Major household appliances are usually—unlike so many things these days—built to last.  So when your refrigerator stops working or your washing machine breaks down, you could save money repairing it yourself or with the help of a professional.  Below are some tips to do-it-yourself repair, knowing when to call a professional, and when to throw [...]

Earlier this year, Google announced its (Facebook competitor) social sharing site, Google+. It has been  a long time coming, but finally the Google+ profile platform is available for companies, brands, and everybody else. To get a little background info on Google+, please read our earlier article, Google+ For Multifamily: What You Need To Know. To [...]

Gen Y-ers are moving out of the dorms (and out of their parents basements) and into apartments. This group, which comprises renters between the ages of 18 and 28, forms a large portion of the new apartment renters out there and there are tens of thousands more that enter the rental market each year. This [...]

Marketing is a tough but vital part of running a successful apartment complex – and not all property managers take advantage of the inexpensive (if not free) marketing tools out there. Here are ten quick tips to get you started marketing your apartment complex that can help save money and increase visibility and ultimately – [...]

Perhaps you’ve been avidly watching Facebook’s recent developments, or perhaps this is news – but either way brace yourselves: Facebook has already changed dramatically for developers and will soon do the same for user profiles and company fan pages. What’s up next? Facebook Timelines! As a picture is worth a thousand words, let’s start there: [...]

Two Birds, One Green Stone Once in a (VERY) great while, the interests of activists and businesspeople align.  One such miraculous alignment has emerged recently in the apartment industry:   increasing energy efficiency of buildings, to the mutual benefit of the planet and whoever is paying the electric bills. With many ways for buildings to reduce [...]

I’ve heard it said that a post-climate change world will require a much less materialistic culture, fewer “things” per person.  If that’s the case, you might want to grab these items before they disappear like so much ozone.  Sure, you’ve never given them a second thought—maybe you’ve never even heard of them.  But as a [...]

A chore chart is a great way to make sure that all of your roommates pitch in when dealing with the common areas. In order to make a chart, you’ll need to sit down with your roommates and decide which tasks you’ll individually be responsible for and which one’s you’ll work on together. If you’re [...]

As anyone who has searched for one knows, choosing an apartment is a big decision. Apartment hunters want as much information as they can get to help them locate the ideal place and technology gives them more ways than ever to find it.  Here are five trends shaping the way renters find apartments in the [...]

Using social media is a great way for companies to reach out to and connect with their clients. In the realm of apartment rentals, multifamily companies often use social networking tools, such as Facebook and Twitter to advertise and contact new and current tenants. There’s a new social networking tool out there and already its [...]