Peter Lohmann's Podcast

Special guest Russell Lowery joins us for Season 3, Episode 9 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LeadSimple (01:27) Introducing Russell (03:49) How are you able to identify talent? (05:25) Russell’s career (09:05) California housing policy (17:07) Challenging local housing authorities (23:00) Sponsor - BetterWho (24:13) Russell’s print shop that he bought (28:30) How do change your approach in your print shop vs. your agency? (30:31) How have you structured your agency? (35:53) Sponsor - ⁠⁠⁠Second Nature (37:12) The importance of thoughtful communication (41:11) Russell’s upbringing (46:48) Creating OwnStuff and the focus on American prosperity Learn more about Russell Lowery & how to connect with him here: Russell on Twitter Russell on LinkedIn High View Strategies OwnStuff Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Peter on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Peter’s Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Peter’s Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RL Property Management

Special guest Benton Moss joins us for Season 3, Episode 8 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LeadSimple (01:59) Benton’s background and career in Property Management (08:17) Would you recommend buying an 1100-unit PM company with little to no experience? (11:58) What was the leadership structure when you took over? (16:50) Sponsor: Rescover (18:03) Growth, technology, and vendors (36:20) Sponsor: ⁠⁠Second Nature (37:39) What software have you implemented in the last 2 years? (39:31) How are you processing work orders? (44:04) How are you structuring your home services arm? (50:30) Prioritizing time Learn more about Benton Moss & how to connect with him here: Simmons & Harris Bmoss@SimmonsandHarris.com Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Peter on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Peter’s Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Peter’s Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RL Property Management

Special guest Brad Larsen joins us for Season 3, Episode 7 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠LeadSimple (01:54) Brad’s background and career (02:54) What are you predicting for the next 2-3 years in the industry? (10:41) Thoughts on NARPM (15:26) How do you approach potential business opportunities? (19:07) What is interesting about starting a roofing company vs. other opportunities? (21:35) How do you spin up a new business? (27:53) Sponsor: ⁠PayProp (29:29) The possibility of a self-running PM Company (33:09) The PM Mastermind Podcast (37:08) The process of running a conference (42:26) Sponsor: ⁠Second Nature (43:46) how to spin up a brokerage company (49:39) Home Property Management (56:06) Thoughts on AI (58:47) Struggles in dealing with customers as a Property Manager Learn more about Brad Larsen & how to connect with him here: Property Management Mastermind PMMcon Property Management Mastermind Podcast Property Management Mastermind Facebook Group The 40-hour Work Year by Scott Fritz Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Peter on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Peter’s Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Peter’s Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠RL Property Management

Special guest The Real Estate God joins us for Season 3, Episode 6 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠LeadSimple (02:32) Introducing The Real Estate God (05:17) How The Real Estate God capitalizes deals (08:46) Learning about delegation and leverage (15:18) Opportunity costs and finding the high-leverage tasks you should be working on (18:18) Sponsor - RentWerx (19:54) Being deliberate about your environment and network (25:42) Setting goals (28:39) How REG approaches Property Management (33:35) Creating your own luck (41:59) Sponsor - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Second Nature (43:20) Learning through failure and Upskilling (49:46) The value of building an online network (52:03) Creating your own yacht (59:43) Real Estate God University & Accelerator Program Learn more about The Real Estate God & how to connect with him here: Follow on Twitter The Real Estate God Accelerator Program The Real Estate God’s Website The Real Estate God University The Real Estate God on Gumroad Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: ⁠⁠⁠Follow Peter on Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join Peter’s Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Visit Peter’s Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠RL Property Management

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Special guest Todd Ortscheid joins us for Season 3, Episode 5 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠LeadSimple (02:13) Introducing Todd and his career (02:39) Organizing a Property Management Company (11:59) Thoughts on management fees and PM pricing (18:21) Sponsor - Property Meld (19:50) Mergers and acquisitions in the industry (28:29) Todd’s experience building PM Assist and keys to client success (33:05) What is it like to be both a vendor and operator in the industry? (35:07) Selling your time vs. having automated company (36:55) Sponsor - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Second Nature (38:14) PM Assist’s new equity share offering (45:10) Automating management agreements (46:52) Under what scenario would you sell your management company? Learn more about Todd Ortscheid & how to connect with him here: Todd on Facebook PM Assist AlwaysThereRepair.Co PandaDoc Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: ⁠⁠⁠Follow Peter on Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join Peter’s Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Visit Peter’s Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠RL Property Management

