PMAssist Blog

You May Be Holding Onto the Wrong Things

By Abi Ortscheid Friday, June 26, 2026

Why Smart Leaders Struggle to Let Go Even After They Know They ShouldBy now, you have probably begun noticing the decisions that continue finding their way back to you. You can see the approvals that still require your input and the areas where the business has become dependent o... More +

The Moment You Became the Bottleneck (And Didn't Notice)

By Abi Ortscheid Tuesday, June 23, 2026

How Good Leaders Accidentally Become the Biggest Constraint in Their BusinessMost business owners assume bottlenecks develop because something in the organization is broken. They look for a bad process, an understaffed department, a software issue, or a communication problem. Som... More +

Letting Go Isn't Delegation—It's Redefinition

By Abi Ortscheid Friday, June 19, 2026

Why Work Keeps Finding Its Way Back to YouAt some point, every leader realizes they need to delegate more. The business is growing, the team is expanding, and there are simply too many responsibilities for one person to carry. Feeling overwhelmed, they do what every leadership bo... More +

Why High Performers Build Jobs They End Up Hating

By Abi Ortscheid Tuesday, June 16, 2026

The Hidden Cost of Being the Person Everyone Depends OnMost high performers do not wake up one morning and decide they want a job they hate. In fact, the opposite is usually true. The people who eventually feel trapped by their roles are often the most capable people in the organ... More +

Midseason Management Madness: What Fantasy Football Taught Us About Operations (So Far)

By Abi Ortscheid Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Halfway through the Keys & TDs season, and yes—there are real management lessons buried under all that trash talk.We’ve hit the halfway mark in the PMAssist Keys & TDs Fantasy Football Super League, and the standings are starting to separate the contenders fro... More +

The ESA Fight Goes to Court—and How to Prepare

By Abi Ortscheid Monday, October 6, 2025

If there’s one issue that consistently makes property managers groan, it’s emotional support animals (ESAs). Unlike service animals, ESAs live in a gray zone: tenants can claim rights, landlords can push back, and property managers are caught in the middle.Now, more o... More +

The Lead Paint Loophole Every Property Manager Misses

By Abi Ortscheid Monday, September 29, 2025

Most property managers assume they’ve got lead paint compliance handled. After all, if you’re not managing pre-1978 homes, what’s the risk? Or if you are managing older homes, you’ve got the disclosure forms in your lease packet and you call it a day. Simp... More +

Are You Training on Tools—or Teaching Your Team the System?

By Abi Ortscheid Sunday, September 28, 2025

So, you’ve got workflows in LeadSimple. Templates are uploaded. Tasks are assigned. Automation is humming.You’ve done the hard part… right?Not quite.If your team is still asking, “Where do I find this?” or “What happens ne... More +

LeadSimple Templates Are Just the Start—Here’s What You Actually Need

By Abi Ortscheid Thursday, September 25, 2025

LeadSimple is one of the best tools in the game for property managers. It’s powerful, flexible, and tailor-made for our industry.But if you think grabbing a few shared workflows and hitting “import” is the secret to scaling, we need to talk.Templates are a... More +

Is Your PM Tech Stack Helping You—or Holding You Back?

By Abi Ortscheid Sunday, September 21, 2025

You’ve got software for accounting, maintenance, leasing, renewals, inspections, communication… Your tech stack is full.But is it actually helping your business run smoother—or is it quietly creating chaos?Just because you have tools doesn’t mean yo... More +