Let me ask you a difficult question. Let’s say you are paying an employee fairly for their position compared to what others are paying. But let’s say that employee is still

Do you worry about your bills? Do you worry about your debt and financial obligations? Do you wish that you had financial freedom? I’ve seen it time and time again where people

We could share with you multiple reasons why, but here are 6 reasons why you should move into an apartment! Flexibility With apartments, you have no long-term commitments. Most apartments offer 6-month leases

Maybe you’re ending your lease or moving into a new apartment. You’re probably going through a lot of emotions, we get it. You’re busy packing up your belongings. You’re

My dad used to tell me that if you do anything significant in life there will be some people that fight it. Have you felt that before? Trying to push to do something

What does it take to be a great leader? When I was young, I really had no idea. In fact, while in college, I was asked to speak about my leadership skills to

This week, we had the opportunity to receive inside information from the owner of a job recruiting agency. We held a Facebook Live event where we introduced Karl Amlie, the owner of Express

One of the most important things to do as a leader is to support your employees. I have learned, although I’m often not very good at it, to pay attention to the

The first few moments with a new employee are the some of the most important time you have with them. They are excited to start and eager to learn. It’s in the

Maybe it started as an idea. Either you or the people you are living with might have brought up the idea of you getting a place of your own. At first you were

For renters, it can be a challenge to try and keep your apartment warm during the winter. It’s getting chilly outside, but it’s also starting to get chilly inside as well.

There are three types of people in the world: givers, matchers, and takers. Takers are selfish. They focus on what they can get, and they don’t care how that affects other people.

This week has been a wild week. • We completed our federal taxes. • I spoke at a conference in Chicago. • We closed on a $13 million loan. Nearly every minute of my day is

This week I had the honor of meeting Fred Kiel. Fred has written a couple books. One is titled Emotional Intelligence, and another is called Return on Character. Through his organization’s research

A few months ago Vincent, from HomeTread, sent me a message on LinkedIn. It was a humble message that shared with me his vision about how auto repair could be done better. I

A recent job candidate had an unconventional approach that worked! We recently had a job opening. A candidate applied for the job. He had no experience and no relevant education. But he was

Last week we were invited to the corporate headquarters of Target. Target is one of the world’s largest retailers. They have about 2000 stores and take in about $70 billion in revenue

It’s important to inspire the best in other people. Recently a job candidate turned me down for an interview, but I hired her anyway. Let me share with you why. Ann (not

Only two people said they would come to our new resident board information meeting. This seemed like a disaster. See our goal is to create a better way for our residents to live.

I almost blew it! One of our staff members came up with an incredible idea. And I just about missed it. Last Friday was Good Neighbor Day. One of our employees came up

Employee: “Mike, you aren’t going to be able to attend your peer group this month.” Mike: “What? Why?” Employee: “Your flight doesn’t land until after the peer group.” Mike: “Let’s

I came back to my office, opened up my laptop, and there it was… A picture of me and Tape Face taped to my keyboard. Let me back up… Last week, I went

Getting the right job from a great company can be hard. Hiring the right person can be challenging. But having the wrong person in a team can be disastrous. We recently created a

I love connecting with people authentically. I believe it’s important for leaders to be approachable and to make time for the people around them. One of the ways we do this is

It can be really hard to work with people who have so much power over you. We have been working on the design for a new apartment building for months. It will be