Peter Lohmann's Podcast
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsPeter Lohmann hosts interview-style discussions on the business of property management.
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Season 4 + Name Change: COMING SOON
May 27, 2024 13:19 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MBJust a quick update: -Podcast name is changing from Owner Occupied to "Peter Lohmann's Podcast" -Podcast artwork will change -Season 4 has already started recording, expect the first episode in early July! -Sign up for my newsletter: http://peterlohmann.com
An Update On This Podcast
January 09, 2024 21:29 - 8 minutes - 8.1 MBA quick update on the Owner Occupied podcast, my newsletter, a potential name change, and Crane. peterlohmann.com joincrane.co
Wrapping Up Season 3 with The Wisdom of Marc Cunningham
November 06, 2023 15:18 - 1 hour - 74 MBSpecial guest Marc Cunningham joins us for Season 3, Episode 15 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple (01:07) - Marc’s journey in PM (04:58) - Deciding what opportunities are worth pursuing (10:08) - PMbuild (17:16) - Revenue from media vs. PM (23:14) - Sponsor read - Rescover (24:30) - Common mistakes from PMs (31:31) - Filtering out bad clients (38:19) - Sponsor - Second Nature (39:39)- How PMs work at Grace and onboarding new c...
Special: Peter on The Multifamily Wealth Podcast
October 25, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes - 66 MBWelcome back to Owner Occupied. We're nearing the end of season three and this week, you'll hear a syndicated episode where I was actually the guest instead of the host! Please enjoy this episode of episode of The Multifamily Wealth Podcast with Axel Ragnarsson. Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: Follow Peter on Twitter Join Peter’s Newsletter Visit Peter’s Website RL Propert...
Special: Peter on the 300 to 3000 Podcast
October 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBWelcome back to Owner Occupied. We're nearing the end of season three and for the next few weeks, you'll hear syndicated episodes where I was actually the guest instead of the host! Please enjoy this episode of the 300 to 3000 podcast, which recently rebranded as the Evernest Property Management Show. Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: Follow Peter on Twitter Join Peter’s Newsletter Visit Peter’s Web...
Special: Peter on The Barstool Investor Podcast
October 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBWelcome back to Owner Occupied. We're nearing the end of season three and for the next few weeks, you'll hear syndicated episodes where I was the guest! Please enjoy this episode of The Barstool Investor hosted by Anish Patel. Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: Follow Peter on Twitter Join Peter’s Newsletter Visit Peter’s Website RL Property Management
Your Owner Leads are Terrified with Kristen Lopez
October 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBSpecial guest Kristen Lopez joins us for Season 3, Episode 14 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple (02:07) Kristen’s background and career (04:18) Kristen’s experience of cold calling for 2 years at 8 hours a day (14:56) Working in inbound Property Management BD (17:01) What was your impression of the PM leads compared to your residential or commercial brokerage experiences prior? (24:02) Sponsor - RentScale (25:43) What changes have ...
Crafting VIP Experiences to Accelerate Growth with Thad Tarkington
September 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBSpecial guest Thad Tarkington joins us for Season 3, Episode 13 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple (01:52) Thad’s background and co-founding Second Nature (05:50) What’s the value behind your approach to events? (13:16) Sponsor - RentWerx Mastermind Summit (14:53) Why should PMs care about delivering a great resident experience? (36:06) Sponsor - Second Nature (37:26) What do you have in store for the future of Second Nature? (46:52...
Starting & Running a Remote PM Company with Kelsey McRichards
September 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBSpecial guest Kelsey McRichards joins us for Season 3, Episode 12 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple (01:46) Introducing Kelsey (03:49) Starting a management company while working a W2 (06:04) The explosion of growth in Maine during Covid (09:14) Running a management company remotely (14:52) Utilizing global talent and creating culture in a remote environment (21:44) Sponsor - PayProp (23:20) What challenges do you face operating in ...
