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Lazy LeverageThe Three Jobs Framework: Two CEOs Debate What Leadership Actually Means | Lazy Leverage #92What is the actual job of a CEO?
Rather than treating leadership as a vague mix of hustle and charisma, Peter and Jon compare two competing frameworks that both come from highly successful operators. Peter argues the CEO’s job is to set the vision, build the team, and make sure the company never runs out of cash. Jon reframes the role as raising standards, increasing focus, and increasing pace.
Truth is, there’s no “better” framework. It’s more so about uncovering the deeper principles beneath both models and adapting it to your organization’s current ne...
2026-01-2045 minLazy LeverageDashboards, Scorecards, and the Hidden Psychology Behind Manual Data Entry | Lazy Leverage #90The best operators in M&A make hundreds of millions because they "model deals elegantly," but billionaires "can barely do the math. They just only do deals where they can't lose."
At least that’s what Jon and Peter believe. It's Warren Buffett's philosophy in action; that price is your due diligence.
Metrics should be entered manually, not automated. The psychological weight of pulling numbers and inputting them weekly creates accountability that automated dashboards never achieve. It's the difference between ownership and passive observation.
They distinguish between dashboards (lagging indicators like revenue) and sc...
2026-01-0657 minLazy LeverageThe Barbell Approach to Everything: Business Operations, Media Consumption, and Life Changes | Lazy Leverage #89Peter admits he's stuck in patterns. He’s not quite burnt out, but feeling the weight of deeply grooved neural pathways at 40. Jon responds with what he calls his "wacko" idea: ketamine therapy as a tool for breaking mental ruts.
Speaking metaphorically, he says that Ketamine fills in the snow tracks your mind has carved, giving you a chance to create new paths. But only if you do the work afterward, such as therapy, reflection, habit change. Without that follow-through, you slide right back into the same grooves.
This leads to their "barbell strategy" for ch...
2025-12-3148 minLazy LeverageHow the 37% Rule Solves Hiring, House Hunting, and Life's Biggest Decisions | Lazy Leverage #88The secretary problem is one of mathematics' most elegant solutions to a universal challenge: how do you know when to stop looking and commit?
Peter suggests interviewing 37% of your candidate pool without hiring anyone, then hire the next person who's better than everyone in that first group. It’s a pretty universal tactic, whether we’re talking house hunting, car buying, getting roofing quotes, or even picking a spouse!
There are two critical limitations to this, though. First, you need to know the total number of options, whether that's 100 candidates or 25 houses on the market. When...
2025-12-2344 minLazy LeverageThe Single Most Important Business Concept: Theory of Constraints Explained | Lazy Leverage #87The Theory of Constraints is arguably the most powerful framework for small business operations. Yet it's deeply counterintuitive.
Jon opens by calling this "the single most interesting concept" he's wrestled with in years, one that sits at the heart of everything he does at Sagan. On a more practical level, Peter sees the concept as answering two critical questions every business owner has: "Why am I not achieving X?" and "What should I work on?"
Eliyahu Goldratt's manufacturing classic The Goal might just have the answer: every system has exactly one constraint at any given...
2025-12-181h 15Lazy LeverageThe Death of Cover Letters: AI, Costly Signals, and the Broken Job Market | Lazy Leverage #86AI has fundamentally broken the traditional job application process. What’s an employer to do?
Jon and Peter dissect an academic paper titled "Making Talk Cheap: Generative AI and Labor Market Signaling," which examines how large language models have disrupted markets that historically relied on writing as a costly signal of quality. Specifically, job applications and college admissions.
Cover letters used to signal genuine candidate interest because they required significant time and effort to customize. But now, AI can generate personalized cover letters in seconds.
Peter immediately connects this to property management, noting ho...
2025-12-1553 minLazy LeverageFloors & Ceilings: The Anti-Perfectionist Framework for Business Owners | Lazy Leverage #85Jon and Peter explore three frameworks that challenge conventional wisdom about running small businesses. They reveal why all-or-nothing thinking kills momentum, when authentic transparency becomes a liability, and how AI is forcing a reckoning with what real value looks like.
They unpack what they call the “floors-and-ceilings” concept, which reframes habit building and business processes. Let’s say you’re onboarding a new team member. Your ceiling might be comprehensive task maps and week-long training, but your floor is simply defining what success looks like in six months. Never skip the floor, always aspire to the ceiling.
Th...
2025-12-0942 minLazy LeverageThe Barnacle Problem: Why Your Business Keeps Slowing Down | Lazy Leverage #82Jon and Peter dive deep into a problem every growing business faces: team members saying "I'm too busy" and processes accumulating like barnacles on a ship's hull. More than just a matter of workload management, this issue is about the fundamental architecture of how work gets done.
So what exactly makes up these "barnacles"? According to Jon, it’s threefold: outdated forms, irrelevant marketing copy, and processes that solved problems from three years ago but nobody remembers why they exist.
Peter connects this with the principle of Chesterton's Fence. That is, never remove something until yo...
2025-11-2045 minLazy LeverageCareer Transitions Without Burning Bridges | Lazy Leverage #79Jon and Peter tackle two challenges facing successful entrepreneurs: being truly present with family despite physical attendance, and navigating career transitions without severing valuable connections.
Ever felt "a million miles away at work” when spending time with family? You’re not alone. It’s a common paradox that many an entrepreneur has to deal with. That “paradox” of being present in body when you’re out with family, but absent in mind because all you’re thinking about is work.
