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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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News & Trends

Trend Report: The Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act, Single-Family Vacancy Rates, Features to Make Co-Living Easier, and the Gap Between Renting and Buying Affordability

Let’s take a look at a few trends affecting the single-family property management industry, including the introduction of the Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act, a look into how single-family vacancy rates for 2023 compare to pre-pandemic levels, a new way to list on Zillow, and a look at the gap in affordability between renting and buying across the nation.

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Top Property Management Key Performance Indicators for 2025

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Self Guided Apartment Tours: Find Your Perfect Home Effortlessly

Self Guided Apartment Tours: Find Your Perfect Home Effortlessly

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Listing

Self-Guided Rental Tours: Safety, Security, and Scams

When it comes to self-guided tours, property managers have concerns about safety measures and how to keep safe from scams.

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Mastering Rental Application Screening for Landlords

Mastering Rental Application Screening for Landlords

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Cost of Vacancy Calculator: Transform Your Property Losses

Cost of Vacancy Calculator: Transform Your Property Losses

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Crafting Your Lease Addendum for Pets to Reduce DOM at Scale

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Real Estate Lead Management Software That Cuts DOM

Real Estate Lead Management Software That Cuts DOM

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9 Scalable Apartment Marketing Strategies for 2025

9 Scalable Apartment Marketing Strategies for 2025

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Technology

Why Virtual Tours for Rental Properties Are Here to Stay

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more prospects are requesting virtual tours in an effort to stay safe and social distance - and virtual tours are here to stay!

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How to Calculate Rental Income at Scale

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What Our AI Leasing Agent Data Is Actually Showing in 2026

Real platform data from the Showdigs AI Leasing Agent — cold lead conversion rates, response time, and tour booking speed that's breaking industry norms in 2026.

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Technology

Best Residential Property Management Courses 2022

Property managers have multiple roles and responsibilities. Let's look at some of the best property management courses for continuing education in 2022.

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Introducing Igloo Integration: The Safest Way to Run Self-Showings

Showdigs now integrates with Igloo smart locks for secure self-showings. Generate unique, time-limited access codes for every prospect.

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Tips & Tricks

5 Types of Certifications and Licenses for Property Managers

Being a property manager with certifications (CMCA, CPM, RMP, CAM) means that you’ve been properly educated and trained, so you can be a great asset to your property management company and owner clients.

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Residential Property Management Guide for Scalable Efficiency

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Tips & Tricks

Hidden Costs in Property Management and How to Reduce Them

Cut hidden time costs in property management! Learn how to optimize leasing agent productivity, reduce travel, streamline communication, and perfect showing schedules to boost profits.

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Pet Clause for Lease Agreement: Protect Your Rental

Pet Clause for Lease Agreement: Protect Your Rental

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How to Automate Tenant Scheduling for Property Managers

Learn how to automate tenant scheduling for showings, confirmations, and follow-up. A step-by-step guide for property managers ready to stop doing it manually.

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What Do Vetted Realtors Actually Do? Common Tasks Handled by Showing Agents in Rental Leasing

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How Enterprise PMs Turn Customer Service Into a Revenue Engine

How Enterprise PMs Turn Customer Service Into a Revenue Engine

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How to Leverage Data Analytics for Smarter Rental Processes

Data isn’t just for Fortune 500 companies. With the right tools, property managers can automate reporting, predict trends, and make decisions that keep units filled and revenue flowing.

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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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Scaling Your Single Family Home Property Management Operations

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Maintenance

Why are Move-In Condition Reports Important for Property Managers?

Let's be honest: Move-in and move-out property inspections can be incredibly time-consuming. But, they're also extremely important! Even when not required by law, a move-in walkthrough is always a smart move, and here's why.

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Listing

5 Property Management Websites to Inspire You

Check out these property management websites to get inspiration for your next website relaunch and to learn more about running a successful business.

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Discover Ways to Streamline Property Management in 2025

Discover Ways to Streamline Property Management in 2025

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How to Calculate Gross Rent Multiplier for Large Portfolios

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A Guide to Scalable Rental Property advertising for Large Portfolios

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Listing

3 Property Management Marketing Plans (+ Free Task Checklist for Property Managers)

As a property management company, your monthly marketing plan needs to include both inbound methods like SEO and social media as well as outbound methods.

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A Modern Property Rental Application to Reduce Vacancies and Slash DOM

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Tenant Cloud Property Management Software for Scaling Portfolios

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7 Property Management Best Practices for 2025 Success

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Scalable Leasing Training: From HR Checkbox to Revenue Driver

Scalable Leasing Training: From HR Checkbox to Revenue Driver

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Optimizing Your Cost Per Door: A Guide to Property Management Fees for Large Portfolios

Optimizing Your Cost Per Door: A Guide to Property Management Fees for Large Portfolios

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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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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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Top Benefits of Automating Tenant Showings for Property Managers | Showdigs

Discover the top benefits of automating tenant showings — from faster response times to reduced vacancy days. Real data from property managers using Showdigs.

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Leasing

5 Time-Saving Tips for Property Managers

When you have several properties under your management, you realize how easily each small task adds up and eats away at your time. Among the most time-consuming tasks are responding to tenant issues, scheduling maintenance and repairs, driving to inspections and property showings, and actually showing the property to prospective tenants.Let’s dive into some ways that you can save time and money as a property manager!

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How Much Do Property Managers Make?

How Much Do Property Managers Make?

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Tips & Tricks

How to Run Your Property Management Business While You’re Away for the Holidays

The holiday season is right around the corner - what are some of the challenges that the holidays cause for property managers? Now’s the perfect time to come up with your holiday game plan.

