Category: Building Operations

Do you conduct regular inspections of your properties? If not, your building is at risk of costly equipment failures, dissatisfied tenants, and more. Without consistent inspections, it’s easy for minor problems to go unnoticed until your asset fails – resulting in increased expenses. And, equipment failures can create a negative experience for tenants. This could…

Do you have the best vendors for your property? Whether it’s for cleaning, landscaping, repaving, or anything else, you rely on vendors to keep your property in top shape. But, your vendors might do shoddy work. Or, take forever to get things done. Your vendors might even be overcharging you for their services. If you…

Does the RFP process take you weeks or months to complete? From writing the request, researching vendors to send it to, communicating with potential vendors, receiving proposals, and choosing the right one, the proposal process can take months to finish. And, you have to put in all that work for every new vendor you use,…

How do you manage your space? Do you rely on architects to get floor plans and remeasure your building when needed? Since architects have other priorities, simply getting a floorplan from them can take weeks. And, once you get it, you need costly CAD software to read it. If potential tenants want floorplans before they…

It takes a village to keep your property running efficiently, and your service vendors can play a crucial role. When chosen wisely, a service vendor can be a major asset, providing you with peace of mind that your property is functioning smoothly and freeing you up to focus on your core management responsibilities. On the other hand, choosing an ineffective vendor can cost you…

Are your COIs up to date? Or, has it been a while since you’ve checked your certificates? As a snapshot in time, COIs only guarantee that your tenants or vendors were covered on the day the certificate was printed. While many COIs state that you’ll be notified if the insurance coverage changes any, you won’t…

Is your building fully compliant and protected from claims? Keeping up with your certificates can be time-consuming and difficult. It’s hard to know if you’re missing certificates, which ones are about to expire, and what to do to be fully compliant. But, if your building isn’t compliant, then you’re at risk of losing millions to…

Is it easy to inspect your property and get the insights you need? Or, is it tedious and time-consuming? Regularly inspecting your property is essential to keeping everything in good shape. But, manually gathering inspection data can take hours. Not to mention the time it takes to file and organize your inspections. By the end…

Does your work order system make it easy to complete work and provide a great tenant experience? Closing out work orders quickly is crucial to keeping your building in top shape. Otherwise, small issues could go unaddressed until they become major issues – which are more costly to resolve. A slow work order process could…

Do you communicate with tenants in a way that keeps them engaged? While building communication is essential to keeping tenants happy, just sending out information isn’t guaranteed to engage tenants. Or, make them feel like you care. And, you might think you do a great job communicating with tenants – but your tenants feel differently.…