CREATING AN EFFICIENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM
Property management and real estate go together. Property management ensures that real estate is being controlled and operated effectively. Property management is very broad and interesting. It definitely goes beyond real estate: assets, personal property, equipment among other things are also involved in property management. Property management is involved with how properties will be adequately maintained and utilized.
Property management requires a lot of professionalism and consistency coupled with being on your toes. While it is good to be at the top of your game by being the best project manager you can be, you need people who will add value to your business. To take your property management round the world, more than “you” is needed. A very strong, hardworking and reliable team is needed to take your property business management business to the ideal level. This team should understand the aims, objectives and visions of your property management business so that they will not be confused along the way. Creating an efficient property management team is not a rocket science if you are ready to carry the right people along. The following are few tips to help you in creating the standard team for your property management business.
- Hire The Right People
The definitions of “right” in this case are: experienced, honest, competent and hardworking. The people you hire for your property management business determine how fast your business will grow. Since you know how the business runs and what you expect from an employee, then choosing the right people should not be so much of a hassle. The team will be in charge of the most delicate parts of the business like: drafting lease agreements, addressing tenants’ complaints and questions, repairs and record keeping. The team will help in expanding your customers’ base and launching your property management business out. Remember to hire the right people. Do not be blinded by nepotism if you need your business to still be around for a while.
Set Out Your Expectations and Be Available
The next step after hiring the next people is to let them know what you expect from them. Your team should be fully aware of what your business stands for and what you aim to achieve. Allow your team to run with the vision you have for your property management business. Each person should understand his or her job description to the letter. Property management entails good knowledge of what it actually is and until each person understands his or her role in property management, the business will be stagnant. The team should be competitive in a very healthy way. Ensure that good communication is maintained among your employees and also between yourself and the employees. Maintain your presence in the company. You are building a very strong team but you still need to be very much around to be certain that things are going as they ought to. Lead by example, do not engage in what you’ve warned your team against doing. Let them in on the projects the company is embarking on, this will assure them that they are important to the company. It should be a win-win situation.
Reward
Reward motivates. A good team leader rewards the team. Now that you’ve built a group of competent people to help with your property management business, reward is key. Make your team feel loved by rewarding them as and when due. Always encourage them to be better. Organize property management seminars to keep them more informed. When a team member does a good job, let him know. The team will know they are a great asset to the company when you go all out to reward them. Your project management business will go places when your team is happy.
What Now?
These tips are not exhaustive. Build a very strong team and watch your project management business skyrocket. The supervision, management, maintenance and operation of personal properties and real estates are a strong team away. Don’t sleep on it.
