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Business Plan Property Management Company: A Blueprint for Scalable Growth

Business Plan Property Management Company: A Blueprint for Scalable Growth

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The Best Property Management Podcasts of 2023

Podcasts are a great way for property managers to listen and learn on the go! From industry experts to rising stars, our 2023 list of best property management podcasts provides valuable information on tenant management, leasing, technology, trends, and everything in between.

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Scaling with Property Management Tech for Enterprise Portfolios

Scaling with Property Management Tech for Enterprise Portfolios

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Tour Manager Software: A Guide to Reducing DOM and Scaling Leasing Operations

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12 Best Lease Management Software Options for Large-Scale Portfolios in 2025

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Tips & Tricks

7 Property Management Strategies That Will Grow Your Business

While most property management growth strategies focus only on new client acquisition, the truth is that you can’t truly grow your business without optimizing it. That’s why we’re focusing not just on the client marketing side of things, but also on internal operations and prospective tenant lead generation. 

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Property Management for Single Family Homes | Maximize ROI

Property Management for Single Family Homes | Maximize ROI

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Best place to advertise a rental property: 7 proven spots to reduce DOM in 2025

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Rental Application Approval: Tips to Secure Your Dream Home

Rental Application Approval: Tips to Secure Your Dream Home

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Technology

How to Boost Conversion Rates on your Property Management Website

What is a conversion rate and how does it apply to your property management website? Learn what it is and how you can boost your website conversion rates.

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Real Estate Management Software Reviews for Scaling Portfolios

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Listing

Everything You've Wanted to Know About Inquiries

Where do inquiries come from? How do they turn into successful tours? Uncover the strategies that transform rental inquiries into successful tours.

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Leasing

Showdigs Self-Showings: An Overview of the Lead Experience

One of the most important aspects of a good self-showing software is the lead experience. In this article, we’re showing you how leads move along through the scheduling, tour, and post-tour process!

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How Do I Evict a Squatter: A Guide for Large Portfolio Managers
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How Do I Evict a Squatter: A Guide for Large Portfolio Managers

Learn how do I evict a squatter with a clear, legal process designed for property managers to quickly regain control of assets and reduce vacancy costs.

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Top 8 Best Places to Advertise Rental Property in 2025

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News & Trends

COVID-19 Response: Occupied Units, Condition Reports, and Group Tours

Showdigs is taking necessary steps amid the Coronavirus outbreak - here's how we're being safe when it comes to occupied unit tours and condition reports.

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Discover Self Tour Homes – Flexible Property Showings Made Easy

Discover Self Tour Homes – Flexible Property Showings Made Easy

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Scaling Leasing Operations With an Electronic Lock Box System

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Top Business Process Automation Examples to Boost Efficiency

Top Business Process Automation Examples to Boost Efficiency

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How to Calculate Vacancy Rate to Maximize Portfolio Revenue

How to Calculate Vacancy Rate to Maximize Portfolio Revenue

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Listing

How Showdigs is Solving the Growing Epidemic of Rental Scams

Rental scams have become so prevalent that the FBI has reported that consumers lost over $350 million due to housing scams in 2021. With the post-pandemic economy exacerbating housing insecurity and more people turning to online marketplaces to find housing, the problem has only been getting worse. Fortunately, one company is using technology to fight back against rental scams and make the leasing process safer and more secure for everyone.

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Tenant Move In Checklist Template for Large Portfolios

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Tenant Screening Criteria: Find Reliable Renters Quickly

Tenant Screening Criteria: Find Reliable Renters Quickly

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Optimizing Management Fees for Large-Scale Portfolios: An ROI-Focused Guide

Optimizing Management Fees for Large-Scale Portfolios: An ROI-Focused Guide

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AI Tenant Screening 2026: Why Compliance Matters

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How to Advertise an Apartment Portfolio to Minimize Vacancy and Maximize ROI

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8 Rental application checklist You Should Know

8 Rental application checklist You Should Know

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Leasing

Tips for Getting Your Property Ready for Your Next Tenant

You have a little over a month to get your property ready for the next tenants - here's what we suggest!

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A Guide to Rental Property Maintenance Costs for Large Portfolios

A Guide to Rental Property Maintenance Costs for Large Portfolios

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Top Tenant Screening Questions to Reduce DOM and Accelerate Leasing

Top Tenant Screening Questions to Reduce DOM and Accelerate Leasing

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News & Trends

Celebrating a Successful Leasing Season: Showdigs Summer Bash 2022

To close out another successful leasing season, we hosted our first annual Showdigs Summer Bash to celebrate the end of summer with live music, delicious drinks, and passed apps on the water. We also raised almost $15,000 for the Maple Leaf Foundation!

