Sync or Swim: The Multifamily Growth Show
85 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -On Sync or Swim, a weekly podcast brought to you by Rentsync; we provide an insiders look into the PropTech, multifamily, and rental housing industry.
On this show, you’ll hear down-to-earth interviews with well-known thought leaders, experience compelling stories, and gain fresh new insights on how to overcome operational challenges and increase the value of your multifamily portfolio.
Episodes will feature topics such as PropTech, multifamily marketing and MarTech, lease up marketing, and more.
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Innovation in Multifamily Marketing
February 27, 2024 16:56 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBRentsync's Director of Sales and Business Development Matt Livingstone joins us in conversation today to explore recent innovations in Multifamily Marketing, why they are necessary, and what we might expect from the future. To kick off our conversation, we discuss the current climate in multifamily investment, the emergent needs and how they could be fulfilled. Exploring use cases and the development of the Floor Plan Navigator, we speak to increasing sophistication in condo development and ...
The Millennial Moron Guide to Canadian Real Estate
February 14, 2024 14:37 - 38 minutes - 35 MBHousing affordability in Canada is a major concern for anyone hoping to purchase a home amid the current climate of increasing prices. For the same amount as a two-bedroom property in Toronto, prospective home buyers could purchase lake-facing castles in Europe or even entire private islands, according to content creator Millennial Moron, who has noted these absurdities in a series of viral videos. In today’s episode of Sync or Swim, the Millennial Moron himself joins us to share his humorou...
The Housing Pulse: Toronto Star's Business Reporter on Canada's Rental Landscape
January 23, 2024 16:44 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBHousing is a hot topic in Canadian mainstream media and we couldn’t be more grateful, because even though steps are being taken to improve the state of housing in the country, there is still much work to be done. Joining us today to speak about Canada’s rental landscape is a journalist with her finger on the pulse – Toronto Star’s Business Reporter, Clarrie Feinstein. After explaining what drew her to journalism and business reporting and real estate, Clarrie walks us through the current tre...
The Ultimate Sync Up: Building Stack and Rentsync Merger Unveiled
December 21, 2023 15:16 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBJoining us in conversation are Rentsync CEO and VP of Technology and Data, Max Steinman and Michael Mottola. We are also joined by two members of the Building Stack community, CEO Jonathan Margel, and COO, Pablo Menghini. Tuning in, you will hear our guests offer their insights on the recent merger between Rentsync and Building Stack and how it was approached. Hear how Building Stack came to be, what motivated the merger, and how it supports property managers and the many hats they are requi...
Behind the Numbers: Looking Back on Rental Trends of 2023
December 18, 2023 15:21 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBIn this episode, we take a look back at 2023 and the rental trends reported by Rentsync and Rentals.ca. The Canadian housing market seems to be setting and breaking records each day, but does the good outweigh the bad? To help us make sense of Rentals.ca and Urbanations's report, we are joined by three of its influential contributors; the Product Manager of Data Services at Rentsync, David Aizikov, the CEO of Rentsync, Max Steinman, and the President of Urbanation, Shaun Hildebrand. The trio...
From Desks to Dwellings: The Residential Revolution in Office Spaces
December 06, 2023 15:42 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBCanada is in the grips of a housing crisis as the people who need homes far outnumber the available residential units. At the same time, Canada is also experiencing a vacancy problem after the steep decline in office space demand post-COVID. It would make sense, then, to convert the empty office spaces into residential units, but as today’s guest, Steven Paynter explains, this process is far from simple. Steven is the Global Leader of Building Transformation and Adaptive Reuse at Gensler – a...
The Evolution of Multifamily Marketing
November 22, 2023 17:11 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBMultifamily marketing has seen a variety of changes over the last year, particularly with the integration of AI advancements. Joining us today to unpack this evolution is our very own Allie Langohr, VP of Client Service at Rentsync. Tuning in you’ll hear Allie shed light on how their team is incorporating AI into the Rentsync platform and the many ways AI tools are being used to support digital marketing efforts. Find out how ChatGPT is being utilized to generate property descriptions and th...
