Being in the rental business is stressful but it helps to have a good solid maintenance team. This great team can mean a more successful rental business. Your maintenance team will be handling all your tenants’ maintenance needs. The quality of work they do and how quickly they respond to your tenants service needs can play a factor in how well your business will profit. There are several ways to hire a great team and it is fairly easy.
With a few suggestions you can understand how profitable it will be in the long run. A good maintenance crew will keep your tenants renewing their contracts, which gives you security.
Job Fairs
This type of hiring is beneficial to the employer for several reasons. For one, it allows you to interview a large number of people in one day, compared to calling each in for an interview and trying to work around everyone’s schedule. At a job fair, the potential employees come to you. You can interview someone just by allowing them to introduce themselves. You can determine by the first five minutes if they may be a potential maintenance staff. Potential employees will be taking the job fair seriously because a job is why they are there to begin with. They are not just looking for a simple nine to five job but a full time long term career.
Advertise
There are several ways to successfully reach potential employees. You can advertise on your website, on television, or in newspapers. There are several things to remember when you are posting your job. People scan the ads everyday looking for a job or to better themselves in their current situation. If they come across your ad it may be the answer they have been looking for. Here are some pointers to keep in mind.
- Be direct. Don’t assume the readers will know what you are talking about. List the job title, highlight important responsibilities, include a few benefits, and the hours you have available. Don’t waste anyone’s time by making them call for that information. Put it out there so there will be no questions asked.
- List the Education and Experiences that are required for this job. Put the minimum that you will accept so that the readers will know. If they don’t have the education or experience they probably won’t call you and you won’t have to worry about it.
- List any special tools and equipment they will be using. If they are going to be on basic computers then you need to list it. If you need them to be able to use a fork lift then put that in the ad.
Making the right decision
After the initial interviews and you have narrowed your search down, invite the serious ones back for a tour of the grounds. Walk with them and talk about what you expect. Lay everything down on the line. You will be able to tell by their actions and words if this is something they are interested in. Ask direct questions and hopefully you will get direct answers. You may not find the right person right off the bat. Keep all applications for six to twelve months just incase you need to call back other potential employees.
Always remember that your employee’s represents you and your company. You want to make sure that they are going to be respectable, hard working, strong willed so they can see each job through from beginning to the end. They are your eyes and ears when you are not able to be there your self.
David Lindahl, also known as the “Apartment King” has been successfully investing in single family homes and apartments for the last 10 years. David regularly shares his secrets and experience on the same stage as Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, and Donald Trump! If you would like a free copy of the Special Report: 27 Ways to Buy a Multi-Family Property with No Money Down, please go to http://www.davespecialoffer.com/
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