Property Management Sanity with Adam Willis
September 13, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes - 66.8 MBSpecial guest Adam Willis joins us for Season 3, Episode 11 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple (01:38) Introducing Adam (05:10) How have you grown the company? (09:00) Software implementations (21:25) Sponsor read - Rescover (22:37) How to drive Google reviews (28:32) Systems and Processes vs. People (35:51) Are you using any personality profiling tools? (37:50) How do you handle employees not living your values? (40:55) Sponsor rea...
Thinking Big with Mark Ainley
September 06, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes - 65.6 MBSpecial guest Mark Ainley joins us for Season 3, Episode 10 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple (01:11) Mark’s background (02:58) Mark’s experience with BiggerPockets (08:30) How have you used your function as a connector to grow your business? (11:26) Mark’s email strategy (13:11) How big is your management company? (14:32) Do you have any competition in terms of the scale you’ve reached? (17:38) What expectations did you have for thes...
Getting World-Class Results with Russell Lowery
August 30, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes - 65.6 MBSpecial guest Russell Lowery joins us for Season 3, Episode 9 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple (01:27) Introducing Russell (03:49) How are you able to identify talent? (05:25) Russell’s career (09:05) California housing policy (17:07) Challenging local housing authorities (23:00) Sponsor - BetterWho (24:13) Russell’s print shop that he bought (28:30) How do change your approach in your print shop vs. your agency? (30:31) How have yo...
Growing to 2,000 Units with Benton Moss
August 23, 2023 05:00 - 53 minutes - 61.5 MBSpecial guest Benton Moss joins us for Season 3, Episode 8 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (01:59) Benton’s background and career in Property Management (08:17) Would you recommend buying an 1100-unit PM company with little to no experience? (11:58) What was the leadership structure when you took over? (16:50) Sponsor: Rescover (18:03) Growth, technology, and vendors (36:20) Sponsor: Second Nature (37:39) What software have you imple...
The Business Runs Itself with Brad Larsen
August 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBSpecial guest Brad Larsen joins us for Season 3, Episode 7 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (01:54) Brad’s background and career (02:54) What are you predicting for the next 2-3 years in the industry? (10:41) Thoughts on NARPM (15:26) How do you approach potential business opportunities? (19:07) What is interesting about starting a roofing company vs. other opportunities? (21:35) How do you spin up a new business? (27:53) Sponsor: PayPr...
Engineering Luck with The Real Estate God
August 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBSpecial guest The Real Estate God joins us for Season 3, Episode 6 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (02:32) Introducing The Real Estate God (05:17) How The Real Estate God capitalizes deals (08:46) Learning about delegation and leverage (15:18) Opportunity costs and finding the high-leverage tasks you should be working on (18:18) Sponsor - RentWerx (19:54) Being deliberate about your environment and network (25:42) Setting goals (28:39) ...
Special Announcement: Crane
August 08, 2023 19:43 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MBWelcome to Crane, an exclusive, paid community designed specifically for experienced property managers who are determined to streamline operations. Our mission is to provide you with the tools, resources, and support you need to elevate your business to new heights of success. Learn More & Apply: http://joincrane.co Application Deadline: August 15th, 2023 Crane is designed for serious operators who are ready to take their property management business to the next level. Our community speci...
Competing Against 3% Management Fees with Todd Ortscheid
August 02, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes - 62.2 MBSpecial guest Todd Ortscheid joins us for Season 3, Episode 5 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (02:13) Introducing Todd and his career (02:39) Organizing a Property Management Company (11:59) Thoughts on management fees and PM pricing (18:21) Sponsor - Property Meld (19:50) Mergers and acquisitions in the industry (28:29) Todd’s experience building PM Assist and keys to client success (33:05) What is it like to be both a vendor and opera...
