Evernest Property Management Show
Episodes
Episode 75: How To Buy or Sell a Property Management Company in 2023
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Matthew and Spencer in this special webinar episode as they dive into the complex world of buying or selling a property management company, along...
Episode 74: Want To Hire "A" Players? Look For These Characteristics
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last 15 years, our team has expanded from 30 to over 400 members. In this episode, Spencer reveals the key characteristics you should seek wh...
Episode 73: 5 Factors That Could Decrease Your Property Management Company's Value
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're planning on selling your property management company in the future, you'll want to ensure that it's worth as much as possible. In this episo...
Episode 72: 3 Tools We Use To Close More Doors
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this must-listen episode, you'll discover three tools we use that can help make your company's door count higher. We'll discuss how they've worked ...
Episode 71: The Hard Things About Hard Things
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Matthew and Spencer discuss their key takeaways from Ben Horowitz's book "The Hard Things About Hard Things". The book provides valua...
Episode 70: 5 Ways To Avoid "Stupid Tax"
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the book, "The Road Less Stupid," Keith Cunningham provides insightful advice on avoiding the "stupid tax" - making foolish decisions that result i...
Episode 69: The Benefits of a NARPM Membership With Tim Wehner
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer are joined by Tim Wehner, our Acquisitions Specialist and current President of NARPM, to delve into how NARPM provides valuable as...
Episode 68: How to Hire and Cultivate a Strong Sales Team with Trey Schaefer
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Spencer welcomes Trey Schaefer, Director of Sales for Evernest, who has hired, trained, and led over 20 BDMs in less than a year. He'...
Episode 67: Scorecards with Graham Robinson
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to elevate your organizational performance with this must-listen episode! Join Matthew, Spencer, and Graham Robinson, President of Property ...
Episode 66: Why The Daily Huddle Is Crucial To Your Success
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With 9 years of experience, the daily huddles have become a nonnegotiable part of Evernest's daily routine. In this episode, Matthew and Spencer will ...
Episode 65: Level 2 Effort Will Never Produce Level 10 Results
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're not even through the first month of the year and it's already time to STOP and look at what you've accomplished so far. Are you putting in Level...
Episode 64: The EOS Life in 2023
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matthew and Spencer discuss 'The EOS Life' by Gino Wickman. Matthew reveals the five buckets within creating the 'ideal life' and how...
Episode 63: When Do You Need an HR Director
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer welcome our Director of Human Resources, Dan Crumpton, to discuss how important the HR department is while scaling your property m...
Episode 62: Do You Really Need A Full-Time BDM? With Guest, Maya Madden
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Spencer Sutton welcomes Maya Madden, the co-founder of RevUp, to discuss how she helps property management companies evaluate their B...
Episode 61: How To Find Clarity In The Middle Of Painful Problems
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Spencer walks through the four key ingredients to finding clarity, whether the issue you're dealing with is personal or profes...
Episode 60: How Much Is Your Property Management Company Worth?
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer welcome Evernest's Acquisition Specialist, Josh Heintz, to discuss how we buy property management companies. In this episode, Josh...
Episode 59: 5 Principles For Lasting Change in Your Company and Life
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Personal growth is vital to the growth of your company. In today's episode, Spencer lays out five principles for lasting change in this episode. Tune ...
Episode 58: The Two Most Common Pain Points for Property Management Business Owners w/ Deb Newell
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer welcome Deb Newell, Founder and Executive Consultant at Real-Time Consulting Services, a business consultancy for property managem...
Episode 57: The Four Stages of Company Growth
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matthew and Spencer discuss the four stages your property management company must undergo to grow from 300 to 3,000 and beyond. These...
Episode 56: Generate More Leads With Content w/ Lucas Wollschlager
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer welcome Lucas Wollschlager, our Property Management Content Strategist here at Evernest. In this episode, we discuss how to genera...
Episode 55: How to Grow Your Maintenance Department with Michael Schraepfer
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer welcome Michael Schraepfer, a.k.a., "Minnesota Mike." Mike owns Heirloom Property Management in Duluth where he focuses on propert...
Episode 54: Tech-Enabled Property Maintenance with Ray Hespen, CEO of Property Meld
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew welcomes Evernest Real Estate Investor host, Gray Hall, to discuss maintenance with Ray Hespen, CEO and founder of Property Meld. Property Mel...
Episode 53: The Evernest Story
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer share the very beginnings of their friendship and real estate careers and how the Evernest story evolved out of the 2008 market co...
Episode 52: Behind the Scenes of our Merger with Dodson Property Management
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer welcome Duke Dodson and Tim Wehner to discuss the story of how Dodson Property Management and Evernest merged. They'll explore wha...
