Episodes
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
SHI 0503 - Interface Conference Preview with Rich Kelley
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
The 12th Annual Interface Student Housing Conference is right around the corner. In this episode we sit down with Rich Kelley from France Media/Student Housing Business Magazine to discuss what's on deck for this year's conference and how the spread of the coronavirus may impact things.
For more information about the conference and to register, click here.
This episode is sponsored by Carter-Young, Inc.
For more information on SHI's Regional Summits, go to www.StudentHousingInsight.com/regional-summits
Want to attend a regional summit for free? Send Wes an email at contact@studenthousinginsight.com with the title "Regional Summit Give-a-Way" and tell us which summit you want to attend. The first 2 respondents for each summit will receive free registration and a 1 night hotel stay at our host hotel.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
SHI 0502 - 2 Approaches to Student Housing w/ Eddie Moreno & Brad Hastings
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Regardless if you work with large purpose-built student housing communities or a portfolio of single-family homes next to universities, you’re going to walk away from hearing this episode with a better understanding of what it takes to grow a portfolio from 1 single property. Both of these companies are managing national portfolios. Eddie’s perspective is more from the mid-to-large purpose built assets with a combination of owned properties as well as 3rd party owners. Brad’s perspective is more of a boutique “scattered sites” model combining single family homes with small and midsize purpose-built communities which is all owner-managed. Both of these guests have a passion for serving students and have built scalable business models by creating well thought-out operating practices, great company culture, and unique approaches to management technology.
This episode is sponsored by Carter-Young, Inc. - Contact them today about your bad debt recovery needs.
Referenced episodes in this podcast:
SHI2004 PT 2.1 CULTURE & LEADERSHIP - THE ORIGIN STORY OF CARDINAL GROUP
SHI2004 PT 2.2 CULTURE & LEADERSHIP - YOU HAVE TO BE INTENTIONAL!
SHI 3001-FROM SITE LEVEL TO THE C-SUITE!
Questions or comments? Email us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
SHI 0500 - What's on Deck for 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Happy New Year Everyone! This episode has so much packed into it! Wes and Willie break down what SHI is doing in 2020. We announce the Fab Five Service Providers for 2020. And a special treat... live from IMN's Student Housing 360 Conference, Wes sits down with Mitch Smith from The Scion Group, Jerry Wojenski from Varsity Campus, and Matt Maxa from CA Management Services to discuss what these executives learned in 2019 and their thoughts on what changes 2020 will bring to the PBSH industry.
This episode is sponsored by Carter-Young. For more information on how Carter-Young can help you with your property's debt recovery, email Steve Carter at steve@carter-young.com .
For more information on the Fab Five and each of their services, go to:https://www.studenthousinginsight.com/fabfive2020
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Monday Nov 11, 2019
SHI 0416 - Rearview Mirrors & Windshields
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
So we are starting to close out 2019 as we are in the last 7 weeks or so of the year. Here at SHI we’ve already done a lot of reflection this past year and we’re now planning out 2020.
You know, in Student Housing and working within the academic calendar you really never get a good chance to do that. It has to happen while you’re either finishing out a leasing season or starting a new one. So at our last 2 regional summits in Waco and Charlotte we put a panel together, just to talk about what everyone learned in 2019 and how we planned on altering things for the 2020 lease-up cycle.
We called the session, Rearview Mirrors and Windshields.
In this episode we replay the panel from our Southeast Summit in Charlotte with was moderated by Kevin Sealy, President at Valeo Student. The panelist included:
Ashlei Elise, Regional Leasing & Marketing Manager for Landmark
Nayshan Cook, CEO at Resident Reach
Sam Winn, Director at AgencyFifty3
So these guys are not only seeing things at the ground level at the leasing offices and on campus, but they are also seeing it from a social media engagement and digital spend perspective as well. This is one you are going to want to take notes on and make sure you pick up on the things that surprised them this past year and how they are adjusting.
This episode is sponsored by uForis VR. For more information, go to www.uforis.com
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Sunday Oct 27, 2019
SHI 0414 - Managing a Growing Student Housing Portfolio in 2019
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
It takes a lot to manage a student housing property. So how do you manage a growing portfolio of student housing? Between recruiting and managing employees, fast changing technology, multiple ownership groups, and slim margins... it takes a special person with thick skin and a lot of patience to stay focussed on providing a great service to both residents and investment stake holders.
In this episode, we sit down with Eddie Moreno, EVP of Operations at Cardinal Management Group, to discuss his role and how Cardinal Group is managing its portfolio in order to be one of the fastest growing student housing managers in the industry.