Building a 100M HoldCo with Michael Girdley
July 26, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 63.9 MBSpecial guest Michael Girdley joins us for Season 3, Episode 4 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (02:03) Michael’s background (04:18) How do you decipher which opportunities are worth pursuing? (10:14) How do you spend your time across a dozen companies? (17:00) Sponsor: Rentscale (18:42) What were the early actions you took that shaped where you landed later? (22:51) Peter & Michael’s mutual love for the Civilization game series (24:54) Ho...
What Is an AI Factory? With Cat Allday
July 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBSpecial guest Cat Allday joins us for Season 3, Episode 3 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (0:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (01:35) Cat’s background (03:00) What’s your experience been like with Appfolio? (07:52) What drew you to AI before the mainstream picked up on it? (13:45) What is Realm and how will the conversational AI work within Appfolio? (22:35) Sponsor: Rent Werx Mastermind (24:11) How and when can customers access this AI? (28:24) What will this AI be best used...
What Is an AI Factory?
July 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBSpecial guest Cat Allday joins us for Season 3, Episode 3 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (0:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (01:35) Cat’s background (03:00) What’s your experience been like with Appfolio? (07:52) What drew you to AI before the mainstream picked up on it? (13:45) What is Realm and how will the conversational AI work within Appfolio? (22:35) Sponsor: Rent Werx Mastermind (24:11) How and when can customers access this AI? (28:24) What will this AI be best used...
Process Masterclass with Wolfgang Croskey
July 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBSpecial guest Wolfgang Croskey joins us for Season 3, Episode 2 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (0:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (01:44) Wolfgang’s background and career (03:04) How did you get so skilled at developing processes? (13:03) What systems or automations are saving you the most time at your organization? (16:37) Sponsor: PayProp (18:12) Scenario: Collecting late rent. (31:24) What policies do you need to put in place before you can leverage all these systems & tec...
Partnerships, Delegation & Hiring with Nick Huber
July 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBSpecial guest Nick Huber joins us for Season 3, Episode 1 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (0:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (01:57) Nick’s background (03:55) Raising money via Twitter (05:32) Nick’s back-end systems for PM (07:35) Technology adoption across the Self-storage asset class (09:58) Do you have any permanent employees on-site? (11:57) Utilizing global talent (16:09) - Sponsor: Rescover (17:26) - Levers to pull to increase the value of a property (23:00) - Cost S...
BIG Announcement - Special Midseason Episode with Jon Matzner
November 02, 2022 04:05 - 48 minutes - 55.6 MBSpecial Episode of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Jon Matzner. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) - Intro (01:47) - Jon’s background and career (03:17) - How are you utilizing Notion in your work? (06:06) - Expanding the Garage Upgrade business (11:09) - The 3 parts of value for people entering the world of Property Management (22:44) - When starting or buying a PM company, what is something that people think is important, that your experience tells you ...
Brandon Scholten - Defining and Reaching Your Target Clients
September 07, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBSeason 2, Episode 12 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Brandon Scholten. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) - Intro (01:35) - Brandon’s background and career (04:43) - Can you share why you chose to go the franchise route and it’s advantages or disadvantages? (09:35) - What did you get out of learning from Justin Roff-Marshomeone looking to get into Property Management? (9:35) - What did you get out of learning from Justin Roff-Marsh (15:47) - Best appro...
Matt Tringali - Building An Education Business In Property Management
August 31, 2022 04:01 - 58 minutes - 67.3 MBSeason 2, Episode 11 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Matt Tringali. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) - Intro (01:40) - Matt’s background and career (03:30) - How many units were you at when you merged with Home Vault? (04:30) - Door count vs. Profitability in PM (06:46) - What is Home Vault? (09:08) - Is it possible to have a single software and same PMA across multiple states for a company? (11:30) - Can you share any information about the Home Vau...
