Category Archives: Property Management

Management Series: The Benefits of Using Social Media To Market Your Property

  Social media is a great tool to use in property management and one that we’ve been utilizing more and more here at WMC. It allows for an additional form of advertising, educating, and communicating, and in the property management industry, it can help you connect and build trust with current and prospective residents. So…

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Management Series: Property Management Scams Owners Need To Be Aware Of

    As a property owner, it’s important to be aware of any potential scams or frauds that you could be faced with while you own the property and know how to combat them. Before we dive into the specifics, we want to note how important it is to use consistent screening criteria (following fair housing…

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Management Series: How To Form Good Relationships With Your Rental Community

  The only thing better than filling your rental building up with tenants is filling it with happy tenants. And in order to have happy tenants, it’s important for landlords and management to have good relationships with the community. Here are some tips to establish and keep that good relationship with your tenants, so they…

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Management Series: How To Know It’s Time To Hire A New Property Management Company

  If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you took the time to find the perfect investment, a great apartment building full of potential cash flow, but you’re not sure if the property management company you’re using is the right fit. Or maybe you’re thinking about hiring a property management company for the first time.…

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Management Series: Affordable Housing: The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program

  Having a roof over your head and access to housing you can afford is a necessity for you and your family, yet when cities grow and expand it can push the cost of rent up and leave low- to medium-income residents unable to afford even a basic rental. All of this is currently compounded…

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Management Series: Lease-Up Experts for New Construction Properties

    Wisconsin Management Company has been adapting our processes over the last few months to account for market changes and to ensure continued success for our clients through the challenges of COVID-19. One area in which we have seen a lot of success is the initial lease-up process of newly constructed rental properties. It's…

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Management Series: Technology and Property Management During COVID19.

  Property management has historically been a face-to-face industry. Whether it's leasing appointments, apartment showings or even daily management with on-site management teams, face-to-face interaction has been at the core of daily operations.  The coronavirus crisis and the Safer-At-Home order that was put in place in Wisconsin at the end of March, invited an adaptation…

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Videos and Virtual Tours – Our Latest COVID-19 Response

It's no secret that the COVID-19 Pandemic has brought with it many changes, and as property management remains an essential business through the crisis, we have been making changes on our end to adjust to the current climate.  We are now offering video tours of our vacant or model units in lieu of in-person showings.…

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Management Series: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You – Fair Housing Training

As a leader in the property management industry, we recognize the importance of current regulations. Each quarter, we set aside an entire day to provide learning and training opportunities for our property management team. Last quarter, attorney Jay Koritzinsky spoke on the importance of fair housing laws in the rental business, not only because it is…

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Hot Topic: The Importance of Fire Safety in Apartment Communities

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