Removing Rental Red Tape
September 20, 2023 14:20 - 44 minutes - 61 MBThere is a major deficit in purpose-built rentals in Toronto at the moment and today on the Sync or Swim Podcast, we are chatting about this issue with Jonathan and Gabriel Diamond from Well-Grounded Real Estate. Tuning in, you’ll hear about their focus in the real estate world right now, why this deficit is happening, differences between apartment development and contrast condos, and how these problems can be solved. We discuss what is effective in terms of innovation before talking about i...
Incentivizing The Renting Process
August 23, 2023 16:15 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBWith skyrocketing rental prices, the tenant-landlord relationship is becoming increasingly divisive. In this episode, we discover how RentFund, led by founder and CEO Thomas Deneve, is revolutionizing the rental landscape by incentivizing tenants to take better care of properties through a unique financial approach, fostering a win-win scenario for landlords and renters. Thomas explains RentFund’s streamlined rent collection process, with an emphasis on security and privacy, and shares the c...
Avoiding Rental Scams
August 09, 2023 16:51 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBAs rental demand rises, rental scams are becoming increasingly prevalent. Today, we are joined by Cameron Choquette, CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlord Association (SKLA), to discuss rental housing scams and their impact on both renters and landlords. Cameron highlights the increasing prevalence of scams targeting prospective tenants, offering key red flags and practical tips for renters to stay vigilant. He emphasizes the importance of verifying listings and shares insights for landlords to p...
Converting Offices Into Homes, an Emerging Industry Trend
June 30, 2023 16:03 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIn recent months, we have delved into the pressing issue of the lack of rental supply across Canada. This episode explores a creative and innovative solution: repurposing vacant buildings! Today’s guest Howard Chai, a staff writer at STOREYS, has been writing about this topic for a while now and has chatted with many industry experts. He joins us to shed some light on this topic. He explains the concept of "adaptive reuse" with a focus on office-to-residential conversions. We discuss the dri...
NIMBYism and the Importance of Community Engagement
June 14, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBOur guest today is a city planner by trade and has valuable insights into NIMBYism (Not In My Backyard) and what is and isn’t working in terms of community engagement in the real estate development world. Karin Brandt is the CEO and Founder of coUrbanize and, in this episode, she schools us on the importance of community engagement and how technology has evolved the way developers are engaging with communities. We discover why the younger “asset-less class” is less inclined to get invol...
ChatGPT, Rentals.ca, Rent Control, and More with Max Steinman
May 31, 2023 19:30 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBThis episode of the Sync or Swim Podcast is incredibly exciting as we are joined by Rentsync’s CEO, Max Steinman, for the very first in-person episode! Tuning in, you will hear all about the amazing changes that have happened at Rentsync over the last year, namely the integration of ChatGPT, before we delve into how AI impacts the housing industry as a whole. We discuss how Rentals.ca has evolved, its new network, Rentsync’s tours module, and so much more! Next, Max shares his wisdom ab...
The Benefits of an AI-Powered Chatbot
April 05, 2023 14:48 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBIf you’ve been playing around with the idea of making use of a bot in your company but have been worried about the added time and effort it takes to set it up, you may want to check out BetterBot. Today, we’re joined by our guest, Robert Turnbull, the President, COO, and Founder of BetterBot. He’s with us today to discuss the benefits of BetterBot and the world of artificial intelligence. As you tune in, you’ll hear more about Betterbot and the intention behind its creation and also about th...
The State of Purpose-Built Rentals in the GTA
March 08, 2023 17:59 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBWhat role does purpose-built rental housing play in our housing solution? Today’s guest passionately believes that it’s going to play a big part and that we need to recognize, prioritize, and support that both as a society and as policy-makers. Tony Irwin is the President and CEO of The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO). Tuning in, you’ll hear his thoughts on the necessity of taking immediate action to promote purpose-built construction, the impact of population growth...
Integrating AI & ChatGPT into your Marketing Strategy
February 22, 2023 14:24 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBChatGPT and other forms of AI are really making airwaves, and in today's episode, we unpack how this relates to the rental housing industry. Joining us for this conversation are market research and advertising expert Adhiraj Brar and digital marketer Miguel Vasquez, both from Mainstreet Equity, a leading Canadian real estate and property management company. They’re here to shed light on how you can integrate AI and ChatGPT into your marketing strategies and use it to reduce your workload. Tu...
