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Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Turn is less than 2 months away for most off-campus housing and it's already underway for on-campus. Outside of regular inspections throughout the academic year, the one best tool for organizing the process and to ensure what needs to be done gets done... is the TURN BOARD. Turn boards, have evolved over the years. PM Software has even tried building it but have left a lot to be desired. But 3 years ago our co-host, Lincoln Ogata, set out to create not just a turn board application but a complete platform that addresses the short falls and inefficiencies of managing turn. That platform is called EZ Turn. In this episode Wes and Lincoln talk about the evolution of the turn board and the processes for both on and off-campus and why EZ Turn solves so many problems for the industry.
This episode is sponsored by SimpleBills! Regardless if your residents pay utility providers directly or if it is billed through the property, SimpleBills can provide residents and property managers an easier way to handle the process and provide insight to managers and residents on how they can save on their utilities. Contact them today at www.SimpleBills.com
2018's Turn Episode can be found here: https://studenthousing.podbean.com/e/shi-3006-2018-summer-turn-episode-with-lincoln-ogata/
Do you have questions about this episode or anything in regards to the student housing industry? Send us an email at contact@studenthousinginsight.com .
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
In this episode, co-host Ken Miller sits down with Andrew Smith, President of Ancillary Services Management, to discuss how student housing managers should be thinking about both expense savings and opportunities of other revenue sources for their properties. Budget season is on the way, and this episode is the perfect tool to jump start the process and begin thinking of ways to boost NOI.
This episode is sponsored by SimpleBills! Regardless if your residents pay utility providers directly or if it is billed through the property, SimpleBills can provide residents and property managers an easier way to handle the process and provide insight to managers and residents on how they can save on their utilities. Contact them today at www.SimpleBills.com .
Find more information about Andrew Smith and ASM, go to www.asmadvantage.com
For questions or comments about this episode, please email us at Contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Sunday May 19, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
As purpose built student housing grows in popularity as an asset class, investors are looking for opportunities beyond the US borders as well. However, those countries typically lack the operational expertise that we have in the US. This has allowed US operators the opportunity to expand management services to those countries. In this episode, Wes sits down with a panel of operators from the US and the UK who are operating beyond their borders. We discuss the challenges, the opportunities, and the similarities in operating student housing in other countries.
Special thanks to our panelists who participated in this episode:
Scott Duckett, Campus Advantage
Jake Jarman, Redstone Residential
Chris Richards, Greystar
Beth Pinder, CA Ventures
Dan Smith, Unilodgers
Want to stay up to date with everything regarding Student Housing Insight, join the SHI Community at www.StudentHousingInsight.com
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
In this episode Wes & Gretta sit down to give a sneak peak at what SHI has been cooking in the kitchen since the beginning of the 2019. We're talking about the new website and the virtual community we have created at StudentHousingInsight.com. With this new website, you can become a member of the SHI Community and be a part of a network that is doing everything from sharing ideas about making student housing better as well a posting jobs.
For more info & questions, email us at contact@studenthousinginsight.com
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
He doesn't respect me. She doesn't get it. The office staff plays around all day. WTF is maintenance doing now!?!
Ever heard this from your staff? Ever said it yourself?
There are a lot of dynamics that make up any work team, but especially a site level team at a student housing community. In this episode Lincoln Ogata interviews his previous manager, Corey James, about the tactics they put in place and the general mindset that a manager and a maintenance supervisor must have in order for the team to work in harmony. Additionally, Jackie Pingel joins us to talk about the obvious gender and age differences that are common struggles for site teams to rise above.
This episode is sponsored by LEAP Insurance. Contact them today to find out more on how they can increase your prospect pool by deploying their Institutional Co-Signing product today. Go to: www.LeapEasy.com
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Is your student housing property losing leases because of the guarantor and approval process? Then LEAP has an insurance product you should consider offering to your prospects. LEAP is working with student housing managers in the US to help students get the off-campus apartment they want while eliminating the risk of bad debt and mid-term economic vacancy. Find out why this company will help you secure more leases and will keep you from wasting valuable time on the approval process and collection calls so you can concentrate on generating more traffic and creating a home for your residents.
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
The leasing season has been tough and you are as ready for a break as the students are. But Spring Break is not a time to tune out. Regardless if you are 100% pre-leased or struggling to get to 50%, it's time for an assessment and a strategy on how you are going to finish out the semester. In this episode, Gretta and Wes lay out strategies to ensure your social and digital advertising remain relevant to students who are focussed on anything but school, and Wes provides a tool for helping you and your team understand what course of action to take in order to finish the semester focussed on what is going to make you successful.
This episode is sponsored by uForis. Are you interested in how Virtual Reality tours can gain you more leases. Go to uForis.com
To request the Spring Break Assessment Matrix mentioned in this episode, send an email to contact@StudentHousingInsight.com and include the subject, "Send Me The Matrix."
Friday Mar 08, 2019
Friday Mar 08, 2019
It's that time already! The Interface Student Housing Conference is next month in Austin, TX. This is the 11th year for this event and it has truly become the top networking event for this industry. In this episode Wes sits down with Rich Kelly from France Media and Student Housing Business magazine to discuss what you can expect at this year's event and we do a quick recap of the industry since the last year's conference.
For more info on the conference: http://interfaceconferencegroup.com/event/interface-student-housing/
Contact Wes and the SHI team: contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Gift cards, free electronics, concert tickets, free rent... does it ever stop!!! Student housing providers seem to throw more incentives at their lease up efforts every year. We seem to constantly be on the search for what is going to hook students and help our property promotions stand out in the noise. But does it really have to be this way? And is it just the fight to lease-up first that is driving everyone's fear or is it something deeper? In this episode we unpack the craziness that our industry seems to be obsessed with. Gretta sits down with Ryan Sundling of Cardinal Group Management to peel back the layers of insanity related to promotional incentives and they begin a discussion on how properties can reel back from giving away the kitchen sink (hmm, wonder if that would actually work???).
This episode is sponsored by AIM Cruise Incentives. Want to offer an incentive that prospects see a 10X value over your actual expense? Contact Aim Cruise Incentives at www.aimcruise.com.
Contact the co-hosts at contact@studenthousinginsight.com.
Looking for a knowledgeable and experienced student housing expert team, contact Wes at Providential Student Housing regarding consulting & due diligence services. Wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
People learn in different ways. People are motivated by different things. So why would a marketer stick to using one "motivator" to tell the story of their student housing community?
This is the exact topic that Michael Newton, CEO of Swarm Co., presented as his IDEA presentation at the Student Housing Insight Summit back in October. In this episode of the podcast we rip the audio for that presentation and Gretta and Wes analyze how to apply different motivators to the way a student community uses Instagram.
This episode is sponsored by TrustHab. Want more info on how your student facility can take advantage of IoT? Check out www.TrustHab.com .
Want to see the video of Michael's presentation at Summit? Follow this link to our YouTube channel:
Get in touch with the host, Wes Deese: contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Get in touch with Michael Newton: m@getswarm.co