According to a recent Cre.tech article about the most successful real estate apps, 88% of property managers are using cloud-based software. Apps can handle online rent collection, tenant requests for repair, new tenant screening and applications, vacancy listings, and more.

Cre.tech highlights three property management apps with various selling points:

• AppFolio, an enterprise level property management software-as-a-service

• Buildium, with an owner portal packed with financial reports plus a tenant-facing portal

• Cozy, a property management app aimed at landlords and small businesses

Venture funds and public offerings have injected hoards of cash into these tech companies, with the market’s most popular apps becoming extremely profitable. With costs as low as a dollar per tenant per month, this is technology that any size landlord can adopt.

Does Your Property Need More Software… or More Hardware?

The value of such apps mostly comes from small increases in efficiency thanks to reduced paperwork, streamlined rent payments, and digital record keeping.

Property management equipment can bring an immediate impact to your productivity and profits, too. A battery-powered cleaning supply cart can help condo staff do daily chores a little faster. With motorized dumpster movers, you can use one employee instead of two to handle waste collection — while also reducing the risk of worker injury claims.

DJ Products has the property management equipment solutions you need to achieve the profitability that is now possible with modern technology. Check out our WasteCaddy and other efficiency-boosting products for more info.

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Medical Care or Extortion?

During a vacation to Mexico with her sister-in-law, 67-year-old retired high school teacher Vikki Moormann began experiencing uncontrollable vomiting. Doctors at the Hospital San Javier Riviera Nayarit diagnosed Moormann with a urinary tract infection and the initial stages of pneumonia.

The story took a bizarre turn when Moormann claimed that the hospital wouldn’t allow her to leave until she paid her bill, which had risen to $40,000. A hospital representative denied the accusation, blaming the media and Moormann’s son Ryen for sensationalizing the situation.

The Situation Escalates

While Ryen attempted to raise the funds by setting up a GoFundMe page, Moormann was able to pay only $6,000 of the total charges. Moormann offered to make monthly payments, and her family contacted both the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Consulate, but nothing has been resolved.

In a conversation posted on his Facebook page, Ryen Moormann was told by another hospital representative that his mother would not be released until the bill was paid in full. When Fox News contacted Vikki Moormann, the phone cut in and out until they were informed that she was “busy.”

The Solution to Moving Heavy Hospital Carts

Whether your hospital cart needs are foreign or domestic, ask yourself if your employees struggle with moving hospital carts through busy hallways and tight quarters? Visit our website for information about electric tugs and pushers such as the CartCaddyLite from DJ Products.

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In recent years, turnover has increased in the hotel and hospitality industries. Employees often leave due to boredom, repetitive tasks, and feeling overworked. Let’s consider the costs and intangibles associated with turnover, and take a look at some hospital and hotel warehouse management tips for boosting retention and employee performance.

Employee Turnover: Direct and Indirect Costs Add Up

Replacing any worker requires a significant investment — interviewing, on-boarding, training, and a great deal of lost productivity. Consider how your company loses time and money replacing an employee:

• Picking up the slack: Productivity suffers as tasks go undone, coworkers struggle to fill in the gaps, and the new hire begins a learning curve.

• Training: In addition to formal training sessions, new employees will require hours of precious time from management and coworkers. Someone will need to walk the new hire around campus and stop to answer their questions for weeks or months.

• Continuity: The old employee may have been performing important but undocumented tasks, so you may notice a drop-off in team performance as everyone scrambles to move forward without them.

• Workplace culture: Turnover can breed a domino effect. Other employees may grow unhappy with changes and increased workloads. Ultimately, turnover lowers morale and makes it difficult to maintain consistent performance.

Hotels and hospitals can minimize turnover by empowering workers. Communicate and engage, offer routes to raises and promotions, and prevent employees from wearing out due to repetitive tasks. Our Hospitality Cart Puller helps reduce the physical strain on workers — and that leads to greater job satisfaction.

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