The entrepreneurial personality that drives business success (obsessive, curious, relentless) becomes the enemy of presence. Entrepreneurs...
2025-11-0647 minLazy LeverageWhy Strategic Partnerships Beat Membership Drives | Lazy Leverage #77Jon and Peter tackle the hardest pivot for operator-minded entrepreneurs: recognizing when systematic optimization becomes a distraction from strategic leverage.
Peter's consulting for AppFolio, a publicly-traded property management software company with thousands of customers in Crane's exact target market. He's speaking on stage with their CMO at conferences. Yet, up till recently, he was still grinding through membership drives like a bootstrapped startup.
Jon's intervention is part confrontation, part masterclass in "deal guy" thinking. While Peter was perfecting his systems, Jon believed he was overlooking the partnership that could deliver more members in one email...
2025-10-2851 minLazy LeverageBuilding Software Your Team Actually Uses | Lazy Leverage #75Jon and Peter crack open the real opportunity in AI for small businesses (hint: it's not what most operators think). Forget personal productivity hacks that save you five minutes on email. Forget launching the next big SaaS product that becomes a customer support nightmare.
The gold sits squarely in category two: internal tools for your team.
Jon's built $50-100K of monthly value at Sagan using Replit and some API connections. Not by selling software, but by solving their actual constraint: screening 1,000 applicants for a single role. What used to take a week and a...
2025-10-2151 minLazy LeverageThe Crane Break: Why Taking a Month Off Reveals Everything Wrong With Your Business | Lazy Leverage #74Jon and Peter explore how stepping away from your business acts as the ultimate forcing function for operational excellence. Peter's "Crane break" concept (taking a month off annually) isn't about vacation; it's about exposing every bottleneck, dependency, and broken process that keeps you chained to daily operations.
By putting the break on the calendar five months out and announcing it to his team, Peter creates urgency around solving constraints. First it's password resets. Then payroll. Then exception handling. Each solved constraint buys more freedom.
Jon introduces a crucial framework: businesses exist to serve their owners...
2025-10-1545 minLazy LeverageThe High-Pay Debate: When to Invest in Expensive Talent | Lazy Leverage #73Jon and Peter debate their contrasting approaches to building teams in small businesses. Jon champions a "build" philosophy - hiring entry-level talent, particularly global workers, and developing them into leaders over time.
His approach is deeply influenced by Marine Corps culture, particularly when it comes to indoctrination, loyalty, and creating a distinct organizational ethos. He’s never hired a six-figure employee outside of commission-based salespeople, preferring to cultivate talent from within.
Peter takes the opposite stance with a "buy" strategy, bringing in experienced professionals who command higher salaries but deliver immediate results. His engineering background sh...
2025-10-0142 minLazy LeverageWhy Cold Calling Property Owners is Like Asking if Their Pipes are Leaking | Lazy Leverage #70Why do some businesses thrive on cold outreach and educational content while others find these tactics completely ineffective?
Peter draws on his own recent experience where, despite running monthly webinars all year with heavy promotion across multiple channels, his property management company barely attracts 20 live attendees (half being employees). Meanwhile, a hastily organized webinar for his other audience of property management business owners pulled 250 attendees with minimal effort.
"You can't cold call somebody and say, 'Hey, do you have any leaky pipes?'" Jon quips, making the point that property management marketing differs from other...
2025-08-2941 minLazy LeverageWhy Your 100-Person Newsletter Beats a 100,000-Person Audience (And Commands 10x the Price) | Lazy Leverage #69Jon and Peter crack open one of the most perplexing puzzles in modern B2B marketing: why Peter's tiny 15,000-subscriber newsletter drives a significant fraction of what Daring Fireball makes with 2.5 million monthly visitors. And why Shaan Puri, with his top-10 business podcast, converted exactly 6 customers from 550 referrals to Somewhere.
The conversation starts with their origin stories - Jon's 2009 CrossFit philosophy blog that got him flown places at 24, Peter's Twitter journey that Moses Kagan pushed him into -but quickly evolves into something more profound. They're seeing a fundamental shift in how skeptical business owners make purchasing decisions...
2025-08-1649 minLazy LeverageA Peak into Strategy - Good or Bad Idea? | Lazy Leverage #68Jon and Peter dive into one of those ideas that sounds crazy at first but might actually be brilliant: buying luxury vacation properties as a business expense that doubles as a killer member benefit. Jon's been noodling on this concept for months, and it's finally survived his brutal idea-filtering process (which involves annoying everyone from his CFO to random Twitter buddies until the bad ideas die off).
Here's the pitch: Sagan would purchase several properties—think ski chalets, beach houses, maybe something in Mexico—and offer them to members at 50-75% below Airbnb rates. The kicker? Thanks to b...
2025-08-0939 min
Peter Lohmann's PodcastStrategic Leadership Lessons with Cathy Gainer: How Great Operators ThinkWhat separates a good operator from a great one?In this episode, Peter talks with Cathy Gainer, a strategic coach and former RL Property Management team member, about the mindset, discipline, and decision-making skills that define high-performing operators. Cathy shares lessons from her time inside the business, what she’s learned from coaching other leaders, and how great #2s support founders in meaningful ways.They also explore mindset training, leadership blind spots, and what most owners get wrong when trying to scale a property management business.⏱️ Timecodes00:00:00 – Intro00:02:20 – Cathy’s ba...