Ben Sencenbaugh - Designing World-Class Property Management Systems
August 24, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBSeason 2, Episode 10 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Ben Sencenbaugh. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) - Intro (01:56) - Ben’s background & Career (06:52) - Ben’s experience working at NASA (10:26) - Can you discuss the software you’ve built to facilitate property management? (17:31) - How would you advise someone in PM who’s looking for a low-code or no-code solution? (18:30) - Do you have any kind of metric to tell you the health of your Podio syst...
Greg Crabtree - How To Escape The Business Black Hole of Growth
August 17, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBSeason 2, Episode 9 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Greg Crabtree. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) - Introduction (01:35) - Greg’s career and Background (08:40) - What do you think it is about the Simple Numbers approach that has resonated so much with people in Property Management? (11:43) - What are some common mistakes you see small business owners making that can be easily fixed? (16:27) - Why are you a proponent of not playing games to save mone...
Chris Powers - Graduating From The CEO Role
August 10, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBSeason 2, Episode 8 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Chris Powers. In this episode we discuss: (01:51) - Chris’ background and career (03:13) - What’s involved in 3rd party Property Management for Industrial Real Estate? (05:07) - Do you handle leasing as well? (08:04) - Making Blue Collar ‘cool’ again (12:01) - Fort Capital’s focus on Property Management (13:05) - Providing value to the tenants and owners via PM (17:07) - Have you ever had issues with ...
Daniel Craig - 3 Metrics Every Property Manager Must Know
August 03, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 69 MBSeason 2, Episode 7 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Daniel Craig. In this episode we discuss: (01:42) - Danny’s background and career (06:33) - Creating the Benchmark studies (09:58) - The importance of efficiency in Property Management (13:06) - Direct Labor Efficiency Ratios & Unit Churn (21:40) - Profit Coach’s Webinars (26:42) - Second Nature Ad (28:35) - Updating the NARPM accounting standards (35:11) - Mindset & Identity in Property Management ...
Special - Peter on 300 to 3000
July 27, 2022 04:01 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBPeter on 300 to 3000 Podcast hosted by Matthew Whitaker and Spencer Sutton Grow Your Influence - Our Interview w/ Peter Lohmann If there’s one thing we know, it’s that Peter Lohmann is a popular guy. How else could we explain his massive success on platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn, or the fact that he’s built (and it’s still growing) a strong email list of readers eager for his newsletter? What we admire most about Peter is how he genuinely wants to help other property managers build a...
Special - Peter on The Profitable Property Management Podcast
July 20, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 103 MBPeter on The Profitable Property Management Podcast hosted by Jordan Muela Engineering & Optimizing Property Management w/ Peter Lohmann In this episode we discuss: From engineer to entrepreneur, Peter applies his systems and processes thinking to his property management business. What Peter loves about starting and growing a business? He says you're constantly at the limit of your capabilities. "Every time you add a few hundred doors, everything breaks – and you have to rework your ...
Special - How I Took 5 Weeks Away From My Business
July 15, 2022 17:25 - 58 minutes - 66.5 MBSeason 2, Bonus Episode of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Andy VandenBerg. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) - Intro (01:45) - Why Andy wanted to interview Peter (03:39) - Peter’s relationship with his business partner & hiring a COO (05:11) - How did the idea for this time off come about and what did you need to do in order to pull it off? (09:19) - Was there any form of contact during these 5 weeks? (11:49) - What was the number one thing that needed ...
Lisa Wise - Putting People & Place Above Profit
July 13, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBSeason 2, Episode 6 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Lisa Wise. In this episode we discuss: (0:00) - Intro (01:52) - Lisa’s background & career (03:34) - Launching Birdwatch as property management for homeowners (08:44) - What’s your pricing model for a homeowner? (11:47) - Why did you move into a new market with a new product before your traditional management services? (15:47) - What’s working for you in marketing? (20:42) - Second Nature Ad (22:36) ...