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Message templates and smoother pre-screening

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What is Sentrilock and How It Optimizes Showings for Large Portfolios

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Real Estate Lead Management Software That Cuts DOM

Real Estate Lead Management Software That Cuts DOM

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A Guide to Single Family Property Management Software for Large Portfolios

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Optimizing Your Application for Tenants to Minimize Days on Market

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Scaling Operations: A Guide to Technology in Property Management

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9 Scalable Apartment Marketing Strategies for 2025

9 Scalable Apartment Marketing Strategies for 2025

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A Property Manager's Guide to Protecting Your Portfolio from Home Rental Scams
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A Property Manager's Guide to Protecting Your Portfolio from Home Rental Scams

Discover how to identify and prevent home rental scams. Get actionable strategies to protect your portfolio, tenants, and brand reputation from costly fraud.

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Pet Clause for Lease Agreement: Protect Your Rental

Pet Clause for Lease Agreement: Protect Your Rental

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7 Property Management Best Practices for 2025 Success

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How to Calculate Vacancy Rate Easily | Investment Tips

How to Calculate Vacancy Rate Easily | Investment Tips

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Understanding Property Manager Cost and Fees at Scale
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Understanding Property Manager Cost and Fees at Scale

Discover the true property manager cost for large portfolios. This guide breaks down fees, hidden charges, and how automation lowers your cost per door.

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Technology

5 Ways Showdigs’ Marketing Automation Streamlines Your Leasing Process

As a property manager, you know how important it is to maintain high efficiency while keeping costs low. It's critical to eliminate as many manual tasks as possible, and instead streamline the leasing funnel using marketing automation. That's where Showdigs comes in. 

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Optimizing Your Tenant Application For Rental Properties To Cut Days on Market
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Optimizing Your Tenant Application For Rental Properties To Cut Days on Market

Transform your tenant application for rental properties into a revenue driver. Learn to design a high-conversion, compliant form that reduces vacancy.

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Scaling Operations: A Guide to Technology in Property Management

Scaling Operations: A Guide to Technology in Property Management

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Decoding Your Real Property Management Cost Per Month

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How to Advertise a Property for Rent and Reduce Days on Market

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Optimizing Leasing Operations: Best CRM for Large-Scale Property Management

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Real Estate Lead Management Software That Cuts DOM

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Leasing Automation: From Manual Chaos to Streamlined Success

Leasing Automation: From Manual Chaos to Streamlined Success

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What Is AI Automation for Large-Scale Property Management?

What Is AI Automation for Large-Scale Property Management?

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House Rental Advertising Tips to Attract Top Tenants

House Rental Advertising Tips to Attract Top Tenants

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Leasing

How to Get Started as a Single-Family Property Manager

Do you want to be a property manager? What does a property manager do? Here's what you need to know about how to start managing single-family rental properties.

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Leasing

What’s the Key to Exceptional and Stress-Free Property Management? Your Own Live Operations Team

One of the most important aspects of property management is being able to respond quickly and effectively to every call, text, and email that comes in from potential tenants. The Showdigs Live Operations team is here to make sure that happens!

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Scaling Your Single Family Home Property Management Operations

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News & Trends

Top 7 FAQs asked by landlords

When we talk to landlords about Showdigs, these 7 questions commonly come up.

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Technology

Convert more leads, Prevent scams, Sync with AppFolio

Focused on converting more leads. Protecting your properties from scams. Stay in sync with AppFolio + Showdigs

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Maintenance

How Often Should You Document the Condition of Your Rental Property?

As a rental property owner or property manager, regularly documenting the condition of your rental properties is critical in protecting that investment. But how often should you be doing that?

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Technology

Pros and Cons of Self-Showings for Rental Properties

Can self-showings help property managers lease their properties faster, cheaper, and more efficiently? Check out this article to learn more about self-showings.

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News & Trends

2022 Property Management Trade Shows and Conferences

We expect 2022 to be a big year, so we compiled a list of 2022 trade shows and conferences for single-family property managers - you might even find a multifamily event on this list as well!

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The Ultimate 2025 Move Out Inspection Checklist for Large-Scale PMs

The Ultimate 2025 Move Out Inspection Checklist for Large-Scale PMs

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Technology

5 Ways Showdigs’ Marketing Automation Streamlines Your Leasing Process

As a property manager, you know how important it is to maintain high efficiency while keeping costs low. It's critical to eliminate as many manual tasks as possible, and instead streamline the leasing funnel using marketing automation. That's where Showdigs comes in.

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Showing Availability and Vacancy Rate in Property Management

Ever wonder how your showing availability affects your vacancy rate?

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What is lease agreement: A Guide for Enterprise-Scale Property Management

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Announcing Showdigs’ New Flat Rate Pricing & Nationwide Property Management Software Launch

Showdigs is launching our end-to-end leasing solution, from marketing to scheduling tours and pre-screening, to follow-up and conversion, to property managers anywhere in the United States and Canada.

