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Open Your Coconut in the Multifamily Industry

July 30, 2010 By 5 Comments

57563977 199x300 Open Your Coconut in the Multifamily IndustryImagine yourself for a moment on an island by yourself.  You are feeling hungry and all you have is coconuts around you.  You have never opened a coconut before so the only thing you can think of doing is grabbing a rock and pounding on it until you finally make a hole.  Opening a coconut for the first time can seem very daunting and frustrating.  Then one day you receive a visitor.  This visitor has lived island life for some time.  She sees your dilemma and offers a quick solution to help you open coconuts faster.  Thus the power of networking is illustrated.

It was not too long ago that we would sit in our office with a new job position that we had little exposure too and wondered to ourselves how in the world we would accomplish what we are asked.  Those days are over.  Whatever job position we are looking to fill or product or service line we are looking to add, there are numerous ways to gather information from people in order to give our self the best base.  All we have to do is ask.

Are you a leasing professional seeking to be a community manager?  Are you a regional who is hoping to learn operations?  Wanting to see growth in our career path is natural.  We can achieve this one of two ways.  We can keep hammering away with the same old method we have been using for years.  Or we could ask someone.

How has networking helped you in your career path and knowledge of property management?  What resources have you used?  Please feel free to share in the comments below and if you really like this blog, I would love for you to subscribe in the top right corner of this page.

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  • http://fetchplus.posterous.com/ FetchPlus

    Jonathan that is not networking, that is survival. Now if you think networking equates survival, well then we have a good discussion! Cheers!

  • http://www.thetrainingfactor.com/ Jonathan Saar

    Good morning my friend. I definitely think networking does mean survival. Maybe not in the context of Tom Hanks and Mr Wilson, but nonetheless my basic thought it just accepting help from where it comes. If someone has a better idea or a more experienced approach then it will only serve us to investigate. Have a great day and thanks for the comment.

  • http://www.firstlightpropertymanagement.com/ Trevor Henson

    I have to agree with you Jonathan – networking IS survival. This is especially the case for the multifamily industry. My firm has done it all: direct mail, cold calls, print advertising, conferences, business groups, social media etc and it is ALWAYS the mediums that have a networking approach that provides the most results. Property management is about building trust – and that is very hard to with out the human interaction element.

  • http://www.thetrainingfactor.com/ Jonathan Saar

    Trevor- it means so much to have you comment. It does not matter what business we are or how we are connected, it is uber important to follow what you stated…build trust. It means stepping outside traditional methods and crack into something we may not be familiar with. The results will certainly be sweet!

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