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Preventative Maintenance - Spanish Version Now Live from Gracehill.com
8/26/2010

Preventative Maintenance - Spanish Version is the latest Essentials title in our course catalog.  Meet John, our virtual maintenance guru, and join him for an interactive video tour of an apartment community to see how preventative maintenance helps protect the life and value of your assets.  Most importantly, a Preventative Maintenance Program will ensure a satisfactory living experience for your residents.

Learn more and enroll at Otro Curso de Espanol!

 

Multifamily Insiders Offers Free Seminar by Patty Morgan-Seager on AUG 26.
8/17/2010

You started off the year with a bang, now your sizzle has turned into a bit of a fizzle!   Find yourself In need of a Mojo adjustment? This Webinar is for you!  We all need our Mojo to keep us motivated and growing in both our professional and personal lives!

REGISTER

No More New Kid on Campus
8/17/2010
Students Turn to Online Roommate Matching Services to Avoid Getting Paired With a Stranger.  As soon as he received his roommate assignment in the mail, Sam Brown did what any 17-year-old about to enter college would do: He looked him up on Facebook. ARTICLE
ARA Report: "National Apartment Market is Looking Up -- Finally" by Barbra Murray
7/26/2010

Atlanta-It appears the worst is over, according to the Apartment Realty Advisors' (ARA) second quarter 2010 U.S. Apartment Market Update.

Numbers don't lie. From the first to the second quarter, occupancy levels rose in 73 percent of the 30 major metropolitan markets that ARA surveys. MORE

"BranchOut Unlocks The LinkedIn In Facebook" from TechCrunch.com
7/22/2010

"Everyone you know is on Facebook, and most people have added their resume information. But you can't search by companies and even searching within your friends for company names is virtually impossible. So if you want to research which of your friends work at a specific company, or which friends of friends do, you head on over to LinkedIn.

Well, not anymore." MORE

Second Quarter Shopping Report Performance Comparison Results Now Available from Ellis
7/22/2010

"Summer days are longer, but they pale in comparison to the length of the ongoing economic recession. Unemployment rates are still fluctuating, with some regional outlooks better than others - which means job seekers who are willing to relocate may have new hope." MORE

 

 

Satisfacts Announces 2009 National Award Winners
7/9/2010

Satisfacts provides a very valuable survey service to the apartment industry.

"The ability to promote being an award winning property or portfolio sure has concrete competitive advantages. Prospective residents want to live at a community where a culture of responsiveness and commitment to superior service delivery is more than just a tagline - and what better way to prove it than showing how your residents rate your performance in your resident survey and feedback programs!  And potential clients and investors certainly see the value in working with an owner and/or management company that has proven its superior performance." See criteria and list of winners at Everyone Loves a Winner.

Implementing Creative Ideas at Your Community by Anuradha Kher
7/9/2010

Lincoln Property Co.'s new project, The Goodwynn at Town: Brookhaven opened last year in the Atlanta metro area with the aim to give residents a resort-like feeling. The community holds several resident events such as the weekly continental breakfast.

"In addition, once a month, we have a chef come in and create a special breakfast for the staff," Mary CookDetweiler, property manager at the Goodwynn, tells MHN. "Residents are lined up every Saturday to get their breakfast! Our chef also does a cooking class for the residents once a month. Each class has a certain theme." READ ARTICLE

Real estate's top 20: apartment, brokerage websites make gains
7/1/2010
In climbing five positions to claim the ninth spot, Rentals.com bumped MSN Real Estate [7] off the top 10 list and into 12th place.  Other websites emphasizing rentals moving up in the Hitwise rankings were ForRent.com [8] (up two positions to 14th), Apartment Guide [9] (up two positions to 11th), and MyNewPlace [10], which reclaimed the 10th position it held in February. SEE ARTICLE 
AMBER Apartment Alerts Can Make A Difference
7/1/2010

AMBER apartment alerts is updating daily and adding many missing children in multiple states where they may be located.

Please feel free to bookmark your state(s) from http://amberapartmentalerts.web.officelive.com/default.aspx for updates.

Associations and companies may also bookmark these sites on your internal websites.
There are currently 2032 Missing Children in the United States since June 1, 1997.