2025-07-3156 minLazy LeverageThe Reality of Small Business Litigation: Defense, Offense, and Everything In Between | Lazy Leverage #65Jon and Peter tackle one of the most stressful parts of running a business that nobody talks about: getting sued. Or threatened with lawsuits. Or dealing with angry lawyers sending nasty letters demanding ridiculous amounts of money.
It happens to almost every business owner, but nobody shares war stories because of shame, legal settlements with gag clauses, and the general awkwardness of admitting you're in legal hot water. Jon and Peter break that silence with practical advice from the trenches.
They cover how to tell the difference between someone who's actually dangerous (rich people who...
2025-07-221h 07Lazy LeverageDon’t Just Solve the Problem - Solve It Forever | Lazy Leverage #64Peter unpacks what he learned from taking a full month off (his fourth annual sabbatical) including what worked, what didn’t, and how stepping back clarified his relationship with work, team leadership, and systems.
Spoiler: nothing broke. The business ran just fine. And that’s the point.
Jon and Peter dive into how structured time off isn’t just a luxury - it’s a leadership test. It exposes whether your team and systems are truly ready to stand without you. But it also creates clarity: Over time, through his yearly retreats, Peter rediscovered the joy of m...
2025-07-1747 minLazy LeverageArchitecting Work: The Blueprint for Scale, Sanity, and Leverage | Lazy Leverage #62Jon and Peter explore a deceptively simple but powerful concept: architecting how work gets done. Inspired by Profit Coach and shaped through years of trial and error, it’s more than systems and tools - it’s about intentionally designing workflows that enable scale, accountability, and freedom.
They start by defining what “done” looks like, then dive into tools like swimlane diagrams, task maps, and online forms - essential for hiring, training, delegation, and AI. Leverage doesn’t begin with tech - it starts with basics, like removing your phone number from the website so work flows through sy...
2025-06-1942 minLazy LeverageThe 4-Level System That Lets You Take a Month Off Every Year | Lazy Leverage #61While a ton of business owners today are chasing the next AI hack or automation craze, Jon and Peter return to a foundational truth: leverage isn’t a tactic - it’s a philosophy.
Today they’re talking about “Matt’s Hierarchy of Leverage,” a napkin-sketch turned mental model that redefines how small business owners should think about time, talent, and tools. Rather than obsessing over AI for AI’s sake, they explore leverage as a quiet system of compounding returns: replacing complexity with clarity, chaos with delegation, and brute effort with thoughtful structure.
At its core, the...
2025-05-2855 minLazy LeverageTrust at Scale: How Content Compounds When You Do It Right | Lazy Leverage #60In a time where brands everywhere churn out content for clout, Jon and Peter make the case that there is power in focusing on niche over noise.
They talk about the difference between running a media business—one dependent on clicks, views, and CPMs—and running a business powered by media. The latter isn’t chasing virality. It’s using content to build trust at scale, with the right audience. A single engaged viewer—one potential customer who finds real value—can be more powerful than 50 million passive scrolls.
This mindset reframes media from a vanity metri...
2025-05-2248 minLazy LeverageWhy Your Business Problems Are Actually Leadership Problems (And How to Fix Them) | Lazy Leverage #58Most small business owners think leadership is instinctual—something you figure out once you’re “in charge”. But if your managers act like friends, choke on tough conversations, or drown their teams in bureaucracy—you've got a leadership gap that’s preventing you from taking your company to the next level..
Today, Jon and Peter break down why leadership is taught, not caught. Their message is simple: great companies don't just promote top performers and hope for the best. They train leaders the moment they’re knighted into management—and they make the expectations painfully clear.
It’s not enou...
2025-05-0544 minLazy LeverageStop Using AI to Make Horses Faster: Design for the Future Now | Lazy Leverage #55AI isn’t here to replace your team—it’s here to give them time back. Join Jon and Peter as they explore how the right interfaces and integrations can supercharge productivity across your org!
Jon kicks things off by sharing his vision: every new client should get a completely customized front end tailored to their needs—think “cars, not faster horses.”
He and Peter riff on the challenge of AI adoption at the ground level—how time-starved teams struggle to learn new tools—and the importance of delivering point solutions that are simple, embedded, and immediately...
2025-04-1046 minLazy LeverageHow Lovable Can Save You Hundreds of Hours on Your Web Development | Lazy Leverage #54Imagine having a fully-functional website or landing page created in seconds, simply by transcribing your thoughts, turning it into a prompt, then hitting Enter.
Oh, and you don’t have to spend a cent to make it happen.
Now stop imagining. Enter Lovable, your “superhuman AI full stack engineer”.
Today, Jon gives us a brief, yet life-changing overview of Lovable as he helps Peter build a custom CRM in real time.
Jon walks us through just a few of the outputs that Lovable can make possible, from mortgage calculators to hiking trail ap...
2025-04-0355 minLazy LeverageWhen to Cancel Projects and Refocus Your Team | Lazy Leverage #51 What happens when you tell your entire executive team that all their projects are cancelled? Jon Matzner did exactly that, and the results were shocking. In this episode, Jon and Peter Lohmann dive deep into the art of extreme focus, why most businesses are working on the wrong things, and how to identify what actually moves the needle. Plus: fascinating insights on the Toyota Way, why some fires need to burn, and the infamous jazz cup jacket story you didn't know you needed to hear.
Timestamps
(00:31) Introduction
(01:20) Focusing on Constraints
(03:33) The Importance of Prioritizing Ta...
