking. 5 low-cost marketing ideas for your community are:
When you stage a touring residence, you’re providing a space that will allow touring prospects a way to see your residence as their new home. For this reason, staging is important in showing visitors the potential of a space, and staging a residence doesn’t need to be difficult or expensive. 5 low cost ideas for staging a touring residence are:
Residence staging presents a really unique opportunity. The prospects you’re touring around your community have most likely toured other communities within the area, carefully picking and choosing before they choose the option that is best for them. With residence staging, you can give your residence the benefit of bringing the big “wow”, and looking like a place that is easy to call home. Staging can be accomplished in all sorts of ways, with plenty of low-cost options available, and one way to make a big impression is to stage along with the season.
When prospective community members come for a visit or tour, your sample or show residence is what is really going to make the final call. When they see this residence, they’ll know right away whether they’re seriously interested in leasing with you, or whether your community may not be for them. For summer tours and visits, these residences should be staged for the season, and there are a few ways to stage specifically for the hot weather months.
Social media is a resource that should never go to waste when it comes to marketing your community. When deciding on what platforms to prioritize, look to where the people go, and one of the biggest platforms on the rise right now is Instagram. A photo says a thousand words, which gives you a lot to communicate with the photo-based platform. 5 tips for community marketing with Instagram are:
Community management teams are in a unique position. It’s not your usual 9 to 5 job, and many community managers live on the same properties they’re in charge of. Frequent phones buzzing, emails coming in, and employees with this question or that can begin to take its toll on even the most seasoned team leader. What you don’t want to experience is burnout, and 4 tips for managing a work life balance in community management are:
In just about any community, you’re bound to have those of many different lifestyles living within close proximity to one another in their residences. What this means is that conflicts are bound to come up from time to time, and those managing the community should know how to diffuse this tension and practice healthy conflict resolution. In an ideal scenario, you will walk away with a satisfying answer for both parties experiencing conflict, as well as for you and your management team. 3 simple tips for resolving community conflicts are:
During the busy season, it’s a good idea to review your lease agreements. One clause that has become more important in recent years is a clause about subletting. With the growing popularity of crowd sourced vacation rentals through websites like AirBnb, FlipKey, and VBRO, property managers need to make sure they are protected.