Monthly Market Surveys Available for Texas Metro Areas
7/1/2010

O'Conner & Associates provides a free monthly market survey for Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio and Austin. "In business since 1974, we have the resources and unparalleled market expertise to provide you with all of your real estate valuation and consulting needs." TEXAS MARKET SURVEYS

“Senior Housing Occupancy Rates Drop, Rent Climbs” by NIC
6/25/2010

Occupancy rates fell for senior housing nationwide in the first quarter of 2010, while rent growth continued, but at a slower pace than in the previous two years...ARTICLE

If you own a website, then you need to know about Google Caffeine
6/22/2010

Image Source: http://utbildningsbloggen.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/google_caffeine.jpg

 

After announcing the creation of a new search index last August, Google finally released its more comprehensive, faster, real time search index, Google Caffeine, this month.

Read more: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-06-21/blog/sponsored-blogs/search-marketing/google-caffeine-and-seo#ixzz0rcGaD18L

Family Gateway Helps Homeless in Dallas County
5/28/2010
Family Gateway is dedicated to providing families with services designed to restore dignity, stability and self-sufficiency to the family unit.

Family Gateway's staff concentrates on assessing the needs of each individual family and creating a goal-oriented plan with the family to meet those needs.

Eligible families who enter Family Gateway's programs receive assessment and training in the following areas:

- Individual and family counseling

- Life-skills training

- Pre-employment skills

- Job search and placement assistance

Eligibility Requirements

EPMS Ranks Shopping Reports Nationwide
5/28/2010

The comprehensive EPMS Secret Shopping Report results are available quarterly at Ellis Partners in Mystery Shopping.

"In March more than 162,000 jobs were added to the US market, anticipated only to be short term. As the stock market holds steady, business growth and hiring essentially remain stagnant. The 2010 industry outlook only glimmers with hope of increased occupancy due to workers regaining employment and a gap in new construction. As we strive for success in continued hard times, our best asset is to have well-trained, superior, service-oriented leasing professionals staffing our sites. We must ensure we are serving not only the customers' needs but the customers' wants as well. With so many choices, and concessions to be found at every turn, we have to keep resident turnover at a minimum while we continue to bring in new clients.

In this quarter's letter we examine Customer Service - how we define customers, why they choose to do business with us, and how the economy is affecting how we serve our clients daily. We also discuss the importance of obtaining, directing, and growing long term buy-in and loyalty from your leasing professionals, as they are key in shaping customers' experiences with your organization."

Congratulations to California based Western National Property Management for ranking first place.  Read MORE.

5/26/2010

Advantages Cited Include Flexibility to Move to a Different Location with New Job Opportunities 

Arlington, Va., May 24, 2010 - A new online survey commissioned by the National Apartment Association conducted in May finds 76 percent of consumers deem renting to be the more favorable option to owning a home in the current real estate market, a 5 percent increase from 2008.

The survey also found that both renters and homeowners are not eager to make any changes in their housing status within the next year, demonstrating low consumer confidence and continued uncertainty in the housing market.

5/17/2010

SEE STEVEN MACY'S BLOG at http://stevenmacy.wordpress.com/

With unprecedented levels of government spending and huge levels of Federal debt as far as the eye can see material inflation is just a matter of time. How are we likely to be affected as multifamily owners? When inflation accelerated in the late 70s multifamily rent levels increased materially in many markets throughout the U.S. A number of factors contributed to this event.

 

Multifamily Insiders Insights
5/1/2010

Check out this great volume of industry topic commentaries on Equal Housing, Advertising, Internet Sales Savvy, and Training Trivia from Gracehill at  Multifamily Insiders Newsletter.

 

 

3/23/2010

Do review Web sites give business owners enough say?

Presented by Aptly Spoken at http://www.naahq.org/blog/lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=164

The subject popped up again on my radar screen when I saw a story about a California veterinary center suing review site Yelp "for allegedly promising to bury bad reviews in exchange for purchasing $3,600 worth of advertising on the site."

 

 

3/9/2010

Sometimes I discover a new technique or have the opportunity to see an expert in action.

This week, I learned there is a big disparity between intent and reality.

Visit 1 - Leasing professional shows me a lovely property, but keeps telling me to "Go visit the website" for the daily prices. This is said repeatedly, even though I have indicated that I am looking for my mother, she has just put her home on the market, and isn't even convinced she wants an apartment.