2025-03-1144 minLazy LeverageRethinking Business Communities: What Makes Them Work in 2025 | Lazy Leverage #50Want to know what's really happening in the world of B2B communities? Jon and Peter pull back the curtain on how they're building multi-million dollar business communities that are making traditional trade associations obsolete. They reveal their strategy for using AI to circumvent legacy software, share insider tips on community building, and discuss how to use capital to accelerate growth. Warning: This episode might make traditional SaaS companies uncomfortable.
Timestamps
(00:00) Welcome to Lazy Leverage
(02:27) Discussing AI in Business
(04:33) Challenges with traditional SaaS
(09:36) Innovative Solutions for Data Management
(11:26) The Future of Vertical...
2025-03-041h 03Peter Lohmann's PodcastEvernest Acquires Poplar: CEO Matthew Whitaker interviewed by Peter LohmannIn this episode, I am joined by Matthew Whitaker, Founder & CEO of Evernest
We discuss:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:28) - integrating 9k doors into a large management company
(00:04:18) - Communications with property owners
(00:06:44) - Capital deployment plans
(00:09:32) - Scaling challenges
(00:13:09) - Growing into new markets
(00:15:36) - Resources for listeners
Learn more & connect with me here:
Crane, the private community for property management business owners.
My Free PM Newsletter
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2025-01-2218 minLazy LeverageThe Hidden Truth About Your Email Problem (And Why It's Not About Email) | Lazy Leverage #32Ever wonder why your inbox feels like a never-ending game of whack-a-mole? Join Peter Lohmann and Jon Matzner as they expose why email overload is actually a symptom of deeper business issues. Through candid conversation and real-world examples, they demolish common productivity myths and reveal their battle-tested system for taking control of your communication. From the controversial truth about quick response times to the game-changing difference between tasks and projects, this episode delivers actionable insights that will transform how you work. Whether you're drowning in notifications or just tired of email running your life, this is the wake-up call...
2024-11-1456 minLazy LeverageStop Having Your Best People Do Everything: A Guide to Work Design | Lazy Leverage #31Jon Matzner and Peter Lohmann break down the art and science of 'architecting the way work gets done' - a crucial skill for any business owner looking to scale. From handling employee resistance to identifying bottlenecks, learn how to design work systems that unlock growth while keeping your best people happy. Plus: sneaky tips for spotting AI responses in hiring, and game-changing iPhone features you didn't know existed.
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro and casual catch-up
(04:15) Understanding "architecting the way work gets done"
(11:40) The Henry Ford approach to work design
(15:45) Why...
2024-11-0834 minLazy LeverageBreaking Free from the MORE MORE MORE Trap | Lazy Leverage #29Ever wonder how top performers actually work less while achieving more? In this episode, Jon Matzner and Peter Lohmann dive deep into the counterintuitive world of 'lazy leverage,' where working at 80% effort yields better results than grinding at 100%. From project management approaches using Slack to the power of seasonal thinking in business, they share battle-tested strategies for maximizing output while minimizing stress. Plus, discover why your best ideas might come while sitting in a hot tub (seriously). Whether you're a CEO looking to work smarter or a team leader seeking better systems, this episode is your blueprint for...
2024-10-3153 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastThe Worst Marketing Mistake You Can Make with Jordan MuelaSpecial guest Jordan Muela returns for the Season 4 premier of Peter Lohmann's Podcast.
In this episode we discuss:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:37) - Exiting ProfitCoach
(00:04:44) - Making Inbox a focus for LeadSimple
(00:14:45) - Sponsor: RentScale
(00:16:21 - How do you think about competition?
(00:20:58) - What is your big goal for LeadSimple?
(00:27:14) - Is there any advice you’d share with PMs on developing customer instincts?
(00:36:34) - Sponsor: Citizen Home Solutions
(00:38:39) - Being in a creative rut
(00:41:30) - If you were starti...
2024-07-101h 11
Peter Lohmann's PodcastSeason 4 + Name Change: COMING SOONJust a quick update:
-Podcast name is changing from Owner Occupied to "Peter Lohmann's Podcast"
-Podcast artwork will change
-Season 4 has already started recording, expect the first episode in early July!
-Sign up for my newsletter: http://peterlohmann.com
2024-05-2703 min
Lazy LeverageBuilding Strong and Successful Business Partnerships | Lazy Leverage #16Join me in a compelling dialogue with Peter Lohmann (@pslohmann) as we explore the intricacies and hurdles involved in crafting and sustaining robust business partnerships. Our discussion is rooted in the belief that the foundation of a successful partnership lies in clear communication, mutual respect, and shared goals. We delve into the necessity of formalizing agreements to address potential challenges proactively, the dynamics of unequal partnerships, and the evolution of partnership roles over time to preserve clarity and trust.
Through our conversation, you'll discover:
00:00 - Kicking off with an overview of why...
2024-02-0523 min
Lazy LeverageBuilding Business Leverage | Lazy Leverage #15In this episode, I connect with Peter Lohmann (@pslohmann), a significant figure in the SMB space known for his deep insights and influential presence. Our discussions on small and medium business (SMB) issues have always been enriching, prompting us to record our latest conversation for a broader audience. We dive into the concept of building business leverage, discussing everything from the nuances of high-leverage work to the practicalities of hiring and employee management across various business sizes.
Through our conversation, you'll discover:
00:00 - Reconnecting and setting the scene for our discussion on...
