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Posts by David Dell

Dealing with Impostor Syndrome

Dealing with Impostor Syndrome

You ever thought to yourself, "I think I might be in over my head here" while in an important meeting? How about you are in a strategy session with your peers and higher-ups and maybe understood half of what was said? Or what about those dreams where you are in public...

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Activating the Millennial New Home Buyer

Activating the Millennial New Home Buyer

Millennials are the nut everyone is trying to crack now.  This article by John McManus of Builder Magazine is probably the most exhaustive in research I have seen as of late. However, it seems that all Housing Industry related articles tend to miss out on how to take...

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Consumer Information is King

Consumer Information is King

Today's consumer is getting more and more informed. Between Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, JD Powers & other survey sources your customers are learning about you from your past customers. Customers who sadly are not always getting the most reliable information or as...

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Merger Mania

Merger Mania

  The big players are consolidating, which could make the stocks of those left standing potentially more attractive. The announcement last week of a merger between Arizona-based American Residential Properties, which owns 8,938 rental homes, and California-based...

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PREDICTED HOUSING STARTS IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS

2016

2017

WHERE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WENT AFTER DOWNTURN

  • % of Workers Who Stayed in Construction Throughout Downturn & Recovery 40% 40%
  • % of Workers Who Left Construction Industry for other Trades (Trucking,General Labor & Landscaping ) 33% 33%
  • % of Workers Who Left Industry & Aren’t Returning 5% 5%

% OF BUYERS VS. RENTERS IN U.S.

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% of Owner Occupied in U.S. as of 9/2015

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% Renter Occupied in U.S. as of 9/2015

TYPE OF RESIDENCES RENTERS ARE OCCUPYING

  • Single-Family Structures as of 8/2015 43% 43%
  • 2-4 Unit Multi-Family Structures as of 8/2015 17% 17%
  • 5 or More Unit Multi-Family Structures as of 8/2015 34% 34%
6 Easy Steps to Cut Emergency Service Calls in Half

6 Easy Steps to Cut Emergency Service Calls in Half

Why is it that when you offer your customers 24/7 service coverage you actually set yourself up for unhappy customers, frustrated employees and unruly costs? Below are 6 tips that will help  Homebuilders, Property Managers & Landlords get started in delivering...

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Are You Ready For El Nino?

Are You Ready For El Nino?

Attention all Property Managers, Landlords, Home Builders & Warranty Managers.  Most predictions are telling us that we are headed for the strongest El Nino of the past 100 years. Much stronger than the El Ninos of 1997-1998 (1st strongest), 1982-1983 (2nd...

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Cool Stuff…

Great New Water Saving Solution

Great New Water Saving Solution

Just discovered a great money saving product that is great for the environment too.   Our utility provider just performed an energy efficiency audit on our old home. In addition to providing weatherstripping and better insulation they installed these really cool...

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Fix Your Collar!

Fix Your Collar!

Ok, now this one we saw on Shark Tank as well and immediately went online to purchase. What a great way to make sure you and your employee’s appearance looks professional without having to order all button-down shirts. Where were these when we needed them years ago?...

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Quick Solution for Wall damages

Quick Solution for Wall damages

We saw the first product on Shark Tank and were blown away. The quickest and easiest patch solution we have seen thus far. If every renter had one or two of the wall patch kits along with the texture spray they would be able to fix their own damages without racking up...

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Temporary Solution for Roof and Plumbing Leaks

Temporary Solution for Roof and Plumbing Leaks

Here are a couple of great products everyone should have on hand to quickly respond to those troublesome leaks. These products will prevent costly damages from happening while you are trying to solve the problem. Roof Leak Diverter Kit Umbrella Style Roof Leak...

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Drain Clog Solutions

Drain Clog Solutions

Of the Top 10 repair claims builders & landlords receive Plumbing is in the top 2 and sink back-up & drain blockages is one of the most common. Here are some fantastic products that have been invented to address these problems. Perma-Flow P-Trap ClearTRAP...

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