2/24/2010

Does anyone have an idea they can share??  Please send them to info@leasingcafe.com and we'll post it on this blog!

Important Update to Maintaining LEED Certification
2/11/2010
How to Easily Lose Your LEED Certification and What That Means to Your Bottom Line! by Peter D. Morris

Changes to the LEED criteria in 2009 may mean a previously certified building will lose its certification and with that comes a whole host of issues for the building owner, manager and tenants. READ ARTICLE

2/4/2010
 DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE COURSE NOW LIVE IN OUR LEARNING CENTER - We are pleased to announce the launch of our first new course title of 2010: Dealing with Difficult People!  This informative online course is one of numerous titles we will release this year, all aimed at helping you to succeed in today's challenging work environment.
1/28/2010

What happened with the Internet in 2009?

From www.netcraft.com

How many websites were added? How many emails were sent? How many Internet users were there? This post will answer all of those questions and many more. Prepare for information overload, but in a good way.

We have used a wide variety of sources from around the Web. A full list of source references is available at the bottom of the post for those interested. We here at Pingdom also did some additional calculations to get even more numbers to show you.

Beating Burnout - Surviving Stress by Heather Blume
1/18/2010

Whether it's the pressure others put on us or the pressure we put on ourselves, our industry is rife with stressed out people.  Go to a property management convention sometime, and I swear you will see a sea of smokers who NEED their nicotine fix standing outside of it.  Vendors, try calling your regionals and property managers just to chat on Monday morning at the beginning or end of the month.  It will be funny.  I promise. (I'm kidding! NEVER do this!)  And we all know that the reason the door to the managers office closes is so that they can go in there and cry when they need to without anyone seeing it.

CONTINUED

"Don't Be Afraid to Ask for the Sale" by Lisa Trosein
1/11/2010
12/29/2009

Now Live in the Grace Hill Learning Center...

1) Workplace Diversity Courses Now Available
2) Bed Bug Awareness Course Now Available

 For more details visit http://demos.gracehill.com/

Lisa Trosien - Complimentary Seminar 12/15/09
12/10/2009

Preparing Your 2010 Apartment Marketing Plan

Lisa Trosien, award winning multifamily speaker and educator, will share marketing trends, tips and ideas from around the country that will help you create a great 2010 marketing plan and make the most of your marketing investments.

Register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/847649729.

 

 

Harvard University Releases Housing Study for 2009
12/9/2009

Helpful facts for long range planning are now available at:

http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/markets/son2009/son2009.pdf

See Section 5 page 21 for Rental Housing statistics.

Why do people buy?
12/1/2009

Enjoy this interesting article on Neuromarketing by Samuel D. Bradley, PhD:

MarketingProfs: Neuromarketing Is the Future

8 Tips to Embrace Change from 94 Day Challenge
11/16/2009

"8 Tips to Embrace Change" by Kellie D'Andrea offers great  insight into positively dealing with changing times.

READ HERE

Training Corner: The Social Media Glossary
11/13/2009

When it comes down to it, social media is simply a way to bring people together online to have a conversation. Because the social media landscape is vast, it's often difficult to decipher what things mean and which sites are best suited to our needs. To help cut through the clutter, Apartments.com has provided a go-to social media glossary for the most popular terms and Web sites. READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE AT

The Social Media Glossary

Is it Time to Revisit your Pet Policy to attract more renters?
11/13/2009

Aimee Miller, VP Marketing at AppFolio offers some insight into dealing with a highly competitive marketplace.

Is it Time to Revisit your Pet Policy?

11/2/2009
Visual smoke alarms now a state law!  (From the Texas Association of the Deaf Newsletter, Fall 2009)

If requested by a tenant, a landlord must install a visual smoke detector that is capable of alerting a person with a hearing impairment of the presence of smoke. Effective: Jan. 1, 2010.
10/29/2009

Renters Take Preventative Measures to Safeguard Their Apartments and Are Willing to Pay More Rent for Additional Security Amenities

 

Room for Color 2009 - The Fifth Annual Colors Contest
10/16/2009

Join the fun in voting for the 2009 Room for Color Contest at www.ApartmentTherapy.com.

Cast Your Vote for the winner.

