Property Managers Can Profit from Technology
Ran across some interesting survey results at The Property Management Blog from what seems like a relatively small sample. The results should come as no surprise but it is still nice to see confirmation that successful companies leverage technology to increase market share and efficiency; this is especially true of industry-specific, integrated software.
What I found interesting was the percentage of respondents who do not use technology to track on-line leads and the findings questioning the effectiveness of social media. By way of comparison on this last point, check out Eric Brown. According to Multifamily Pro, Eric has done great things with Urbane Apartments in the Detroit/SE Michigan area using only social media since 2004. So, maybe there is something to social media after all.
Here's another post from The Property Management Blog on the same issue; namely, using technology to increase value.