Protecting Your PM Business: The Insurance Gap You Can’t Afford to Ignore
By Abi Ortscheid Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Most property managers don’t enter the business with a background in risk management. But ask anyone who’s been hit with a lawsuit, and they’ll tell you: the blind spot isn’t operations—it’s insurance.While property management has embraced tech...
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Announcing the PMAssist Fantasy Football League: Where Property Managers and Vendors Compete for Glo...
By Abi Ortscheid Tuesday, July 29, 2025
At PMAssist, we’re known for systematizing operations, streamlining processes, and helping property managers level up their businesses. But every now and then, we like to kick off our shoes (or cleats) and embrace a little chaos.This year, we’re adding something new t...
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Why Section 8 Is Broken—and What It Would Take to Fix It
By Abi Ortscheid Friday, July 25, 2025
On paper, the Housing Choice Voucher program (better known as Section 8) is one of the most promising tools we have to make housing more accessible. But in practice? It’s one of the most dysfunctional government programs in the rental housing industry—and landlords ar...
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Is Your Trust Account Actually Compliant? (Hint: Most Aren’t)
By Abi Ortscheid Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Most property managers assume their trust accounts are compliant—until something goes wrong. From audits to lawsuits to bank failures, it’s easy to assume your banking setup is airtight… but if your account simply says “trust” on it and that’s...
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NARPM at a Crossroads: What Needs to Change—and What’s Finally Moving Forward
By Abi Ortscheid Tuesday, July 15, 2025
The National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) is rolling out a new initiative called “NARPM 2.0,” aimed at modernizing its leadership structure and improving support for local chapters. But are these changes enough to secure NARPM’s future in...
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From Lead to Lease: How to Automate Your Sales Pipeline and Close More Doors
By Abi Ortscheid Monday, July 14, 2025
Why Property Managers Need Sales Automation to Scale SmartEvery property manager wants growth. But let’s be real: more doors often means more chaos—unless you’ve got systems in place to handle the volume.That’s where sales automation comes in.We’re h...
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Why We Moved PMAssist Insider to Substack—And Why It’s a Big Win for Property Managers
By Abi Ortscheid Sunday, July 6, 2025
Why We Moved PMAssist Insider to Substack—And Why It’s a Big Win for Property ManagersAfter more than five years of delivering in-depth training and tools for property managers, PMAssist is entering a new chapter—and it’s a big one. We launched PMAssist in...
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What Property Managers Really Want: Freedom, Not Fireworks
By Abi Ortscheid Thursday, July 3, 2025
The Fourth of July is all about celebrating freedom—fireworks, cookouts, flag-themed everything.But if you’re a property manager, you might be celebrating something else entirely: The rare day off.If you’ve ever checked your inbox during a BBQ or paused a ...
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PMAssist Insider Is Moving to Substack (And Getting Even Better)
By Abi Ortscheid Monday, June 30, 2025
After more than five years of delivering in-depth training and tools for property managers, PMAssist is entering a new chapter—and it’s a big one.We launched PMAssist in early 2020 with one clear goal: to help property managers boost their revenue during a time of imm...
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Trust Accounting 101: Protecting Client Funds - NEW PMAssist Webinar
By Abi Ortscheid Tuesday, June 10, 2025
How to Strengthen Compliance and Reduce Risk in Property ManagementWhen it comes to handling other people’s money, there’s no room for error. Trust accounting isn’t just a financial formality—it’s a legal obligation and a major cornerstone of pr...
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