Brandon Laughridge - Managing and Investing In Multifamily
July 06, 2022 12:13 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBSeason 2, Episode 5 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Brandon Laughridge. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) - Intro (02:15) - Brandon’s background & Career in Property Management (08:36) - Setting the stage for the non-traditional turn in Brandon’s career (17:22) - How does your business look today and how involved are you in the day-to-day? (19:55) - Brandon’s famous Tweet: Purchasing a business with an SBA loan (24:53) - Ad: Second Nature (26:47) - ...
Jeremy Pound - Niche Down to Scale Up
June 29, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBSeason 2, Episode 4 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Jeremy Pound. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (01:20) Jeremy’s background and career (05:26) The importance of narrowing your focus and the Market-Focus Paradox (10:39) The Woodchip analogy for sales (18:49) Immersing yourself in the industry and community of your customer (27:00) How do you view sales in property management relative to other industries? (31:09) How do you educate customers ...
Matthew Whitaker - Growing to 7,000 Doors
June 22, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBSeason 2, Episode 3 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Matthew Whitaker. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (01:35) Matthew’s background and career (03:53) Taking a Property Management company to multiple locations (09:26) How important are your systems and processes in enabling management across multiple markets? (13:49) How would you approach process issues coming from one of your offices? (16:53) Matthew’s journey of becoming an effective manager...
Jordan Muela - Owning The Outcome
June 15, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBSeason 2, Episode 2 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Jordan Muela. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (01:24) Jordan’s background & career (03:15) What is it about Property Management that drew you into the industry? (06:49) How does one coming from VC get so passionate about SMB? (10:23) Is there a place for VC in Property Management? (15:36) Moving closer to the customer and owning outcomes (24:33) Thoughts on Fees & Customer Surplus (33:46) J...
Moses Kagan - Building Adaptive Realty's Property Management Business
June 08, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBSeason 2, Episode 1 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Moses Kagan. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (01:02) - Moses’ background in RE (02:21) - The value of working with large 3rd party clients for property management & how Moses built his portfolio (09:07) - The 3rd party management tax (14:58) - Moses’ unique investing value-add approach (22:04) - Compensating Leasing Agents (32:58) - What would be your advice be to small property managers who...
Episode 20 - Bonus Episode with Q&A Part 2
December 09, 2021 17:25 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBEpisode 20 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (01:09) How long did it take you to set up your processes & what was the worst thing that happened when you did not already have a process in place when trying to deal with an issue? Who is tougher the landlord or the tenants? (07:25) How has the idea of adding value to every interaction changed your business? (11:39) Where if at all do you see tech improving the status quo? (15:30) ...
Episode 19 - Bonus Episode with Q&A
November 17, 2021 15:06 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBEpisode 19 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (02:38) What processes agreements client betting etc. have allowed him to increase the stickiness of revenue per door of his customer base. (06:47) How does a property management business increase the multiples on its earnings? (12:12) Can you describe your greatest challenges facing on working with tenants and what you have done to mitigate the likelihood of frequency of these occurre...
Episode 18 - Zillow, Airbnb & Real Estate with Special Guest: Kevin Clark
June 22, 2021 13:59 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBEpisode 18 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (02:03) Kevin's Background (06:38) Zillow & Airbnb (12:02) Things Zillow & Airbnb Can Enforce (20:22) Referral Fees, Buyers Broker & Commission (32:23) A Well Functioning Market Place (41:00) Real Estate Not Being a Inflation Hedge (50:33) What is Inflation? (56:35) Twitter Question for Kevin --- Kevin Clark is an adjunct professor at NYU with a lot of Real Estate background...
Episode 17 - Deep Dive into Digital Marketing with Special Guest: Mike Whaling
June 15, 2021 16:20 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBEpisode 17 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss: 00:00 Intro 02:30 Digital Overview 05:30 Mike's Background 09:19 Size of 30 Lines 13:30 How do you approach Marketing a Property? 16:34 Painting a Picture 18:51 Power of Branding 27:40 How do you put together a tactical puzzle for your Clients? 34:05 Do I need to aggressive market if Zillow is working? 40:49 Quality of Tenant 47:47 What would Mike have done different lo...