2024-02-0541 min
Lazy LeverageDigital Operations | Lazy Leverage #14Join me in a fascinating conversation with Michael Greenberg (@gentoftech), a brilliant mind and frequent collaborator who often experiences the spontaneous "Jon treatment" — impromptu Zoom calls to dissect various business concepts. This time, we hit the record button on one of our dynamic discussions, covering the expansive terrain of digital operations and automation. We delve into how the digital operations toolkit, encompassing AI, automation, and the strategic use of global talent, is revolutionizing business practices from the core.
Through our conversation, you'll discover:
00:00 - Kicking off with an introduction of my guest, Mi...
2024-02-0545 min
Lazy LeveragePeter Hires an Assistant (Part 4) | Lazy Leverage #4Subscribe to my free newsletter!
Peter and I talk about maximizing the productivity of remote assistants.
The conversation explored the concept of speed to tasking, which focuses on reducing the friction between wanting a task done and getting it to the assistant in an organized manner.
They also stressed the importance of using structured instructions and communication for task delegation.
They introduced a military-style five-paragraph format for giving instructions and discussed the role of AI in refining thoughts. The...
2024-01-1628 min
Lazy LeveragePeter Hires an Assistant (Part 3) | Lazy Leverage #3Subscribe to my free newsletter!
Peter and I discuss our experiences with hiring remote talent. Peter details his recent experience of hiring a personal assistant from the Philippines, and the successful onboarding process he followed, influenced by my advice and experience.
We emphasize the importance of clear instructions, creating an environment for trust and success, setting realistic expectations from the outset and the willingness of the new hire to learn and adapt.
We discuss various tools and software helpful in remote setups, and stress the...
2024-01-1619 min
Lazy LeveragePeter Hires an Assistant (Part 2) | Lazy Leverage #2Subscribe to my free newsletter!
Peter and I explore the effective methods to source candidates, with a primary focus on the Philippines, while also shedding light on hiring from different parts of the globe depending on the job role.
We discuss the importance of using a system like JotForm or a basic ATS to stay organized when handling numerous candidates is highlighted.
An emphasis is placed on the need to hire full time rather than part time due to cost-effectiveness while considering the candidate's Engl...
2024-01-0718 min
Lazy LeveragePeter Hires an Assistant (Part 1) | Lazy Leverage #1Subscribe to my free newsletter!
Peter and I discuss the nuances of offloading tasks to an offshore assistant.
We outline the importance of considering the areas where time is consumed the most, such as scheduling, email management, data collection for KPI, and basic design tasks through platforms like Canva.
Our conversation offers practical examples and turns theoretical concepts about needing an assistant into tangible tasks that an offshore hire could handle.
We also highlight how reducing even tiny friction poin...
2024-01-0717 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastWrapping Up Season 3 with The Wisdom of Marc CunninghamSpecial guest Marc Cunningham joins us for Season 3, Episode 15 of Owner Occupied.
In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple
(01:07) - Marc’s journey in PM
(04:58) - Deciding what opportunities are worth pursuing
(10:08) - PMbuild
(17:16) - Revenue from media vs. PM
(23:14) - Sponsor read - Rescover
(24:30) - Common mistakes from PMs
(31:31) - Filtering out bad clients
(38:19) - Sponsor - Second Nature
(39:39)- How PMs work at Grace and onboarding new clients
(54:22) - Thoughts on churn
(59:35) - Making proble...
2023-11-061h 04Peter Lohmann's PodcastSpecial: Peter on The Multifamily Wealth PodcastWelcome back to Owner Occupied. We're nearing the end of season three and this week, you'll hear a syndicated episode where I was actually the guest instead of the host!
Please enjoy this episode of episode of The Multifamily Wealth Podcast with Axel Ragnarsson.
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2023-10-2557 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastSpecial: Peter on the 300 to 3000 PodcastWelcome back to Owner Occupied. We're nearing the end of season three and for the next few weeks, you'll hear syndicated episodes where I was actually the guest instead of the host!
Please enjoy this episode of the 300 to 3000 podcast, which recently rebranded as the Evernest Property Management Show.
Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here:
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2023-10-181h 18Peter Lohmann's PodcastSpecial: Peter on The Barstool Investor PodcastWelcome back to Owner Occupied. We're nearing the end of season three and for the next few weeks, you'll hear syndicated episodes where I was the guest!
Please enjoy this episode of The Barstool Investor hosted by Anish Patel.
Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here:
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2023-10-111h 00Peter Lohmann's PodcastYour Owner Leads are Terrified with Kristen LopezSpecial guest Kristen Lopez joins us for Season 3, Episode 14 of Owner Occupied.
In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple
(02:07) Kristen’s background and career
(04:18) Kristen’s experience of cold calling for 2 years at 8 hours a day
(14:56) Working in inbound Property Management BD
(17:01) What was your impression of the PM leads compared to your residential or commercial brokerage experiences prior?
(24:02) Sponsor - RentScale
(25:43) What changes have you observed in the industry during your time?
(30:34) What is your new role at Rescover?
(34:49) The buyer’s p...
2023-10-041h 06Peter Lohmann's PodcastCrafting VIP Experiences to Accelerate Growth with Thad TarkingtonSpecial guest Thad Tarkington joins us for Season 3, Episode 13 of Owner Occupied.
In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple
(01:52) Thad’s background and co-founding Second Nature
(05:50) What’s the value behind your approach to events?
(13:16) Sponsor - RentWerx Mastermind Summit
(14:53) Why should PMs care about delivering a great resident experience?
(36:06) Sponsor - Second Nature
(37:26) What do you have in store for the future of Second Nature?
