Posts by Danny Soule
C’mon Man!
With the NFL Season now upon us, I give you my version of the favorite pregame segment, C’mon Man! Here are 3 things that properties do that make me want to scream, C’mon Man! Market Rent vs Specials: Have you ever shopped a property and asked about the rents for an apartment only to hear…
Read MoreThe Best of the Best
For the best sales people, it’s all about details. While first impressions, being on time and having a great attitude are all essential to a successful assignment, the best Leasing Specialists are the ones who focus on the entire sales process, including the details. They don’t just follow-up, they take the time to drop off…
Read MoreYour Apartment, Your Style
Today we have a guest blogger, Jake from BRE Properties, weighing in on some ways for renters to make their apartments unique and stylish. Thanks for the post Jake! Define Your Style from Floor to Ceiling When someone first walks into your home they gain a sense or understanding of who you are as a…
Read MoreThe best of the best
For being such a small company, CLASS is an interesting dichotomy. While we may lease for many years and only meet a handful of fellow Leasing Specialists, the dynamics of our organization make us surprisingly reliant on the success of our fellow colleagues. In other words, the level at which you perform at your job…
Read MoreThe New Google+ Local: Your Property’s New First Impression
By Guest blogger and Leasing Specialist James King @Facebook.com/king0120 Recently, Google decided to ditch its Google Places site in favor of a brand new application. The new, revamped Google+ Local integrates the best of both the Places site and the social network Google+. Much like its previous iteration, Google+ Local is the first thing customers…
Read More5 Unique Way to Follow Up With Your Prospects
5 Unique ways to follow up on a prospect There is no doubt that internet has drastically altered the buying patterns of today’s renter. One such change is an extension of the “search time” or the period of time from when a prospect starts looking for an apartment to the time that they actually put…
Read MoreBest of the Best
Here are a few Leasing Specialists who deserve some recognition for their EXCELLENT work this past week. Victoria Enchill. Victoria came into an urban community in Southern Chicago that was having a very hard time getting qualified traffic through the doors. Through her marketing efforts and continuous outreach, Victoria was able to drive more…
Read MoreThe perfect compliment to interim financing
Time and time again, CLASS has proven to be the perfect complement to interim financing on new acquisitions. A bridge loan may be the perfect lending vehicle to help secure underperforming or unstabilized assets, however it leaves the owner in a precarious situation during lease-up. Many of these properties are experiencing high delinquency rates and…
Read MoreMaking A Model Apartment Feel Like Home
It’s always interesting going into a new apartment community and seeing the model for the first time. There have been countless times where I have been blown away by the attentiveness to detail, the collaboration of colors and the clever placement of furniture. On the flip side, there have been times where the apartment has…
Read MoreThe future of Multifamily
Looking out the window of my flight into Atlanta the other day, I was struck by the massive amounts of unfinished subdivisions and what they can mean for the future of Multifamily. In the Atlanta area alone, there are over 1,500 unfinished subdivisions representing tens of thousands of vacant lots. With the basic infrastructure…
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