This episode is sponsored by SimpleBills. Frictionless and transparent utility management is a huge contributor to a property's brand and reputation. SimpleBills makes sure utility management adds value to your brand. Contact them today at www.SimpleBills.com
Want to register for our upcoming webinar on" Mental Health and your Student Residents" on November 7th. Click here to register: Mental Health & Your Student Residents
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Monday Oct 07, 2019
SHI 0412 - NMHC Conf Preview
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
In this episode, Wes catches everyone up on what has been going on the past 6 weeks since the last episode, gets on his soap box about stupid development projects, and then gets into an interview with Matthew Berger and Dave Borsos from NMHC to discuss the upcoming conference in Chicago.
For more information about NMHC's Student Housing Conference, click here: https://www.nmhc.org/meetings/calendar/2019-nmhc-student-housing-conference/#summary
For more information on William Butler and his new book, ReLeasing, go to www.ReLeasingUp.com
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Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
SHI 0410 - Student Housing & Short Term Rental Market
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Summer Turn is over and you're figuring out who is not showing up and how many completely vacant units you have. Having completely vacant apartments will help you control costs compared to partially occupied apartments, but they also allow you an opportunity to generate additional income if you look at using them as a short-term rental. Be it housing for visiting professors or listing the apartments on sites like AirBnB, their are some great alternative to help overcome the negative economic impact your vacancy is making on your income statement. In this episode we talk about these alternatives and sit down with Mickey Kropf, CEO of Vector Travel, and talk about why it is important to consider partnering with a company like his to handle your short term rental program.
This episode is sponsored by Unilodgers! To get your property in front of more international students, list your property today by visiting www.Unilodgers.com/contact-us
To reach Mickey at Vector Travel, email him at mickey@vectorstays.com and let him know you heard him on the SHI Podcast. For more information about his company, visit www.VectoryStays.com. You can also read Mickey's recent article about how short term rental programs can help student housing operators with their vacancies. Check out the article here:https://shorttermrentalz.com/features/multifamily-student-mickey-kropf/?
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Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
SHI 0409 - The TRUE Cost of the Resident Experience
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
It's well understood that a student housing staff who is successful at creating a positive experience for their residents will reap the rewards of earlier lease-ups, more referrals, lower marketing expenses, and potentially stronger rent increases. But the cost of creating a positive resident experience is hard to track because it's not just an expense related to an event, but it's a top-down, day-in day-out, living, eating, & breathing way of doing business. The real cost spreads beyond marketing line items to recruiting, training, and even maintenance expenses. In this episode Wes & Gretta sit down with Adam Yarber, the Director of Resident Experience at Campus Advantage, in front of a live audience at the SHI Regional Summit in Cincinnati to breakdown what it takes to create consistent and positive experiences for our student residents.
This episode is sponsored by Unilodgers. Make sure you are getting your property in front of more international students by listing your property at Unilodgers.com . For more information, go to www.Unilodgers.com/contact-us
For comments or questions, email us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
SHI 0408 - Finish Strong
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
The academic year is coming to a close and so is your leasing season. Move-outs are days away and Summer Turn will be in full swing. And you are already thinking about move-in day and starting your renewal campaign. The best way to ensure a strong start to next year is to finish strong this year. In this episode we go through a laundry list of things you should be thinking about in order to ensure a strong finish. Additionally, we sit down with Josh Renberg from Entrata, Steve Carter from Carter-Young, and JoAnn Orrell with Unilodgers to discuss leveraging their companies' services and their tips to ensure a strong finish. Even if you are an experienced site manager, maintenance manager, or oversee a portfolio of properties, this episode is a great reminder of things you should be focused on as move-out day approaches.
This episode is sponsored by SimpleBills! Check them out at www.SimpleBills.com
For questions about this episode, email us at contact@studenthousinginsight.com
For more information on the SHI Community and our upcoming Regional Summits, visit our website at www.StudentHousingInsight.com .
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
SHI 0407 - Summer Marketing
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Regardless if you are trying to grow a waiting list or if your property still has a long way to go in reaching your pre-leasing goals... everyone is trying to figure out how to get in front of students during the summer months. In this episode, Gretta Dare sits down with our newest co-host Victoria Enchill of Enchill PMC. They cover everything from finding students on campus to your digital and social advertising.
This episode is sponsored by Unilodgers.com. If you want to reach more international students, you must list your property with Unilodgers. For more information, email hello@unilodgers.com and include the title "SHI Podcast."
Have questions about this podcast? Contact us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com.