Canada's Housing Crisis, and Ottawa's Response
February 08, 2023 14:04 - 37 minutes - 51 MBWhat would it look like if we completely eliminated the private sector from our rental housing industry and replaced them solely with social housing, like the prefabricated panel buildings (also known as panelkis) of Bulgaria’s Communist era? On this week’s episode of the Sync or Swim Podcast, we focus on the Canadian rental housing industry. Our guest today is Peter Shawn Taylor, the Senior Features Editor at the C2C Journal. He’s here today to discuss his most recent article, titled, ‘M...
Building a Brand & Tackling Affordable Housing with Ron Lovett
January 25, 2023 14:47 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBBuilding a successful brand requires deliberate strategizing and careful planning. The same can be said of making an impact in the affordable housing industry. Through his company, VIDA, today’s guest, Ron Lovett, is taking giant leaps in providing quality, affordable housing for those in need whilst his company’s brand is fast becoming a community favourite. Ron made the unlikely transition from securities to rental housing, failing many times along the way and using those lessons learned t...
Westbank’s Philosophy and a Discussion about Smart Buildings
January 11, 2023 16:02 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB“It's been in the DNA of the company from the beginning. That idea of doing extraordinary buildings has, and is, and will be what the practice does.” — Robert Macdougall With rental prices increasing year on year, we’re noticing that renters are looking not only for a nice place to live but for modern amenities to help justify the steep prices that they’re paying to live in major markets and downtown cores. One of the ways Westbank Living approaches this market is with smart buildings. Jo...
Urbanation and Canadian Rental Demand
November 30, 2022 14:45 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MB“The industry can expect to have real-time analytics and real-time insights as to what's happening in the rental market across the country. And to me, this was a massive knowledge gap in the industry.” — Shaun Hildebrand Access to real-time rental market data has always been a challenge in Canada. Luckily, today’s guests are here to share a solution to this problem! We are joined by Max Steinman (CEO at Rentsync) and Shaun Hildebrand (President at Urbanation) to discuss how they are joini...
The Key to Recession Proofing Your Real Estate Investments
November 02, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB“You take the risks, you jump in, you learn and you get stronger. You get more confident, and I think that resiliency is really helpful.” — @harishconsul Having bought his first house at the age of 15, Harish Consul has undeniably seen the property market through all of its changes. He is the Founder and CEO of Ocgrow Group of Companies, a privately held investment group involved in venture capital and real estate development. In this episode, Harish joins us to share his secret to recess...
The Value of Data and Renter Personas in Multifamily Marketing
October 19, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 42.8 MB“I like to remind folks that brand building takes time. It's not easy, it takes a sustained effort over a prolonged period of time to create that repetition.” — Chris Willoughby Data is the lifeblood of marketing and can help power your marketing programs, or so our guest today believes! Chris Willoughby, Vice President of Marketing for InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Chris specializes in residential real estate, and owns, and operates nearly 13,0...
Bridging the Gap Between Newcomers and Rental Housing Providers
October 05, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 71.8 MB“We are having unprecedented demand that is met by very little vacancy.” — Jesse Greenwell Welcome back to another episode of the Sync or Swim Podcast. Today we are joined by David Frattini from Rentals For Newcomers and Jesse Greenwell, the Head of Communications, Partnerships, Culture, and Inclusion at Mainstreet Equity. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about why there is a high increase in the demand for student rentals in Canada, how Mainstreet Equity has accommodated this demand, how they...
How Louer.ca is Improving the Rental Experience in Quebec
September 21, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB“Our core focus is just making sure we have the best experience for both renters and landlords across Canada.” — Matt Danison, CEO of the Rentals.ca Network Vacancies for offices in Quebec went up to 16.5% last year, immigration is at an all-time high, and higher interest rates are preventing homeowners from selling their properties. All of these factors combined have led to an increased demand for rental units, and rentals.ca is heeding that call! Today’s guest is Matt Danison, CEO of th...