10 Steps to Social Media Success
10/15/2009

Apartments.com offers some great Helpful Hints on Social Media Marketing.

Multifamily Minutes:  Helpful Hints

10/9/2009

For a limited time only, Property Management Jeopardy is available to all Grace Hill members for free on our website.  Normally, the Learning Games will only be available to our Unlimited Training Subscribers.  Use this opportunity to sample the game, then contact your Grace Hill representative to switch to our Unlimited Training Subscription plan so you may experience all the Learning Games!

 

BusinessWeek Names 30 Strongest Housing Markets in the U.S.
10/7/2009

According to real estate site Zillow.com's second-quarter home value index, there are more than 30 metro areas across the country where values have risen from the first quarter of the year to the second quarter...Business Week Article.

5 Great Apartment Marketing and Management Ideas
9/28/2009

Here are some great tips on successful online marketing.

 5 Great Apartment Marketing and Management Ideas by Sergio Navarrete

You Must Choose, But Choose Wisely
9/21/2009

Jonathan Saar shares some great insight and fun on making good decisions a professional habit.

 You Must Choose, But Choose Wisely

 

 

Seven Deadly Sins Behind the Leasing Desk Series
9/10/2009

Heather Blume of "Behind the Leasing Desk" has started a helpful and interesting series on seven practices to avoid at the office.

Seven Deadly Sins Series

The New American Dream: Renting
8/18/2009

It's time to accept that home ownership is not a realistic goal for many people and to curtail the enormous government programs fueling this ambition. By Thomas J. Sugrue

Read the whole article at: Wall Street Journal

 

 

Congratulations to UDR on a 2nd Quarter Gain!
8/10/2009

President Tom Toomey was pleased to annouce positive results for UDR's 2nd quarter:

"In addition, he said, "Our Web-based tools speak directly to our main renter age cohort of 25 to 35 years old, who take the Internet for granted and who also use the Internet for their primary method for conducting personal business."

READ THE ARTICLE at NAA's Aptly Spoken Blog.

 

 

Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media
8/4/2009

ForRent.com has published some helpful information on the do's and don'ts of social marketing.

Read the full article at:

http://blog.forrent.com/property-managers-owners/seven-deadly-sins-of-social-media

Apartment Guide and Penske Truck Rental give prizes for Twitter Followers
7/21/2009

It would be "tweet" to win free rent for a year from Apartment Guide and Penske Truck Rental.

ENTRY DETAILS

Great ideas for creating seasonal mini-models.
7/9/2009

Pick up some great tips on how to create the best impression with mini-models.  

 Behind the Leasing Desk: Cute Summer Mini-Model Ideas by Heather Blume

Apartment rating website with students in mind.
6/24/2009

Be advised that there is an apartment critique website located at www.HowsYourHousing.com.  Many of you have had experience with www.ApartmentRatings.com.  We can expect similar kinds of feedback at this student housing focused website.

Quote:  "Hows your Housing allows you access to post and read about EVERY house previously rented and EVERY Dorm at many campuses and lets you compare the prices, parking information, neighborhood information, neighborly relations, crime, and rental histories in the new place you are about to choose to live in."

Helpful Closing Statements: 6 Reasons to Rent
6/22/2009

 Helpful article by Karen Aho of MSN Real Estate discusses the PROs of leasing vs. owning.

Read the article HERE.

Dealing with Apartment Ratings Web Sites
6/22/2009

Brian Owen shares insight into how to deal with apartment ratings Web sites.

Read complete Article HERE.

Applause for Perry Reid Properties "Operation House America"
6/22/2009

Perry Reid Properties will donate rent to individuals who qualify as having lost employment due to the economic down-turn.

Details are posted at Operation "House America".

 

$100 million donation to Habitat for Humanity
6/8/2009

Former CEO of Trammell Crow Residential, Ronald Terwilliger, donates the largest contribution in the history of Habitat for Humanity International. 

 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090514/ap_on_re_us/us_habitat_gift

 

 

 

Hats Off to Mark Taylor Residential & "Save the Family"
5/12/2009

Mark-Taylor Residential and Save the Family team up to provide rent-free apartments to homeless families in Phoenix, AZ.

See the whole story aired by MSNBC.  Wait through the commercial and the clip will load automatically.

