For those managing a community, maintaining a healthy work/life balance can be difficult. While you can be your best manager when you’ve had the rest and relaxation needed to keep the job fresh, it can be quite hard to get just that rest and relaxation you need, while also keeping yourself available to those living in the community you’re trying to keep managed. Making yourself available to residents is always a great idea if you’re looking to retain them and attract new prospective new residents, but you’ll want to make sure you set aside time for you as well.

If you live within the community you’re managing, this can be even more difficult, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Being always present to your residents can cause you to tip your work/life balance scales heavily in favor of the work side, but taking the steps to ensure time for your own life is important to maintaining a great management strategy. In these instances, it’s best to set aside a separate management Email account, as well as management hours, to allow residents a way to know just when you’re available for community needs, and when you’re setting aside a little time for your own life.

For those that live outside of their communities, maintaining a healthy work/life balance may be a little easier. Because you live separately from your residents, you can use physical distance as a way to keep your own life in check, allowing you an simpler way to keep your work at work, and your personal life at home.

At Occupancy Solutions, we are well aware of the importance of maintaining a healthy work/life balance if you’re a community manager. While finding just where that balance point may be can be difficult, it’s worth searching for if you’re looking to do your best at maintaining and managing your community and your residents. For more information regarding maintaining your own work/life balance, simply contact us at Occupancy Solutions today to get started.