(46:52) How to improve on quality of data from residents
(50:18) What resources do you utilize for personal...
2023-09-271h 04Peter Lohmann's PodcastStarting & Running a Remote PM Company with Kelsey McRichardsSpecial guest Kelsey McRichards joins us for Season 3, Episode 12 of Owner Occupied.
In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple
(01:46) Introducing Kelsey
(03:49) Starting a management company while working a W2
(06:04) The explosion of growth in Maine during Covid
(09:14) Running a management company remotely
(14:52) Utilizing global talent and creating culture in a remote environment
(21:44) Sponsor - PayProp
(23:20) What challenges do you face operating in a sparsely populated area?
(30:19) Lessons learned in processes & operations
(51:02) Sponsor - Second Nature
(52:21) How Kelse...
2023-09-201h 07Peter Lohmann's PodcastProperty Management Sanity with Adam WillisSpecial guest Adam Willis joins us for Season 3, Episode 11 of Owner Occupied.
In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple
(01:38) Introducing Adam
(05:10) How have you grown the company?
(09:00) Software implementations
(21:25) Sponsor read - Rescover
(22:37) How to drive Google reviews
(28:32) Systems and Processes vs. People
(35:51) Are you using any personality profiling tools?
(37:50) How do you handle employees not living your values?
(40:55) Sponsor read - Second Nature
(42:15) Adam’s emphasis on developing his people
(51:09) Profit sharing
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2023-09-1358 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastThinking Big with Mark AinleySpecial guest Mark Ainley joins us for Season 3, Episode 10 of Owner Occupied.
In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Sponsor - LeadSimple
(01:11) Mark’s background
(02:58) Mark’s experience with BiggerPockets
(08:30) How have you used your function as a connector to grow your business?
(11:26) Mark’s email strategy
(13:11) How big is your management company?
(14:32) Do you have any competition in terms of the scale you’ve reached?
(17:38) What expectations did you have for these 3 avenues of online content creation?
(20:58) Sponsor - RentWerx
(22:34) Do you ha...
2023-09-0657 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastGetting World-Class Results with Russell LowerySpecial 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 communica...
2023-08-3057 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastGrowing to 2,000 Units with Benton MossSpecial 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 service...
2023-08-2353 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastThe Business Runs Itself with Brad LarsenSpecial 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
2023-08-161h 04Peter Lohmann's PodcastEngineering Luck with The Real Estate GodSpecial 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) L...
2023-08-091h 04Peter Lohmann's PodcastCompeting Against 3% Management Fees with Todd OrtscheidSpecial 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...
2023-08-0254 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastBuilding a 100M HoldCo with Michael GirdleySpecial 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...
2023-07-2655 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastWhat Is an AI Factory? With Cat AlldaySpecial 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
(34:1...
2023-07-191h 11Peter Lohmann's PodcastProcess Masterclass with Wolfgang CroskeySpecial 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 prop...
2023-07-121h 06Peter Lohmann's PodcastPartnerships, Delegation & Hiring with Nick HuberSpecial 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
2023-07-051h 18
Peter Lohmann's PodcastBIG Announcement - Special Midseason Episode with Jon MatznerSpecial Episode of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Jon Matzner. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:47) - Jon’s background and career
(03:17) - How are you utilizing Notion in your work?
(06:06) - Expanding the Garage Upgrade business
(11:09) - The 3 parts of value for people entering the world of Property Management
(22:44) - When starting or buying a PM company, what is something that people think is important, that your experience tells you people can skip entirely?
(25:31) - What’s something you’re doi...
2022-11-0248 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastBrandon Scholten - Defining and Reaching Your Target ClientsSeason 2, Episode 12 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Brandon Scholten. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:35) - Brandon’s background and career
(04:43) - Can you share why you chose to go the franchise route and it’s advantages or disadvantages?
(09:35) - What did you get out of learning from Justin Roff-Marshomeone looking to get into Property Management?
(9:35) - What did you get out of learning from Justin Roff-Marsh
(15:47) - Best approaches to replacing employees and hiring for Sales when running a small busi...
2022-09-071h 03Peter Lohmann's PodcastMatt Tringali - Building An Education Business In Property ManagementSeason 2, Episode 11 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Matt Tringali. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:40) - Matt’s background and career
(03:30) - How many units were you at when you merged with Home Vault?
(04:30) - Door count vs. Profitability in PM
(06:46) - What is Home Vault?
(09:08) - Is it possible to have a single software and same PMA across multiple states for a company?
(11:30) - Can you share any information about the Home Vault exit?
(15:00) - Found Ge...
2022-08-3158 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastBen Sencenbaugh - Designing World-Class Property Management SystemsSeason 2, Episode 10 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Ben Sencenbaugh. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:56) - Ben’s background & Career
(06:52) - Ben’s experience working at NASA
(10:26) - Can you discuss the software you’ve built to facilitate property management?
(17:31) - How would you advise someone in PM who’s looking for a low-code or no-code solution?
(18:30) - Do you have any kind of metric to tell you the health of your Podio system?
(23:23) - Elevate & Delegate Ad
(25:03...
2022-08-241h 02Peter Lohmann's PodcastGreg Crabtree - How To Escape The Business Black Hole of GrowthSeason 2, Episode 9 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Greg Crabtree. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) - Introduction
(01:35) - Greg’s career and Background
(08:40) - What do you think it is about the Simple Numbers approach that has resonated so much with people in Property Management?
(11:43) - What are some common mistakes you see small business owners making that can be easily fixed?
