New course educates operators of Affordable Housing Communities on latest techniques and tools to achieve marketing success

AUGUSTA, GA, July 21, 2014 -- Grace Hill, Inc., the leading provider of online education and learning management solutions for the multifamily housing industry, has announced the addition of a new online training course, Marketing for Affordable Communities, to it’s robust catalog of online education for multifamily housing professionals.

“The multifamily industry is changing and affordable housing communities need to adapt to stay competitive,” said Kara Rice, Chief Information Officer for Grace Hill, Inc. “We are pleased to have partnered with affordable housing expert, Elaine Simpson, of Occupancy Solutions, LLC, to bring this course to market and assist our clients with training their associates on the latest marketing techniques for their communities.”

“We are honored to have partnered with Grace Hill on such an important course,” commented Elaine Simpson, founder of Occupancy Solutions, LLC. “In the Affordable market, the focus is often on compliance, which is very important, but if you don’t have prospective renters coming to your community then you don’t need compliance. This course teaches effective, low to no cost marketing strategies for targeting those who meet Affordable housing requirements.”

“Marketing for Affordable Communities” is a 2-hour online course designed to educate property management associates who operate affordable housing communities on the latest techniques and tools to achieve marketing success. Now available online atgracehill.com this course is just one in a comprehensive course catalog offered by Grace Hill. All Grace Hill courses offer a variety of resources enhancing the learning experience including downloadable workbooks, interactive exercises and pre/post test quizzes to measure knowledge gain.

About Grace Hill, Inc.: 
Grace Hill, Inc. is a privately held company founded in November, 1998 and headquartered in Augusta, GA.  Grace Hill, Inc. is the multifamily industry’s leading provider of state-of-the-art online education, providing training alternatives that significantly reduce the overhead of educating employees and clients.  In addition to offering various course titles to the public via the Apartment Management Learning Center, Grace Hill’s in-house development team creates customized training solutions for individual clients, including property owners, managers and suppliers. The company also offers a custom-built, private-label Learning Management System, Vision.  For more information, call toll free (866) GRACEHILL (866-472-2344) or visit www.gracehill.com.

About Occupancy Solutions, LLC:
With over 27 years of experience in the multifamily industry, Occupancy Solutions, LLC provides operations, marketing, leasing, training and consulting services for multifamily professionals of market rate, senior and affordable housing communities throughout the United States. Occupancy Solutions assists communities by providing proven, cost-effective techniques and strategies that achieve increased occupancy, improve resident retention, minimize expenses and increase net operating income. Ms. Simpson is a national speaker focusing on property management best practices including leasing, marketing, customer service, time management and Fair Housing. Ms. Simpson is a licensed real estate broker, a Certified Senior Real Estate Specialist, an Accredited Resident Manager, an NAA EI Faculty member and a Certified Assisted Housing Manager. Occupancy Solutions is proud to be a Women Business Enterprise Network certified business. Let Occupancy Solutions create solutions for your community. To learn more about the vast range of services Occupancy Solutions can provide, please contact us today.