The Profitable Property Management Podcast

Today, I am talking with Mike Paton.  Paton helps lead over 200 EOS Implementers and has conducted more than 1000 full day EOS sessions with leadership teams of more than 100 entrepreneurial companies.  

He's spent a lifetime learning from entrepreneurs, and spends all of his time as an author, award winning speaker, certified EOS Implementer and the visionary of EOS worldwide.  

Specifically, Paton helps entrepreneurs clarify, simplify and achieve their vision by mastering some simple concepts that we're going to go over today.

In our chat today, we’re going to cover what exactly the EOS Methodology is, why it’s so popular, and how you can use this strategy to build a better property management business.

Today, I'm talking with Benton Cotter, the CEO of RentVest, an Inc. 5000 property management company headquartered in Mesa, Arizona.  

With 12 offices across the US, RentVest is one of the fastest growing property management companies.  

They're on track to meet their goal of expanding into six additional markets and establishing 10,000 accounts nationwide by 2020.

In today's episode, we're going to talk a little bit about RentVest's unique approach to technology, where that makes sense, how they employ it to actually get ahead and what you may be able to apply to your property management shop.

Today I'm talking with Tom Sedlack, the general manager of 33rd Company, a leading property management company in the Minneapolis area.  

Tom's an experienced real estate investor, and he's been a featured speaker at numerous NARPM events.  You've probably seen him around and may have heard his talk on company valuation models at the most recent Broker/Owner Conference.

In this interview, Tom's going to share where most property management entrepreneurs go wrong when it comes to acquisitions, on both sides of the deal.  

A lot of people are interested in this theme, this topic, the idea, but the execution has quite a few places you can go off the rails. Tom’s here to keep you on track.

Today I'm talking with Eric Wetherington, the director of New Heights Property Management, the only certified residential management company in South Carolina.  

Eric is also the current President-Elect of NARPM after serving as the South East RVP and National Treasurer.  

After spending about 20 years in the business, Eric has started, acquired or managed dozens of companies and has built an incredible base of knowledge.  

Eric's a sharp entrepreneur and in today's episode, you're going to learn how he made the move from operator to the owner and how mindset shifts and strategic thinking can help you do the same.

Today I'm talking with Kevin Ortner, the President and CEO of Renters Warehouse, which currently manages 1400 investors across 22,000 residential homes in 42 markets in 25 states.

Kevin is a lifelong entrepreneur who got his start in business in early age, printing greeting cards at home and selling them door to door.  Got to respect the hustle.

He's also got a background in aviation, earning his pilot's license at 17. He started a flight school in college, and eventually got his start in real estate as a way to spend his downtime in between flying corporate jets.  

Today, we're going to hear about Kevin's path moving from Renters Warehouse's first franchisee in 2010 to now acting as CEO of the company.  

So if you're interested in better understanding the playbook that Renters Warehouse has been executing, this is the interview for you.

Today, I'm talking with Steve Welty, the owner of Good Life Property Management, which is based in sunny San Diego.  

After selling his share in another property management firm in 2013, Steve started Good Life with the goal of providing the highest level of customer service and experience in the industry.  

Pretty lofty goal, isn’t it?

Today, we're going to talk about what he does to actually lean into that.  We'll cover Steve's journey and how the business is set up and designed to serve him and his goals while still driving incredible results for his customers.

I have known Steve for quite a few years now. I think he's a visionary, and from a mindset perspective, we're very much on the same frequency.  

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Today, I'm talking with Denny Miller, the broker and co-founder of Zenith Property Management, which specializes in managing single-family homes in and around Vancouver, Washington.  

I've known Denny for three years and have always thought of him as somebody who is very sharp. A true hustler. Today, we're going to dig into the weeds of the intentional playbook that he is running within this Vancouver market.

Today, I'm talking with Luke Eddinger, the Director of Robert C. White & Company, a residential property management company in Connecticut, focused on SFH primarily.  A little bit of a mix of other property types as well.

In today's episode, we're going to talk about what it looks like to make a dramatic shift in business and how to get intentional about driving profit. Luke shares lessons to help you understand what is possible with focus and intention around turning a business from low-profit into a cash machine.  

Luke was one of the folks that we had participate in the financial benchmarking study that was facilitated by Profit Coach and there's a great story here, so we're going to dig right into it.