Episode 17 - Deep Dive Into Digital Marketing with Special Guest: Mike Whaling
June 15, 2021 16:20 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBEpisode 17 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (02:30) Digital Overview (05:30) Mike's Background (09:19) Size of 30 Lines (13:30) How do you approach Marketing a Property? (16:34) Painting a Picture (18:51) Power of Branding (27:40) How do you put together a tactical puzzle for your Clients? (34:05) Do I need to aggressive market if Zillow is working? (40:49) Quality of Tenant (47:47) What would Mike ...
Episode 16 - Pain Points for Property Owners & Property Managers
June 08, 2021 13:41 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBEpisode 16 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (03:55) Communication Issues (11:54) Fees (18:39) Vacancies (36:58) Large Expensive Repairs (43:50) Accounting Clarity --- Russell Lowery is a political puzzle solver. He runs a California based public affairs company highviewstrat.com. You can also connect with him on Twitter: twitter.com/russelllowery10 Learn more about Peter & how to connect with him here:...
Episode 15 - Deep Dive on VC-Backed Property Management Companies
June 01, 2021 15:57 - 1 hour - 56 MBEpisode 15 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (02:13) Residential Property Management - Third Party (09:14) Why is VC Money Interested in Residential Property Management? (16:41) What the Pain Point for the Owner is (20:20) How much Venture Capital Activity is there in my Industry? (25:17) What is a Master Lease Arrangement? (30:22) What Buckets are they Fitting in? (36:32) How do you assess the rent for P...
Episode 14 - Deep Dive on Managing & Leadership
May 28, 2021 20:30 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBEpisode 14 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (03:28) Developing & Growing Leaders (03:58) Scaling & Growing your Company (07:04) Adding Value & Reaching Goals (11:20) Breaking Down adding Value in Relationships (17:30) How do you sync up Someone's Ambition? (19:30) Where Individual Approach is Required (24:01) Accountability and Performance Issues (39:34) Bad Employees always find New Ways to be Bad (4...
Episode 13 - Deep Dive on Hiring The Right People
May 18, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MBEpisode 13 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (02:30) When should you hire someone vs using software & automation? (08:41) Onboarding new clients can be very disruptive (09:47) Project-based businesses vs ongoing/reactive businesses (11:20) RL Property Management is hiring for director of maintenance (15:30) What am I looking for in candidates for this position? (23:07) Putting myself in the mindset of an emp...
Episode 12 - Expanding A Small Business Intelligently
May 11, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBEpisode 12 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (01:54) Peter bought a flex office/warehouse for his company (06:57) Uses for & desirability of warehouse space (12:54) Revenue opportunities for property management companies (16:10) When is the right time to explore new business opportunities? (18:40) Domain-specific knowledge vs generalized business knowledge (21:39) Owned and Operated podcast - hiring & traini...
Episode 11 - Leveraging Social Media for your Business
May 04, 2021 15:09 - 46 minutes - 43 MBEpisode 11 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (02:46) Twitter, how we started with it & how we use it today (09:55) Setting notifications as a way to learn about a subject (13:43) Adding value to other people's tweets (15:28) Lead gen using twitter - finding prospects (19:37) Solving problems for Amazon millionaires (21:49) How to find a platform to go all-in on (25:22) How Peter uses Facebook & Facebook gr...
Episode 10 - Working On (Not In) Your Business
April 30, 2021 17:46 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MBEpisode 10 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Intro (01:26) The importance of hiring (06:26) Two book recommendations (08:04) Finding a business framework that works for you (11:49) Russell's strategy at his new printing company (12:36) The Ivy Lee method for selecting todo items (15:45) Selecting operational todo items vs sales todos (19:36) Gaining leverage to work on your business (27:04) Procrastination is a ...