National Multi Housing Council Releases 2nd Quarter Report
5/11/2009

The NMHC has released its 2nd Quarter 2009 Report.

Access the report at :

NMHC Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions April 2009

Interesting Study by Advertising Age on how people use media.
5/11/2009
Research Report from NMHC
4/21/2009

A Case for Investing in U.S. Apartments

This paper illustrates the benefits of investing in U.S. apartments today by highlighting the key factors that influence their superior risk-adjusted performance and positive contribution to diversified real estate portfolio returns.

Read Research Report HERE

EPA Energy Star perfomance Tracking Tool for Multifamily
4/21/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a multifamily version of its ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.  The online energy performance tracking tool allows building owners and operators to measure and manage their buildings' energy consumption.  

READ MORE HERE

Enjoyable and Helpful Apartment Industry Blog
4/21/2009
Behind the Leasing Desk by Heather Blume is a treat. Be sure and see Heather's favorite BOOK LIST.
The Cut-and-Run Lease
4/3/2009

Read how one Management Company is dealing with the economic crisis.

 The Cut-and-Run lease:  The Ultimate Tenant Incentive

 

3/23/2009

Looking for ways to differentiate your apartment community from the competition or building a new community that needs prospect driven amenities? 

Generational Marketing During a Recession
3/9/2009

Informative article by Lindsay Edmonds Wickman on Generational Marketing.

Battle For Smoke-Free Apartments Heats Up
3/9/2009

by Matt DiChiara, My New Place.com

Read Article

Tips on Tweeting
3/2/2009
Mobile and SMS Usage in America
2/19/2009

Gartner Research projects that 301 Billion mobile messages were sent in 2008 in the Us.

Mobile IM to surpass SMS? by Tem Beberecht

Facebook.com Receives Perpetual Rights
2/16/2009

All Content Belongs to Facebook.com Through its New Terms of Use

URGENT: Be aware that the new change in Facebook.com's Terms of Use agreement can have catastrophic repercussions. The new Terms of Use allows Facebook ownership and sublicensing rights to any content a member publishes on the Facebook.com website. 

It is now become very urgent that any photography you may publish on your property Facebook.com pages is royalty free and available for republication--that would include logos and other artwork.  Otherwise, your company could be liable, not only for violating old-fashioned copyright law, but also for a double jeopardy for surrendering that copyright to Facebook.com's arbitrary redistribution.

Even family, property  and resident photography can be lifted by Facebook.com and used for whatever purpose they might decide according to their new terms.  Terms of Use

Article from Consumerist.com

 

Onboarding Gen Y Blog
2/2/2009

Want to better understand and relate to your Gen Y customers and employees? 

This blog by Laura Schildkraut shares great perspective on how to motivate the Gen Y Generation psyche.

 

Onboarding Gen Y

Apartment Rents Show First Decline in Over 5 Years
1/29/2009
1/28/2009

Welcome to Sales Velocity's blog website. We invite everyone to take any ideas off of our website for your own use and also to give us some of your feedback and ideas. The purpose of our blog is for everyone to exchange sales industry concepts which will result in strengthening and growth in our companies.

Eight Simple Ways to Increase your Online Ad Conversion
1/28/2009

Apartment All Star Lisa Trosein shares insight on how to maximize online advertising results.

 Multifamily Insiders-Lisa Trosein

How to add listings to your Facebook.com page
1/28/2009

Check out this helpful resource on making your facebook.com page work for you.

Retechy.com on Facebook.com Listings

Ten Reasons to Be Optimistic About Online in 2009
1/22/2009

Author Hollis Thomases has written a great article on the great advantages of online advertising.

Ten Reasons to Be Optimistic About Online in 2009

The Importance of Mobile Marketing to Apartment Prospects
1/19/2009
Parties Settle Over Defamatory Yelp Review
1/12/2009
A San Francisco-based chiropractor just won a historic case against a patient for publicizing negative comments on Yelp.com: a  business review site that is popular with urban-dwellers in major metropolitan areas. 

The results of the suit establishes a precedent according to Media Post since it is the first time a Yelp user has been sued for a negative review.  It is a breakthrough ruling that could affect websites like ApartmentRatings.com in the future.

