Moms have taken on new jobs during quarantine for their family - becoming teachers, full-time caregivers, some are sole providers - all the while balancing their anxieties and stress during an unpredictable time and still keeping up with a demanding career in multifamily housing.

How are they meeting the challenges?

I wanted to know, so I reached out to a few of my friends and colleagues in our industry and I’m so excited to share insights from each of them about handling challenges and overcoming obstacles.

This one is for all our property managers and real estate agents. Do you still have a job right now? Are you hoping you’ll have a job after the pandemic? Use these ways to boost your career so that you will thrive in your work and truly future-proof your career! Invest time and energy now, to reap the benefits later. These ideas range from quick and free to a small investment.

Multifamily housing professionals nationwide are being impacted by COVID-19. The strain it has caused many property managers, leasing professionals, regional managers and maintenance technicians has been massive. This webinar is a 12-pack of ideas to help you cope and hope amidst the Coronavirus. Join industry friends Amy Kosnikowski Dilisio, Rommel Anacan, Heather Blume and Barbara Savona for this dose of encouragement and motivation.

It’s no surprise that attention spans today aren’t what they used to be. Studies say that in 1920 the average attention span was 20-minutes. Today? Eight seconds...the same as a goldfish. As a property manager trying to market your apartment community, this fact should stop you in your tracks. Breaking through the noise of day to day life is a real challenge. Twenty years ago, we were just trying to stand out from the competition with nice curb appeal and a good photo in our For Rent ad. But today’s online world has created a new set of complicated problems for apartment marketers. Your community is no longer just competing with other communities. You are competing with EVERYTHING for your customer’s attention.

A lot of time, energy and money are spent on apartment marketing. Most of it (sigh) doesn’t work. 

After working with thousands of multifamily professionals, we’ve seen some patterns emerge. So today we are breaking it down and identifying the top FOUR flaws in apartment marketing…and the way to fix them.

Teachers work seriously hard for the money and I LOVE giving back to them. I’m talking about pairing goodies that give back to teachers and at the same time, attract these hard working professionals to your community. So, let’s think about how you can market to teachers, school districts, and faculty staff.

Q: “Barbara, I've attended several courses that you presented. I have a question for you. With competition being so fierce, do you have any quick tips on best practices when it comes to marketing? Best, Sarah from Indiana."