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VAMA Conference Take Away: So Many Apps, So Little Time

There are dozens of apps available to help property managers. The best ones are the apps that save us time. How do you cut through the clutter to find them? By Nick Frantz

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VAMA Conference Take Away: Treat Them Right and They’ll Treat You Right - Happy Employees = Great Chili and Loyal Customers

An interview with Nick Maryol, owner of Tia Sophia's, an award-winning restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico
By Larry Johnson

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VAMA Conference Take Away: It's No Secret: LGBT Customers Still Experience Discrimination in Housing!

After 38 years in the multifamily business, the two most important questions I have for housing applicants are still the same:

"Do you pay your rent on time?" and "Do you play well with others?"

Sure, we need to verify their answers, verify the number of occupants, and check out some other stuff like employment and rental payment history and maybe credit rating if your company needs that information. Other than that, what else matters?

In a word: Nothing.

So do we care about – or need to know about – someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity?

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VAMA Conference Take Away: Multi Session Recap

By Patty Morgan Seager, Seager Marketing

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VAMA Conference Take Away: Four Mistakes To Avoid When Targeting Generation Y Renters

Property managers are starting to cater to the next big rental market; Generation Yers. With an estimated 80 million people born between 1978 and 1995, Gen Yers can be a great group to target as prospective tenants. According to a study by Pew Research Center, they are less likely to buy a home then previous generations and more likely to rent. To make your property attractive to these modern renters you will need to make sure you understand their needs and preferences. This means preventing mistakes that will send Gen Yers down the road to the next property.

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VAMA Conference Take Away: Why Don't You Like Seafood??

If you want to succeed in life, you need to have people on your side! One of the most effective ways to win people over is to embrace who they are and what they bring to the table, even (and perhaps especially) if they're different from you!

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VAMA Conference Take Away: WTF Technology?

We live in a real-time, social, mobile world - an era fueled by big data, consumer technologies and the digital economy. Digital information abounds; but, uncertainty prevails when it comes to the disruptive force of technology in today’s marketplace...as presented by Lauren Curley and Stephanie Anderson at the 2014 VAMA Conference with help from Tammy Longo.

By Lauren Curley

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