 To Read the complete article, visit:

Parties Settle

12/31/2008
Padzing.com is now offering free market and data trends at www.padzing.com.
Free digital itinerary planner from Tripit
10/2/2008

Tripit will translate your travel confirmation emails into a master itinerary that you can share, print and send to your favorite mobile device.   You may also upload a script into your blog that will show your current location, upcoming trip and travel stats. Enjoy!

http://www.tripit.com

How Good At Sales Are You?
8/4/2008

Check out Jeffrey Gitomer's eZine article and read your report card!

http://www.gitomer.com/articles/ViewPublicArticle.html?key=ajcdMibak3O5q2UzChb3BA%3D%3D

 

MyDesignSecrets.com Shares Decorating Tips
7/21/2008

Lorrie Browne of http://www.mydesignsecrets.com/ is very sought after for her practical design and decorating ideas.  She generously shares decorating concepts on her Blog and also references many of her suppliers throughout her site. This website is a great resource and inspiration.  Read more about Lorrie at http://www.orlandosentinel.com/technology/orl-ssdesignweb2908jun29,0,7644945.story

 

Electronic signatures are now available in offical NAA and TAA leases.
7/14/2008

E-signatures are now available for the National Apartment Association and Texas Apartment Association leases through Blue Moon software and RealPage Inc.  Read the details by clicking the following link.

http://www.multihousingnews.com/multihousing/content_display/industry-news/e3i5d0ba91ef6cd18f2a32ac6c6db0dd580

 

Student Housing Apartment Ratings
6/23/2008

RateMyApartments.com is a website just for students.  Similar to www.ApartmentRatings.com, this website allows students to rate apartments based on quality, price, location, social life, landlord, parking and overall satisfaction.

Large Percentage of Residents Voting for Smoke-Free Apartments
6/23/2008

A recent survey conducted by Apartments.com indicates a trend toward residents' preference for a smoke-free environment  Read the whole Multi-housing News article at http://www.multihousingnews.com/multihousing/content_display/industry-news/e3i5a3f46d9d85bdabb4a0c715fe4149ef6

3/21/2008
I made an interesting discovery this week while assisting two property management companies seeking to hire new employees.  Free job listing opportunities are rare; and I have an even greater appreciation for Leasing Café's New Grind FREE listing service at http://www.leasingcafe.com/new-grind.asp

Many apartment associations charge fees to post job listings for their members.  

3/9/2008

I rec'd an email from a LeasingCafe.com fan that asked the following:

 Title: just an idea
Author: Ryan Dick
Email: ryan@gotcha-media.com
Phone: 407-599-6800
Content: Hi Becca, looks like this blog is shaping up nicely. Keep up the great work. How about a post on lead sources? Which ones are the most effective? Which source give the best average cost-per-lead? Any idea on where to grab data that breaks this down? (33% from drive-by, 10% from referral, 9% from apartment finder, etc.) also would love to see a post about Human Directionals ;) www.gotchadirectionals.com -thanks in advance

1/30/2008

You know that blasted phone just rings off the hook sometimes and it's hard to get anything done for the phone ringing. You can take messages, but who has time to them follow-up with a stack of messages?

So the age-old dilemma.....how to manage constant interruptions from prospect walk-ins, resident pop-ins, emails, faxes and phone calls?

How can you control your day better and still provide coverage of the phone during business hours?

Here are some ideas.

12/26/2007
I received an email asking for ideas on how to market an apartment community to the public and the sender told me that they send advertising cakes to local businesses, hand out flyers to different businesses and they haven't really yielded any leads.  They asked for our assistance for ideas.
Welcome to Leasing Cafe's Blog
11/17/2007

My name is Becca Wilson and I'm the President/CEO of Spherexx.com which owns and operates LeasingCafe.com.  I worked in the property management industry for 11+ years before starting Spherexx.com in 2000.  So at this point I have 18 years in the property management business and I will use this blog as a forum to share ideas and thoughts about the industry I love.  If you are reading this blog, then you and I have the same interests, so I would really value your ideas for a blog topic - just use the button on this page to suggest a topic.  I'll provide my two cents and also pull together other industry experts to help expound on the topic.

Today's recommendation:  Bookmark leasingcafe.com in your favorites so you can easily return and learn everything you can about this fantastic industry!