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Tour Management Software: The Ultimate Guide to Slashing Days on Market for Large Portfolios

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How Showdigs Helps Property Managers Scale with Seasonality

Property management is hyper-seasonal. Some months you’re extremely busy, and some months are so slow that the last thing you need is to pay for something (or someone) you don't need. So what can you do to deal with the seasonality of property management?

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Mastering Rental Property Depreciation Calculation for Large Portfolios

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Your Guide to Self Touring Homes

Your Guide to Self Touring Homes

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Cost of Vacancy Calculator: Transform Your Property Losses

Cost of Vacancy Calculator: Transform Your Property Losses

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Your Guide to the Tenant Eviction Process | Expert Tips

Your Guide to the Tenant Eviction Process | Expert Tips

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Boost Your Property Management Workflow Efficiency

Boost Your Property Management Workflow Efficiency

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DOM Reduction at Scale: The Operational Blueprint for Starting a Rental Business

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News & Trends

The Property Management Conference Guide for PM Grow Summit 2022

PM Grow Summit, the year’s most highly-anticipated and innovative property management conference, is happening February 28 – March 2nd, 2022 in San Diego, CA.

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How to Perform a Health Check with Leasing Metrics on Your Property Management Business (Free Template!)

It's important to pay attention to your leasing metrics - this article covers how to calculate and organize your leasing metrics and how much might be too much to spend.

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Mastering Home Rental Management: A Framework for Scaling Large Portfolios
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Mastering Home Rental Management: A Framework for Scaling Large Portfolios

Explore a practical guide on home rental management to automate operations, cut vacancy days, and grow revenue for your portfolio.

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Tenant Satisfaction Survey Tips for Property Growth

Tenant Satisfaction Survey Tips for Property Growth

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Mastering Rental Homes Management at Scale

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Self Guided Tours: The Key to Scaling Large Portfolios and Slashing DOM
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Self Guided Tours: The Key to Scaling Large Portfolios and Slashing DOM

Implement and scale self guided tours to reduce Days on Market and cut showing costs. A complete guide for large-scale property managers.

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A Guide to Scalable Rental Property advertising for Large Portfolios

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8 Strategies to Generate Property Management Leads in 2025

8 Strategies to Generate Property Management Leads in 2025

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2024 Property Management Trade Shows and Conference

The Showdigs team is looking forward to everything that 2024 has to offer! As always, we’re releasing a comprehensive list of trade shows, conferences, and expos that single-family property managers should consider attending.

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Scaling with Remote Landlord Systems: An Enterprise Framework

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Property Management Marketing That Scales to 10,000+ Units

Property Management Marketing That Scales to 10,000+ Units

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A Guide to Advertising Rental Properties at Scale

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"Houses for Rent" Inquiries Down 50% at the Start of COVID

Google trends and Showdigs internal data both show the same thing: There are way fewer people looking for homes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A Better Rental Property ROI Calculator for Enterprise Portfolios

A Better Rental Property ROI Calculator for Enterprise Portfolios

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Scaling Single Family Property Management: The Enterprise Playbook

Scaling Single Family Property Management: The Enterprise Playbook

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Slashing DOM at Scale: How "Self Tour Rental Homes Near Me" Searches Drive Revenue

Slashing DOM at Scale: How "Self Tour Rental Homes Near Me" Searches Drive Revenue

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Leasing

Job Description (+ Free Template) for a Residential Property Manager

Do you need to hire a property manager? Here are some of the responsibilities of a property manager, plus a free job description template to use when hiring!

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Technology

How to Choose the Best Self-Showing Software

Are you considering enabling self-showings at your vacant property? Here's what you need to know about choosing the perfect self-showing software.

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Tips & Tricks

Why Property Managers Should Care About Condition Reports: The Benefits of Professional Property Walkthroughs

Conducting property walkthroughs yourself (or using/hiring an employee to do so) can be time-consuming and costly. But, documenting the condition of your property 1-2 times per year will save you time and money long-term. Let's dig into the benefits of condition reports!

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Top Virtual Property Tours Transforming Real Estate in 2025

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Tips & Tricks

8 Ways to Boost the ROI of Your Rental Property: Expert Tips and Tricks

Are you looking to increase the ROI (return on investment) of your rental properties? With the right strategies and tips, you can maximize your rental income and ensure that your portfolio is a profitable one.

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Scaling Asset Protection: The Enterprise Move-In Inspection Checklist

Scaling Asset Protection: The Enterprise Move-In Inspection Checklist

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Discover Ways to Streamline Property Management in 2025

Discover Ways to Streamline Property Management in 2025

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Leasing

Leasing Agent Job Description (+ Free Template)

Property managers who lose so many hours each day doing fieldwork are in need of a leasing agent. Here's a leasing agent job description, plus a free template!

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Leasing

How to Maximize Efficiency During Busy Leasing Season

You are a busy property manager and all the tasks on your desk are piling up... quickly! Take the time to review these tips during the slow season so you’re not scrambling come spring and summer.

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