Special guest Michael Girdley joins us for Season 3, Episode 4 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (00:00) Sponsor: ⁠⁠LeadSimple (02:03) Michael’s background (04:18) How do you decipher which opportunities are worth pursuing? (10:14) How do you spend your time across a dozen companies? (17:00) Sponsor: Rentscale (18:42) What were the early actions you took that shaped where you landed later? (22:51) Peter & Michael’s mutual love for the Civilization game series (24:54) How do you break out of the mentality of running your business for a lifetime? (30:29) How to sell your time (36:25) Michael’s Playbook for business management with <500 employees (39:28) Sponsor: ⁠⁠Second Nature (40:47) Who is setting the vision and culture in the companies under your HoldCo? (42:29) The importance of the Chief of Staff role (52:29) Scalepath Learn more about Michael Girdley & how to connect with him here: Michael on Twitter Girdley.com The Complete HoldCo Course Girdley.com/playbook Scalepath Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: ⁠⁠Follow Peter on Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join Peter’s Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Visit Peter’s Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠RL Property Management

Special guest Cat Allday joins us for Season 3, Episode 3 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (0:00) Sponsor: ⁠LeadSimple (01:35) Cat’s background (03:00) What’s your experience been like with Appfolio? (07:52) What drew you to AI before the mainstream picked up on it? (13:45) What is Realm and how will the conversational AI work within Appfolio? (22:35) Sponsor: Rent Werx Mastermind (24:11) How and when can customers access this AI? (28:24) What will this AI be best used for? (30:44) Smart Bill Entry & Maintenance (34:15) What types of problems is AI useful for? What problems is it not useful for? (38:48) How can AI be useful for data analytics? (39:59) What’s on the AI roadmap? (46:05) Sponsor: ⁠Second Nature (47:33) Do you plan to acquire any solutions in the future? (48:36) Stack marketplaces (49:25) Mobile app voice commands, and use cases for AI (55:08) What’s got you excited for the future? (01:01:10) Will the conversational AI support multiple languages? (01:03:58) Peter’s thoughts on the future of outsourcing (01:09:11) How RLPM is using AI Learn more about Cat Allday & how to connect with her here: Appfolio Cat on LinkedIn Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: ⁠Follow Peter on Twitter⁠ ⁠Join Peter’s Newsletter⁠ ⁠Visit Peter’s Website⁠ ⁠RL Property Management

Special guest Wolfgang Croskey joins us for Season 3, Episode 2 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (0:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (01:44) Wolfgang’s background and career (03:04) How did you get so skilled at developing processes? (13:03) What systems or automations are saving you the most time at your organization? (16:37) Sponsor: PayProp (18:12) Scenario: Collecting late rent. (31:24) What policies do you need to put in place before you can leverage all these systems & technology implementations? (36:21) Sponsor: Second Nature (37:41) How would you address an onboarded property who are demanding control over your internal processes? (45:44) How Wolfgang became so well-known in his industry. (50:46) How can PMs get moving on improving their internal processes? (58:47) Is there anything you tried to automate that failed? (01:00:19) The Systems Conference Learn more about Wolfgang Croskey & how to connect with him here: Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn The Systems Conference Bruce Croskey Real Estate The First Days of School by Harry Wong Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: Follow Peter on Twitter Join Peter’s Newsletter Visit Peter’s Website RL Property Management

Special guest Nick Huber joins us for Season 3, Episode 1 of Owner Occupied. In this episode we discuss: (0:00) Sponsor: LeadSimple (01:57) Nick’s background (03:55) Raising money via Twitter (05:32) Nick’s back-end systems for PM (07:35) Technology adoption across the Self-storage asset class (09:58) Do you have any permanent employees on-site? (11:57) Utilizing global talent (16:09) - Sponsor: Rescover (17:26) - Levers to pull to increase the value of a property (23:00) - Cost Segregation (32:07) - Tips for writing well in a business context (37:13) - Building an audience through the written word (41:08) - Sponsor - Second Nature (42:47) - Nick on starting companies by leveraging your audience (51:29) - Thoughts on consultants & entrepreneurship (58:27) - Balancing priorities (01:12:12) - Requirements for shifting your mindset Learn more about Nick Huber & how to connect with him here: Business Brokerage - https://nickhuber.com/ Personal Brand - https://sweatystartup.com/ Self Storage - https://boltstorage.com/ Bold SEO - https://boldseo.com/ Insurance - https://titanrisk.com/ Recruiting - https://recruitjet.com/ Landing Page / Web Development - https://webrun.com/ Overseas Staffing - https://supportshepherd.com/ Debt and Equity - https://bluekeycapital.com/ Tax Credit - https://taxcredithunter.com/ Cost Segregation - https://recostseg.com/ Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: Follow Peter on Twitter Join Peter’s Newsletter Visit Peter’s Website RL Property Management