(16:27) - Why are you a proponent of not playing games to save money on taxes?
(21:16) - Second Nature Ad Read
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2022-08-171h 07Peter Lohmann's PodcastChris Powers - Graduating From The CEO RoleSeason 2, Episode 8 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Chris Powers. In this episode we discuss:
(01:51) - Chris’ background and career
(03:13) - What’s involved in 3rd party Property Management for Industrial Real Estate?
(05:07) - Do you handle leasing as well?
(08:04) - Making Blue Collar ‘cool’ again
(12:01) - Fort Capital’s focus on Property Management
(13:05) - Providing value to the tenants and owners via PM
(17:07) - Have you ever had issues with tenants living in your properties?
(18:09) - Are you using any...
2022-08-101h 11Peter Lohmann's PodcastDaniel Craig - 3 Metrics Every Property Manager Must KnowSeason 2, Episode 7 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Daniel Craig. In this episode we discuss:
(01:42) - Danny’s background and career
(06:33) - Creating the Benchmark studies
(09:58) - The importance of efficiency in Property Management
(13:06) - Direct Labor Efficiency Ratios & Unit Churn
(21:40) - Profit Coach’s Webinars
(26:42) - Second Nature Ad
(28:35) - Updating the NARPM accounting standards
(35:11) - Mindset & Identity in Property Management
(43:50) - Appfolio Ad
(45:24) - Thoughts moving from the vendor space into owning a Prop...
2022-08-031h 00Peter Lohmann's PodcastSpecial - Peter on 300 to 3000Peter on 300 to 3000 Podcast hosted by Matthew Whitaker and Spencer Sutton
Grow Your Influence - Our Interview w/ Peter Lohmann
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 LinkedIn, or the fact that he’s built (and it’s still growing) a strong email list of readers eager for his newsletter?
What we admire most about Peter is how he genuinely wants to help other property managers build a great business….just like us!
2022-07-2746 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastSpecial - Peter on The Profitable Property Management PodcastPeter on The Profitable Property Management Podcast hosted by Jordan Muela
Engineering & Optimizing Property Management w/ Peter Lohmann
In this episode we discuss:
From engineer to entrepreneur, Peter applies his systems and processes thinking to his property management business.
What Peter loves about starting and growing a business? He says you're constantly at the limit of your capabilities.
"Every time you add a few hundred doors, everything breaks – and you have to rework your processes and redistribute workload among employees." - Peter Lohmann
Learn more about Jordan Muela...
2022-07-201h 52Peter Lohmann's PodcastSpecial - How I Took 5 Weeks Away From My BusinessSeason 2, Bonus Episode of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Andy VandenBerg. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:45) - Why Andy wanted to interview Peter
(03:39) - Peter’s relationship with his business partner & hiring a COO
(05:11) - How did the idea for this time off come about and what did you need to do in order to pull it off?
(09:19) - Was there any form of contact during these 5 weeks?
(11:49) - What was the number one thing that needed to be in place fo...
2022-07-1558 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastLisa Wise - Putting People & Place Above ProfitSeason 2, Episode 6 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Lisa Wise. In this episode we discuss:
(0:00) - Intro
(01:52) - Lisa’s background & career
(03:34) - Launching Birdwatch as property management for homeowners
(08:44) - What’s your pricing model for a homeowner?
(11:47) - Why did you move into a new market with a new product before your traditional management services?
(15:47) - What’s working for you in marketing?
(20:42) - Second Nature Ad
(22:36) - Lisa’s approach to branding
(28:45) - How would yo...
2022-07-131h 06Peter Lohmann's PodcastBrandon Laughridge - Managing and Investing In MultifamilySeason 2, Episode 5 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Brandon Laughridge. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:15) - Brandon’s background & Career in Property Management
(08:36) - Setting the stage for the non-traditional turn in Brandon’s career
(17:22) - How does your business look today and how involved are you in the day-to-day?
(19:55) - Brandon’s famous Tweet: Purchasing a business with an SBA loan
(24:53) - Ad: Second Nature
(26:47) - Tuck-in acquisitions
(28:54) - “What you pay for Property Management doesn’t matter, i...
2022-07-061h 15
Peter Lohmann's PodcastJeremy Pound - Niche Down to Scale UpSeason 2, Episode 4 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Jeremy Pound. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(01:20) Jeremy’s background and career
(05:26) The importance of narrowing your focus and the Market-Focus Paradox
(10:39) The Woodchip analogy for sales
(18:49) Immersing yourself in the industry and community of your customer
(27:00) How do you view sales in property management relative to other industries?
(31:09) How do you educate customers about the product during the sales process?
(38:35) The Homeless Guy analogy
(44:38) What’s your advi...
2022-06-291h 17Peter Lohmann's PodcastMatthew Whitaker - Growing to 7,000 DoorsSeason 2, Episode 3 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Matthew Whitaker. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(01:35) Matthew’s background and career
(03:53) Taking a Property Management company to multiple locations
(09:26) How important are your systems and processes in enabling management across multiple markets?
(13:49) How would you approach process issues coming from one of your offices?
(16:53) Matthew’s journey of becoming an effective manager of managers
(24:27) How do you keep churn to a minimum?
(33:50) How do you balance making property owners of n...
2022-06-221h 07Peter Lohmann's PodcastJordan Muela - Owning The OutcomeSeason 2, Episode 2 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Jordan Muela. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(01:24) Jordan’s background & career
(03:15) What is it about Property Management that drew you into the industry?