Episode 51: How To Go from Good To Great
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
'Good to Great' by Jim Collins has been Matthew's 'business bible' for over a decade. It's helped us think through the fundamental truths of what it t...
Episode 50: Grow Your Influence - Our Interview With Peter Lohmann
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one thing we know, it's that Peter Lohmann is a popular guy. How else could we explain his massive success on platforms like Twitter and Li...
Episode 49: How Conferences Can Take Your Business To The Next Level
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matthew and Spencer discuss how attending conferences can help you take your business to the next level. Tune in to hear how to best ...
Episode 48: 3 Ways To Grow Your Leadership Abilities
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Spencer dives into three concrete ways you can lead your team from 300 doors and beyond. Are you ready to be brutally honest and full...
Episode 47: Meet Our BDM Responsible for 290 Doors in Less Than a Year
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
'A Players' are difficult to find. Especially when it comes to the BDM role. In this episode, Matthew and Spencer welcome Evernest's Birmingham Busi...
Episode 46: 3 Types of Communication Your Company Needs To Scale
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are three types of communication you need to implement within your company. You implement each… ✔️ weekly ✔️ monthly ✔️ quarterly ...
Episode 45: Great Marketing Will Require These 3 Things
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone in our industry complains about paying for leads. Yet very few commit to the long-term approach that great marketing requires. In this episod...
Episode 44: 300 to 6,000 Units: 5 Lessons Learned Scaling a PM Business
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
0 to 300 units is BIG. 300 to 6,000 units is a whole other beast. As our friend, Jordan Muela, CEO of Leadsimple says, "A PM company with 6,000 units ...
Episode 43: PM Veteran Series - 40 Year Vet Robert Locke
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Matthew and Spencer as they welcome PM veteran Robert Locke. Robert is known throughout the NARPM world as one of their most requested speakers a...
Episode 42: PM Veteran Series - LeadSimple CEO Jordan Muela
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been in the industry for any amount of time, you probably know our next guest. He's a serial entrepreneur who recently sold some of his busi...
Episode 41: PM Veteran Series - Creating a Killer Culture with Thad Tarkington
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matthew and Spencer welcome Thad Tarkington, the co-founder and CEO of Second Nature. You may know them from their unforgettable part...
Episode 40: Which Operational System Should You Run Your Business On?
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Whitaker and Spencer Sutton welcome former Evernest team member and Founder and CEO of Property Manager CFO, Phil Mazur. At Property Manager C...
Episode 39: Need More Energy To Grow Your Business? Give These 10 Strategies a Try
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that the property management business uses more energy than it gives! But there are things you can do to actually increase your energy and...
Episode 38: What We've Learned From Buying 17 Property Management Companies
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2012, we made our first bolt-on acquisition in Birmingham, AL. As of today, we've closed on acquiring 17 new property management companies across m...
Episode 37: Five Lessons to a Better Company Offsite Meeting
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer discuss the five things they wish they did differently with the annual Evernest offsite meeting. Here are their 5 lessons learned:...
Episode 36: Behind the Scenes of Our Mastermind
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer welcome five property management leaders to discuss their mastermind group. Tim, Duke, Vincent, Michael, and Matthew all met at a ...
Episode 35: Developing People Through Our 25K Club
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
7 years ago, we started our "25K club". In it, we focus on developing leaders across the company. If we want to meet our BIG goal of 25,000 properties...
Episode 34: 5 of Our Biggest Property Management Mistakes
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer share the top five mistakes they wish they could take back while growing their property management company. Listen to find out why...
Episode 33: How to Train New Hires As You Scale Your Property Management Business
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our hiring goal is to grow from 120 to 500 team members to reach 25,000 doors. How will we achieve this? By hiring the right people, creating a killer...
Episode 32: Building an Elite Company with Vision, Values & People
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever had a big, audacious goal, you know you need great people to achieve it. As a business owner and entrepreneur, it takes surrounding you...
Episode 31: How To Know When It's Time To Make a Big Hire
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to hire role players for your property management company. But the larger you want to grow and the faster you want to go, you'll need to con...
Episode 30: 3 Personal Characteristics Needed to Scale Your PM Business
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once 25,000 properties became our BHAG, Matthew knew there was a lot of professional growth needed to hit that target. Listen in as he breaks down the...
Episode 29: Our Leasing Process - From Dumpster Fire to Well Oiled Machine
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you're growing your management company, some things need to be automated in order to scale. And this is exactly what we attempted to do in our le...
Episode 28: From Virtual Assistants to Remote Team Members
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matthew and Spencer interview Frank Munoz, a long time remote worker at Evernest. We discuss best practices, common mistakes, and the...
Episode 27: Owner Onboarding - Never Lose Another Customer Again
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As our company began scaling, we ran into some issues moving new clients successfully from sales to fully onboarded and happy owners. It wasn't as smo...