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8 Strategies to Generate Property Management Leads in 2025

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Optimizing Your Cost Per Door: A Guide to Property Management Fees for Large Portfolios

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Property Management Business Plan: Build a Scalable Operations Framework

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How to Show a Rental Property: Proven Tips

How to Show a Rental Property: Proven Tips

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Scaling Remote Property Management Operations for 1,000+ Units

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Top Property Management Software of 2025 | Automate & Optimize

Top Property Management Software of 2026 | Showdigs

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

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Top Tenant Screening Services for Secure Rentals

Top Tenant Screening Services for Secure Rentals

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Streamlining Operations: 12 Top Sources for Free Lease Agreement Templates

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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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News & Trends

Move-In Day with Showdigs and The Maple Leaf Foundation

Showdigs has partnered with Seattle-based nonprofit, The Maple Leaf Foundation, to sponsor an entire home that will serve families in need for years to come.

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Listing

How to Use Zillow to Validate the Rent Amount for Your Listing

It is important to use Zillow to validate the price of rent before you list your property and during the first few weeks of listing your vacancy.

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How to Calculate Vacancy Rate Easily | Investment Tips

How to Calculate Vacancy Rate Easily | Investment Tips

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Business Plan Property Management Company: A Blueprint for Scalable Growth

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From Lead to Lease: Choosing an App for Tenants That Cuts Vacancy Days

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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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Automation in Real Estate: A Guide to Scaling Large Portfolios

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Choosing a Property Management Group to Drive Portfolio Performance

Choosing a Property Management Group to Drive Portfolio Performance

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A Guide to Optimizing Rental Application Requirements at Scale

A Guide to Optimizing Rental Application Requirements at Scale

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7 Scalable Strategies for Advertising for Apartments in 2025

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Best Way to Screen Tenants: Proven Strategies for Landlords

Best Way to Screen Tenants: Proven Strategies for Landlords

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Effective Showing Feedback Form Strategies to Boost Engagement

Effective Showing Feedback Form Strategies to Boost Engagement

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How to Evict a Tenant: A Guide for Large-Scale Portfolio Management

How to Evict a Tenant: A Guide for Large-Scale Portfolio Management

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How Does Leasing Automation Save Property Managers Time

Leasing automation saves property managers hours every week by handling lead response, showing scheduling, follow-up, and application push automatically. Here is how it works.

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Boost Your Business with Property Management Virtual Assistants

Boost Your Business with Property Management Virtual Assistants

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Technology

Self-Showings: Artificial Intelligence meets Human-Powered Security

Thanks to cutting-edge technology, there are many ways to make self-showings as safe and secure as possible. But did you know that there are self-showing platforms that provide flexibility as well? Check it out!

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Leasing

Tips for Preparing Your Vacancy for a Move-Out Inspection

When you're on the way to your rental property for a final move-out inspection, you might be wondering how to best prepare the property for inspection.

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7 Best Real Estate Showing Schedulers in 2025

7 Best Real Estate Showing Schedulers in 2025

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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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9 Proven Rental Property Investment Strategies for Portfolio Scalability

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Leasing

How to Increase Leasing Activity During the Property Management Slow Season

We interviewed Ty Cayce, owner of Urban Key Property Management, to talk about the property management slow season and how he solves this issue with outsourcing.

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Top 8 Tenant Pre Screening Questions for High-Velocity Leasing

Top 8 Tenant Pre Screening Questions for High-Velocity Leasing

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Tips & Tricks

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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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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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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A Guide To The Rently Self Tour For Large Portfolios

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Top Property Management Technology Trends in 2025

Top Property Management Technology Trends in 2025

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Leasing

Does how you show your properties make a difference?

In today's competitive rental landscape, the method you choose for showcasing your property can dramatically impact your time to lease and rental income. Our latest market analysis reveals a clear pattern when comparing traditional property manager led tours with modern self-showing options.

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The Enterprise Property Management Checklist: A Framework for Scaling to 10,000+ Units

The Enterprise Property Management Checklist: A Framework for Scaling to 10,000+ Units

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How to reduce turnover rate: Proven HR Strategies

How to reduce turnover rate: Proven HR Strategies

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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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Choosing a Rental Management Company to Scale Your Portfolio

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Top 10 Property Management Interview Questions to Identify Scalable Talent in 2025

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Guide to a Self Guided Apartment Tour: Tips & Tricks

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How to Advertise a Rental Property to Minimize Days on Market at Scale

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Optimizing Your Application for Tenants to Minimize Days on Market

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Technology

How to Incorporate Technology into your Property Management Business

In 2024, the real estate landscape has become dependent on technology, both for prospective renters and property managers. Managing properties is complicated — so complicated that using different tools may seem like more of a burden than a benefit. However, there are many tools you can use to not only save time but make your operations more efficient.

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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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Tenant Screening Checklist: 6 Key Steps for 2025

Tenant Screening Checklist: 6 Key Steps for 2025

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House Rental Advertising Tips to Attract Top Tenants

House Rental Advertising Tips to Attract Top Tenants

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Top Tenant Screening Software for Reliable Rentals in 2025

Top Tenant Screening Software for Reliable Rentals in 2026

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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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Tips & Tricks

How to Optimize Your Leasing Funnel: Marketing and Leasing Tips

Property managers — the best way to stay ahead of your competition is by continuously optimizing your leasing funnel to keep up with the times. We’re breaking down the property management leasing funnel, detailing the newest generation of tenants, steps you can take to market to young renters, and more!

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Virtual Assistant Property Management: Your Complete Guide

Virtual Assistant Property Management: Your Complete Guide

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How to Find a Renter Faster at Scale

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How to Automate Business Processes to Accelerate Speed-to-Lease

How to Automate Business Processes to Accelerate Speed-to-Lease

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Boost Your Property Management Workflow Efficiency

Boost Your Property Management Workflow Efficiency

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