Attaining True Independence in Commercial Property Management

Attaining True Independence in Commercial Property Management

There is a certain ‘attainable mass’ of properties in commercial or retail property management that will seem to create its ongoing portfolio growth momentum.  Getting up to and beyond that point is the focus for many brokerages.  (NB – you can get plenty of commercial property management tips in our Snapshot program right here –…

A Users Guide to Better Clients in Commercial Property Management

A Users Guide to Better Clients in Commercial Property Management

Who are your important clients in your property management portfolio?  They are the clients that own the better buildings, several buildings locally, and or pay the larger fees for management services.  Know how many of these people that you now service and understand their investment focus.  (NB – you can get plenty of commercial property…

The Advantage of Using Stories to Win Commercial Property Managements
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The Advantage of Using Stories to Win Commercial Property Managements

When you work with many different property clients in commercial and or retail property management, the information and the strategies that you share about other properties and situations locally can be of great value to winning the listing or closing on a transaction.  Why is that a good idea?  Stories give a client comfort when…

Why a Commercial Property Management System is a Valuable Resource

Why a Commercial Property Management System is a Valuable Resource

In managing a commercial or retail property, there are many things to monitor from the perspective of maintenance, lease management, cash-flow, and rent control. The best way to control things will be through some dedicated software program; there are several good programs available for review and consideration, but they all have differences and costs.  …

Commercial Property Management – How to Control Environmental Factors in your Property Portfolio

Commercial Property Management – How to Control Environmental Factors in your Property Portfolio

Your property management portfolio and the individual properties under management will be impacted by environmental issues through the year.  Some of those properties will be impacted more than others; that can lead to loss of rent, failure of tenant businesses, and a landlord suffering some investment pressure.  That is where professional property management controls come…

Commercial Property Management – How to Ask the Right Questions in a Handover

Commercial Property Management – How to Ask the Right Questions in a Handover

When you are taking on a new retail, office, or industrial property for management, make sure you have a good set of deliberate questions to work through and help you identify the performance issues within the property.  Get to the bottom of the issues relating to income, tenancy mix, maintenance, risk, documentation, and occupancy.  Where…

A New Perspective on Winning More Commercial Property Managements

A New Perspective on Winning More Commercial Property Managements

It is a fact that the property managements in your commercial brokerage can bring real value to the business overall.  You can serve the clients in several different ways, control the listing stock, and optimize your commissions from any transactions created.  (NB – you can get plenty of property management tips in our Snapshot program…

Why Tenant Service Managers are Valuable in Shopping Center Management
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Why Tenant Service Managers are Valuable in Shopping Center Management

In commercial property management, tenant communication is critical on an array of things.  Every day there will be issues in and around the managed property that will impact occupancy and or building use.  The greater the number of buildings that you manage, the more complex the problem.  So, what are the targets with this?  You…