I have two degrees in mechnaical engineering and in automation, I had several coaches during my corporate career (paid by my employer) and KW offers a lot of exceptional one-on-one coaching.

@Nathan G.Good question. 12,500sf: I have found that that is the min number of square footage where you can automate a facility and still achieve close to maximum efficiency with expense ratio.

It has a lot of automations and a communication system built in, so everything is done quickly.

I've tried automating this and hiring out, which seemed like it could have been promising.Pulling Lists- I've tried pulling lists before, but it seems like everyone is targeting the same lists.

I am sacrificing some return to fully automate my facility with just maintenance staff we are closing in January and am coming in with 10 percent down.

They aren't too bad if you automate things.As others have mentioned, reliable cleaners that do a good job are critical to your success.Changing regulations, saturation and a slow economy (like now) can cause you hardships.

That part is not automated or easy I expect.The other thing is perhaps figure out where cash buyers hang out...and get in front of them.

-We've pretty much automated our early month rent collections efforts, so we have a spike in activity mid-month when we have to decide to send eviction notices to attorneys for court dates.

I've had to explain it to prospective guests often enough that I've actually set up an automated message with pretty much this exact language @Nicole Heasley ; )

If it's just for answering calls and trying to filter spam, you could utilize a call tree type service (Click 1 for sales, 2 for leasing) That typically filters out a lot of the automated spam calls as they can't navigate the menu.