Why Affordable Housing is Within Reach for Canadians with Mark Kenney
July 20, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB“It's a matter of really changing the housing strategy completely in our country and coming up with things that make more sense.” — @MKenneyCAPREIT While there are regional variations, it’s no secret that, for many people in Canada, housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable. Today’s guest, however, believes that the answer to solving Canada’s housing crisis is right in front of us. In this episode, we sit down with Mark Kenney, President and CEO of CAPREIT, to discuss some of the poli...
Digitization: The New Norm for New Developments
July 06, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB“What Spark does is essentially power the sales and digital transaction process for new developments, residential towers, or projects. We are the backend infrastructure that the sales team, the marketing team, the administration team uses to manage everything.” — @SimeonGarratt Welcome back to Sync or Swim! Today, we speak with Simeon Garratt, CEO and Co-Founder of Spark Real Estate Software, helping developers to sell and market their homes. Joining us, you’ll hear about the unique oppor...
Leveraging AI to Improve the Multifamily Leasing Experience
June 22, 2022 10:00“AI has taken over so much of what we do ... It was a natural migration that it would find its way to multifamily.” — Brock McLean AI has seeped into most industries, and multifamily real estate is no exception. Our guest today has been in the real estate industry for 25 years and has evolved alongside real estate technology. Brock MacLean is the EVP & CRO of LeaseHawk and former SVP of Business Development at RealPage and today, he talks us through the role of AI in leasing over at Leas...
Leveraging AI to Improve the Multifamily Leasing Experience
June 22, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MB“AI has taken over so much of what we do ... It was a natural migration that it would find its way to multifamily.” — Brock McLean AI has seeped into most industries, and multifamily real estate is no exception. Our guest today has been in the real estate industry for 25 years and has evolved alongside real estate technology. Brock MacLean is the EVP & CRO of LeaseHawk and former SVP of Business Development at RealPage and today, he talks us through the role of AI in leasing over at Leas...
Why Promoted Listings Should be Part of Your Rental Marketing Strategy
June 08, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB“It's a way for you to help promote, make sure you get more traffic and more visibility, eyeballs on your listings on those sites, which will then, based on data that we've seen in our analysis, it will help to generate more traffic.” — Michael Mottola, VP, Technology & Data at Rentsync Today, Rentsync is excited to announce a new feature that helps users promote their listings, make sure they get more visibility, and ultimately generate more traffic, resulting in up to 2.5x (sometimes up...
A Lesson in PropTech and Investing with Simon Baker
May 04, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62 MB"As you grow, it's very easy to get distracted by bright shiny lights. There are new opportunities everywhere. But … don't get distracted by them. Just focus on what you're doing, and execute, and then work on executional excellence." — Simon Baker Today's guest has worked with online marketplaces across multiple countries, and even continents, advising on product development, and successful business models. Joining us for this informative episode on the future of online rental websites i...
The Death of Craigslist and the Rise of Rental Listing Sites
April 20, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MB“That’s the reality of the renter search, they’re considering a wide variety of asset classes and locations. If you’re going to serve that renter then you need to have all the stuff. That’s what we’re aiming to be — is that completely comprehensive marketplace. That’s what we’re building. We want to have every available listing in America.” — Jonas Bordo, Co-founder & CEO of Dwellsy With the death of Craigslist over the past few years, the main and valuable lead sources have become elusi...
PropTech, the Metaverse, and Modernizing Multifamily with Zain Jaffer
April 06, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB“You can pick any asset class, and there’s so much change happening at PropTech. It’s the best time ever to be in the sector.” - Zain Jaffer, PropTech VC & Partner at Blue Field Capital The world of technology is constantly evolving and has only been accelerated since the advent of the pandemic. Today, we are joined by Zain Jaffer to discuss the evolution of PropTech, the metaverse and modernizing multifamily. Not only has Zain founded a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage Pr...
The Future of Purpose-Built Luxury Rentals
March 23, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MB“For us at Fitzrovia, the marketing piece is not a bolt-on component. It carries the same weight as the building’s architecture and interior design.” — Ryan Funt It’s not often that one can boast having an apartment block that is 100% leased and 100% occupied, but through an incredible marketing campaign (which won them a large number of awards!), Ryan Funt and his team at Fitzrovia have achieved that at The Waverley. In today’s episode, Ryan joins Nicolina for a discussion around marketin...
