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Quick Wins for Property Managers Learn how an answering service for property management can deliver quick wins for Property Managers

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Quick Wins for Property ManagersLearn how an answering service for property management can deliver quick wins for Property Managers

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Daily Life of a Property Manager

• Emergencies• Paperwork• Complaints• Maintenance

• Staffing• Scheduling• Appointments• Billing

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The Daily Challenge

Satisfy the needs of Tenants and The Company

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More than Managing Properties

Property managers don’t “just” manage buildings

• Incredible responsibility – wearing multiple hats including customer service.

• Manage tenant’s requests, needs, wants, complaints, and emergencies.

• Issues range from tiny to serious like bursting pipes.

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Managing Tenant’s Expectations

The best strategy—take every call as an important call.

• Tenants expect to be heard.

• Address the issue upfront.

• Letting issues linger can cause more challenges down the road.

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Clear Communication

Communication—A key factor to successfully manage properties.

• Establish processes for managing tenant calls.

• Train your staff for a consistent experience.

• Continuously improve processes to create a better tenant experience.

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The Importance of Quality Staffing

Maintaining quality staffing is a major challenge for most property managers

• Turnover can make it difficult to maintain quality of service.

• Finding quality staff can be difficult and expensive.

• Make sure your staff have the “soft skills” to manage tenants’ calls.

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Have a PartnerA property management answering service provides a quick

win for property managers.

24-Hour Support Consistent Connection with Tenants

Call Management

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Sounds Great, Right?

Not all answering services have experience with property management.

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Sounds Great, Right?

Not all answering services have experience with property management.

• An experienced answering service will save you time and money.

• Will add value to your current processes.

• Reduce stress (IMPORTANT!)

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What About Cost?

Your personal answering service is affordable.

• Don’t pay setup fees.

• Pay only for live-agent talk time. Pay for what you use.

• Verify any additional fees before starting.

• Ask if a contract is required.

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Quick Win for Property Managers

Recap•Manage Tenants’

Expectations•Clear

Communication•Quality Staffing

• Consider a property management answering service to manage your tenant’s calls.• Ask Questions.• Verify Industry Experience.• Ask for Referrals.