I DO like being a STEP BEHIND.....NO, I'm not in Dale Jr's entourage.......I just know my "comfort zone" for how I conduct my business.
I have been mentoring several local newbie property managers for the last several years. One group has expanded their business and NOW I am following them in the number of properties and clients I manage.
For the last several years, we have had the same property management software, website provider, used the same service vendors. NOW they have now out-grown all of those AND they want to "do it in the CLOUD".
I'm fine with pencil and paper * although they are my Vera Bradley BIG spiral notebooks with accompanying design pencils * I can still write notes and carry my camera and phone with me when I tour properties.
They have tried to do VIRTUAL TOURS for their properties when they were vacant and only have about 25% of their properties done because of logistic issues with the virtual tour photo company. I've never considered this presentation format as I want the "continuity of presentation" on my website.
Meanwhile * I have focused on getting GOOD photos of all of my properties when they become VACANT and I have floor plans of 99% of them.
They have now OUT grown our original property management software provider and website host and are jumping to THE CLOUD for these two functions. They have been struggling with this "upgrade", do year-in owner financial reporting AND getting new business.
Time is the component that they did not figure on making AN INVESTMENT in when they started their UPgrade process. Meanwhile, I have done three property presentations in the last 5 days, gotten my 1099s out 10 days early, taken photos of 2 properties that just became vacant AND I continue to blog and post comments DAILY on ActiveRain.
I'll continue to follow them....until I need to cut in line at the bank!
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