How Tech Has Become Ingrained in the Lead to Lease Experience
March 09, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBI wish I could be a leasing consultant again, because I can think of four different channels I would have going at the same time, and I would be making four times the commission for every appointment slot available within a given day. – Rebecca Shaffrey, SVP Corporate Services at Bell Partners On this week’s episode of Sync or Swim, we share a highly valuable conversation from the most recent Retcon, a best-in-class real estate technology conference, hosted in Miami, Florida. In th...
Listing Score: The New KPI for Multifamily Marketing
February 23, 2022 11:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MB"The way that we've structured the actual listing score is that a user is given a strong approximation of how complete their overall listings are, and hopefully receive a kick in the butt once they see that a particular property might be lacking." — David Aizikov You could have the most amazing property in the world, but if your listing doesn't provide users with the information they need, you could have absolutely no success finding renters. The product team at Rentsync, including Michae...
The Fastest Way to Build a Rental Property Empire
February 09, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MB“We have our in-house construction company, our in house property management company, snow removal, grass cutting, you name it, it’s all under one roof, essentially giving that potential joint venture partner or client the ‘Costo effect.’” — Adrian Pannozzo When Adrian Pannozzo had spent 15 years working on the police force, he decided to start investing in real estate. At first, this venture was intended to be his retirement plan, but it has turned into so much more than that! He bought...
The Fastest Way to Build a Rental Property Empire
February 09, 2022 11:00“We have our in-house construction company, our in house property management company, snow removal, grass cutting, you name it, it’s all under one roof, essentially giving that potential joint venture partner or client the ‘Costo effect.’” — Adrian Pannozzo When Adrian Pannozzo had spent 15 years working on the police force, he decided to start investing in real estate. At first, this venture was intended to be his retirement plan, but it has turned into so much more than that! He bought...
Spotting New Investment Opportunities in the US & Canada
January 26, 2022 11:00“You've got to actually go in and see it, there's no deal that we would ever do without actually taking a look and seeing the property.” — Ben Zlotnick Today on Sync or Swim, we interrupt Ben Zlotnick’s family vacation to talk to him about his prolific career as a serial entrepreneur. Ben is the co-founder of Alexandra Capital, founder of Eden App, and founder of BTB Investments. In our conversation, he fills us in on how he merged his service and technology knowledge, and experience to l...
Spotting New Investment Opportunities in the US & Canada
January 26, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MB“You've got to actually go in and see it, there's no deal that we would ever do without actually taking a look and seeing the property.” — Ben Zlotnick Today on Sync or Swim, we interrupt Ben Zlotnick’s family vacation to talk to him about his prolific career as a serial entrepreneur. Ben is the co-founder of Alexandra Capital, founder of Eden App, and founder of BTB Investments. In our conversation, he fills us in on how he merged his service and technology knowledge, and experience to l...
What Toronto Inclusionary Zoning Really Means for New Developments
December 08, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 78.9 MB“If I were to build two identical buildings side by side within downtown Toronto, I would lose 17 percent of my gross floor space...or 17 additional percent, if I want to build a condo compared to if I want to build a fancy high-rise luxury apartment building.” – David Aizikov, Product Manager Data Services at Rentsync As new legislation passed in favor of Inclusionary Zoning in Toronto, we called on David Aizikov, Product Manager Data Services at Rentsync and Max Steinman, Interim CEO a...
Live on Stage: Lease-up, Operations and Property Management
November 24, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 92.5 MB"...you can imagine when you hit a renter with a 7% increase and they're expecting something that's sub 2%, that's problematic, and it can lead to turnover, it can lead to notices, and so really it's about managing and massaging the messaging, and it's all about the team, it's about the team component." – Ryan Funt, Live on Stage at the Affordable Housing & New Apartment Development Seminar In this live episode of Sync or Swim, Rentsync's VP of Growth, Max Steinman moderates the Lease-up,...
