Apartment Onsite Teams Day Toolkit
Rental housing professionals, especially onsite team members, have been committing themselves to performing the vital work necessary to keep the community together and moving forward during these challenging times. The rental housing industry is taking time to celebrate our vital, onsite teams throughout the country for their dedication to keeping residents in our communities well served and […]
Essential Tools for New Maintenance Technicians
Essential Tools for New Maintenance Technicians So, you just got promoted to maintenance technician. Welcome aboard! Now, let’s get you outfitted with the right tools. You would think that this wouldn’t be an issue but, new techs showing up to their new handyman job with no tools is very common. I want to make sure […]
The Best HVAC Study Material for Maintenance Technicians
The Best HVAC Study Material for Maintenance Technicians Finally, an HVAC book written by a technician and not an engineer. Craig, from AC Service Tech (his YouTube channel) has created some fantastic HVAC study material that everyone can understand. This book will answer all your HVAC questions. You’ll no longer need to use Google and […]
Here Are Some Maintenance Appreciation Ideas
Here Are Some Maintenance Appreciation Ideas Saying “Thank you” to your maintenance team for watching over the multi-million dollar investment doesn’t have to be expensive. Here are some maintenance appreciation ideas. I’ve been a maintenance technician for almost 20 years and I’m going to share with you gifts that I love getting. The gifts that […]
Be Patient! It’s Going to Take Years for Maintenance Techs to Return.
Be Patient! It’s Going to Take Years for Maintenance Techs to Return. “You don’t have a choice!” That’s what was said to me the first time I left the property management industry. I was a veteran maintenance tech and had been with the company for 8 years. Yet, I was still being talked to like […]
Tools that Maintenance Technicians Can Do Most Work Orders With
Tools that Maintenance Technicians Can Do Most Work Orders With As a tool addict, writing this truth hurts me deeply. And that truth is, maintenance technicians can do 75% of work orders with very little tools. So, as I look out into my garage at a bin overflowing with tools still in the package that […]
Demand for Good Maintenance Techs Is Up So Why Isn’t the Pay?
Demand for Good Maintenance Techs Is Up So Why Isn’t the Pay? Hear ye, hear ye! All property owners gather around and let’s study the picture below. Ladies and gentlemen, that’s an attempted leak repair using painters tape and a cell phone charging cord. And, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but […]
Have a System of Growth for Your Maintenance Technicians
Have a System of Growth for Your Maintenance Technicians We can have more than we’ve got by growing and becoming more than we are. Of course, the other side of the coin reads that unless we grow and change how we are, we’ll always have what we’ve got. So, with that said, lets talk about […]
Ideas On How to Make On-Call Less Stressful So Good Maintenance Techs Stay
Ideas On How to Make On-Call Less Stressful So Good Maintenance Techs Stay Okay folks, I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that there’s a shortage of maintenance technicians. I’ve also noticed that when you try to discuss new ideas to make the industry better, there’s people out there who scold you and verbally attack you […]
How Social Media Can Help You Find and Hire the Right People for Your Business 4 Ways to Attract More Candidates
When you hear that social media can be valuable for hiring, you may think, “Sure, I’ve browsed LinkedIn for potential employees before.” But I’m talking so much bigger than that. In fact, if you aren’t considering all of your social media channels as possible candidate pools, then you’re probably missing out on some incredible hires. […]