Episode 26: Sales Series: Mark Ainley - Chicago's Most Successful Business Development Manager
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Ainley does it all. He is the Marketing, Sales, and Onboarding specialist at GC Realty and Development in Chicago. His aggressive approach to edu...
Episode 25: Sales Series: Mike Connolly - Hustle Habits That Will Grow Your Market
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You don't have to spend a ton of money on digital marketing or be the #1 spot in Google search. You can grow your business the way Mike has through hu...
Episode 24: Sales Series - The RentScale Advantage
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is not like all the rest. We're excited to welcome one of our former BDMs, Maya Madden, to the show. After leaving Evernest, Maya made he...
Episode 23: Sales Series: Brad Larsen - The Yoda of BDM Mastery
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Spencer and Matthew do a deep dive into what Brad has learned and implemented in his own successful property management business. Bra...
Episode 22: Sales Series: How We Signed Up Over 800 Properties in 2020
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016 we were managing just over 300 leads with one BDM. In 2020 Jen Merritt and her team handled over 2,000 leads across multiple markets with seve...
Episode 21: Accounting - You Can't Afford To Get This Wrong!
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Accounting and Communication go hand in hand. If your accounting isn't buttoned up, you will spend more time communicating and create a higher probabi...
Episode 20: How To Raise Capital for Explosive Growth
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adding one or two properties a week likely won't get you to 3,000 units as quickly as you want. You may need some help. That's where raising capital c...
Episode 19: Your Most Important Meeting
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One-to-one meetings with your team should be non-negotiable. It's the most important meeting you will have each month. In fact, Andy Grove, Former CEO...
Episode 18: Setting Goals as a Foundation to Scaling Your Company
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer dive into the two-day Leadership Offsite meeting that has established the goals resulting in year over year growth. They discuss e...
Episode 17: How to Deal With Stress and Burnout When Growing Your Business to 3,000 Units
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stress is a part of the property management business. But scaling to 3,000 doors brings it to a whole new level. In this episode, Matthew shares the h...
Episode 16: Questions Property Managers Ask
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Whitaker & Spencer Sutton walk through great questions asked by listeners and give their unique perspective on the journey from 300 to over 3,...
Episode 15: Should you grow your business DEEP or WIDE?
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Duke began his role in real estate like many others with purchasing a few investment properties here and there. He searched for a Property Management ...
Episode 14: We Rebranded Our Entire Property Management Company!
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why should we change our name? What does it matter to our clients and our residents? What does the new name and logo mean? Should you consider rebrand...
Episode 13: PM Growth Case Study with Atrium Management Company
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam and Mike became fast friends and then partnered up to grow Atrium into one of the Orlando's top management companies. In this episode we hear exa...
Episode 12: Our Step By Step Acquisition Playbook
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer and Matthew walk through the gkhouses Acquisition playbook that they have developed over the past several years. You will hear Matthew describ...
Episode 11: Our Sales and Marketing Pyramid
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot that could be said about sales and marketing in the property management world. In this episode, we're pulling back the curtain on our cu...
Episode 10: What's the Best Way to Grow Your Company?
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to grow your property management company to 3,000 units and beyond, which is the best way? Should you look to acquire other PM companies i...
Episode 9: Get the Right People on the Bus With Culture Index
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you have never heard of Culture Index, it's time to learn more about this incredible hiring tool we use to get the right people on the bus and in t...
Episode 8: Matthew Whitaker - Pulling Back the Curtain Presentation
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've said it before and we'll keep saying it - developing your people is the key to scaling your property management company. In this presentation, M...
Episode 7: Developing Your People - Your Secret Weapon to Scale
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you build them, clients will come. The 'them' is your team. We have found the not-so-secret to our success is continuing to develop our people. It'...
Episode 6: Hiring - The Most Important Aspect of Scaling Your Business
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is nothing more deadly to your company growth than bad hires. We have made every mistake in the book. In this episode, we pull back the curtain ...
Episode 5: How To Maximize Your Meetings
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Spencer walk though each of the meetings their team has, what it accomplishes, and how often people are attending meetings. Each meeting h...
Episode 4: Setting a Vision for Your Growth
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer and Matthew discuss the value in setting the vision for the growth of your company through Traction's VTO (vision traction organizer). -------...
Episode 3: Traction with Phil Mazur
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Mazur is an EOS Implementor and has extensive experience in the world of property management. Matthew and Spencer speak with Phil about why every...
Episode 2: Making the Decision to Grow Beyond 300 Doors
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just because someone manages 1,000 or 2,000 doors, it doesn't mean they are profitable. In this episode, Matthew and Spencer explore the decision ever...
Episode 1: In the Beginning
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before we talk about scaling a business, we thought it would be helpful for you to understand when and how we started. It may not be terribly exciting...