Why Brand Empathy is the Key to Success in Multifamily
November 10, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB“At GWLRA, we're really a values-driven organization. We really hold dear to those values, and they are creativity, ambition, integrity, and empathy. I would say that it is well-known that most employees can speak to that.” – Todd Nishimura In today's conversation we have Todd Nishimura, Senior Director of Marketing, Leasing, and Communications at GWL Realty Advisors Residential. Tune in to hear how he came to work in marketing at the Campbell Soup Company and the Four Seasons, and how the...
Reducing Investment Risks in Property Management
October 27, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 51.1 MB"Our focus and the way that we've taken a different approach is that instead of providing other property management tools or just another tenant screening tool, we said, 'Hey, what can we do to actually take away that risk of tenant delinquency for the landlord?'" — Viler Lika During his time in consumer credit risk, Viler Lika started thinking about renter creditworthiness and how it impacts rental properties. In 2017 he founded SingleKey, the mission of which is to remove the common head...
List to Lease: How Tech Is Transforming Multifamily for the Better
October 13, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MB“I think a big question is how do you make marketing and leasing processes easier, but still allow for enough flexibility and personalization so that you can still make each property more compelling to prospective renters? That's the problem we're trying to solve here.” — Suhasini Gadam In April of this year, Rentsync replatformed and launched some incredible new tools for the property industry. As we start to fully leverage the power of the new Rentsync platform, today we discuss some of ...
The Art of Revitalizing Communities with Bruno Group
September 29, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MB"Just like we thoughtfully model and underwrite projects, we thoughtfully review the feasibility in a lot of different areas to ensure that we can truly unlock the value and have a clear path to a successful project." — Elliot MacNeil Adaptive reuse is better for the environment, contributes towards increasing supply in densely populated and competitive urban centers, presents interesting design challenges for architects, and saves developers money. At least, that is what today's guests be...
A Deep Dive Into Rental Demand Across Canada
September 15, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 47.1 MB"What blew me away was really how much demand there was for these smaller markets. Even when you take Covid, work-from-home, and everything out of the picture, how much more per property demand there is in some of these small communities." — Matt D'Avirro Data isn't very useful if it's not accessible or effective at communicating a message. It's just a bunch of numbers after all. That's why Matt D'Avirro, Marketing Operations Manager at Rentsync, is instrumental in using data and automatio...
How Co-living Technology Can Help You Earn More Rent Per Unit
September 01, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 45.1 MB"We enable landlords to make more money by simplifying the whole process of renting by the room instead of the entire unit." - Arnab Dastidar We're facing a rental crisis across the country. Today, 80 million people are renting with unrelated adults whom they don't have a romantic relationship with just to cut their rental prices. There has to be a better solution. Enter co-living. Co-living is a viable way to help renters find their own space, save up, and ultimately buy a house, and new...
When One Door Closes, Another One Opens
August 25, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB“It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot and I agree, it’s going to just continually get better.” — Mitch Fanning Today’s episode is a bittersweet one because we are saying goodbye to Mitch Fanning, one of the hosts of the show. Not only was Mitch an incredible VP of Marketing at Rentsync, but he was also a skilled podcaster. This was clear by just how quickly the show grew. In this chat, Mitch reflects on his time at Rentsync and shares details about where he is going next. Undoubtedly, ...
The Advantages of Immigration on Rental Housing in Canada with David Frattini
August 18, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB“What we found is that basically, about 50% of these newcomers that are arriving want to be in their first rental phase within the first month of arriving in Canada.” — David Frattini In today’s episode of Sync or Swim, we get together with David Frattini, the managing partner at Rentals For Newcomers, to discuss the advantages of immigration on rental demand in Canada. We hear from David about how he has been helping newcomers prepare with their transition to Canada for the past eleven ye...
Overcoming Growing Pains in Property Management with Colin Douthit
August 11, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MB“Technology has definitely allowed us to scale, knowing that we wanted to scale, focusing our efforts on making sure all of our systems could handle that. It would have been a lot harder if every 75 doors, we had to get another person on staff, right? We’re able to stretch staff a little further because of technology.” — @atlaspm Managing 1000 multifamily properties is no easy feat. You need good people, good systems, and good tools to make it run as smoothly as possible. Atlas Property Ma...