Dave McKenna, Former CEO of ResMan, Joins Leasera Board
Dave McKenna, former CEO of ResMan, has joined the board at Leasera. He cited the massive disruption that Leasera is bringing to the property management software industry as his reason for the decision. McKenna has been responsible for numerous accolades as an innovative leader within the property management space. Now, he is excited to see […]
Property Management Software is Dead: Welcome to REM
In spite of new software innovations, the property management industry continues to focus on the number of units under management because it’s beholden to the property management overlords who made it so. Property management software companies have historically operated in a silo, with few partnerships, zero flexibility, and poor integrations. The result was increasing per […]
Lifestyle as a Service
Everyone’s busy. Tenants frequently work long hours and many from their “home office” making consistent on-demand services even more important. Finding providers on top of it all can be overwhelming. 2. Offer dynamic services for a dynamic consumer base. Lifestyle services, unlike concierge services, cater to tenants’ everyday requirements, including laundry, pet care, dry cleaning, […]
Per Unit Fees — the killer of PMC souls
The rental market has long been driven by the per unit fee model, where property management software vendors, like toll stations, charge landlords a set rate per rental unit (door) under management. However, a new model may be emerging that has the potential to disrupt traditional expectations between property managers and the vendors they engage. […]
DON’T SaaS ME!
Why SaaS Models Don’t Work in the Rental Market This might not be the most popular opinion, but SaaS models really suck. Now, that’s not to say SaaS models can’t work really well in many industries, but they’ve simply taken advantage of the rental market. As the requirement for more services naturally increases over time, rental management […]
We Need More Than Just a Property Management Software
The last two years smacked the rental industry all upside our facemasks. In other words, the pandemic hit and it highlighted all the shortcomings of our industry that already existed long before, and then some. It showed us that we need more than just property management software, and also that we’ve shown very little appreciation […]
10 THINGS PROPERTY MANAGERS CAN DO FOR RENTERS NOW
While there’s no question the relationships between tenants and landlords (or property management companies, PMCs) have always carried a certain disreputable stigma, the opportunities for positive advancement in the rental housing ecosystem couldn’t be more inevitable- and it’s exciting to see. Before COVID-19 rocked the economy- and with it, the housing industry, homeownership was a […]
We’re Disrupting the Tired Property Management and Rental Market
The historical way (and very “model”) of managing properties and leasing to tenants is completely outdated. We need to get real about doing business in this increasingly vibrant and growing rental market. We’re now renting to the fastest-growing demographic in our market — millennials. “I give you money and you give me shelter is just […]