(06:49) How does one coming from VC get so passionate about SMB?
(10:23) Is there a place for VC in Property Management?
(15:36) Moving closer to the customer and owning outcomes
(24:33) Thoughts on Fees & Customer Surplus
(33:46) Jordan’s Benchmarking Study
(37:43) LeadSimple
(47:10) Being able to adjust your leve...
2022-06-151h 20Peter Lohmann's PodcastMoses Kagan - Building Adaptive Realty's Property Management BusinessSeason 2, Episode 1 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Moses Kagan. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(01:02) - Moses’ background in RE
(02:21) - The value of working with large 3rd party clients for property management & how Moses built his portfolio
(09:07) - The 3rd party management tax
(14:58) - Moses’ unique investing value-add approach
(22:04) - Compensating Leasing Agents
(32:58) - What would be your advice be to small property managers who want to take more ownership over the buildings they manage?
(37:09) - Moses’ sense...
2022-06-081h 08Peter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 20 - Bonus Episode with Q&A Part 2Episode 20 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(01:09) How long did it take you to set up your processes & what was the worst thing that happened when you did not already have a process in place when trying to deal with an issue? Who is tougher the landlord or the tenants?
(07:25) How has the idea of adding value to every interaction changed your business?
(11:39) Where if at all do you see tech improving the status quo?
(15:30) Are any of the VC-Backed competitors ge...
2021-12-0921 min
COMEDI & SCHOGGI - Der süßeste Podcast aus der Schweiz43 COMEDI & SCHOGGI mit JUMBO SCHREINERJumbo Schreiner muss man nicht vorstellen. Jede & Jeder haben ihn in irgendeiner Form im TV gesehen oder gehört. Entweder als Foodtester, Autofahrer oder in grossen TV Produktionen .Jumbo ist eine Wundertüte und das beweist wieder unser Podcast Comedi & Schoggi. Lasst euch anstecken mit dem Jumbovirus und hört hier mal rein. Habe viel rausgefunden und wird hier offen gelegt! Lacht mit Peter Löhmann & Jumbo Schreiner um die Wette!Lasst euch gut unterhalten und habt Spaß beim zuhören. www.loehmann.ch | www.halloschmidti.de Alle Links zu COMEDI & SCHOGGI: https...
2021-11-2633 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 19 - Bonus Episode with Q&AEpisode 19 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(02:38) What processes agreements client betting etc. have allowed him to increase the stickiness of revenue per door of his customer base.
(06:47) How does a property management business increase the multiples on its earnings?
(12:12) Can you describe your greatest challenges facing on working with tenants and what you have done to mitigate the likelihood of frequency of these occurrences.
(16:25) How do you think about tenant services & how do you prioritize tenant requests?
(19:59) Do y...
2021-11-1726 min
COMEDI & SCHOGGI - Der süßeste Podcast aus der Schweiz21 COMEDI & SCHOGGI mit Benni Stark13 Jahre arbeitete Benni Stark als Herrenausstatter, bevor es ihn auf die Bühne zog. 2021 geht er nun mit seinem zweiten Programm „STARK AM LIMIT“ auf Tour. Auch in seiner neuen Show widmet er sich den Fragen, die ihn heute noch umtreiben:Warum müssen Männer Pullover anziehen, damit die Frau sehen kann, dass diese ihnen nicht stehen?Wieso sind so viele Kleidungsstücke „mal was Anderes“?Und was zur Hölle ist ein „talentiertes Hemd“?Peter Löhmann & Benni Stark sind 2 die sich hassen & lieben, aber mit Abstand!Lasst euch gut unterhalten und ha...
2021-06-2535 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 18 - Zillow, Airbnb & Real Estate with Special Guest: Kevin ClarkEpisode 18 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(02:03) Kevin's Background
(06:38) Zillow & Airbnb
(12:02) Things Zillow & Airbnb Can Enforce
(20:22) Referral Fees, Buyers Broker & Commission
(32:23) A Well Functioning Market Place
(41:00) Real Estate Not Being a Inflation Hedge
(50:33) What is Inflation?
(56:35) Twitter Question for Kevin
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Kevin Clark is an adjunct professor at NYU with a lot of Real Estate background. You can connect with him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cribdilla
Learn...
2021-06-221h 00
COMEDI & SCHOGGI - Der süßeste Podcast aus der Schweiz20 COMEDI & SCHOGGI mit Kapitän Morten HansenEr ist ein Kapitän wie er im Buche steht und hat seit 15 Jahren auf Phoenix- Schiffen das Kommando: Morten Hansen.Durch eine bekannte und sehr erfolgreiche Dokuserie ist er nicht nur Phoenix-Gästen ein Begriff. Seine letzten Schiffe waren die MS Artania und MS Albatros. Und Peter Löhmann durfte mit ihm mitfahren. Live aus Österreich wird dieser Talk eine einzigartige Story und sagen nur:Auf gehts die Reise mit Comedi & Schoggi um die Welt!Lasst euch gut unterhalten und habt Spaß beim zuhören.www.loehmann.ch | www.halloschmidti.deAll...
2021-06-1833 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 17 - Deep Dive Into Digital Marketing with Special Guest: Mike WhalingEpisode 17 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(02:30) Digital Overview
(05:30) Mike's Background
(09:19) Size of 30 Lines
(13:30) How do you approach Marketing a Property?
(16:34) Painting a Picture
(18:51) Power of Branding
(27:40) How do you put together a tactical puzzle for your Clients?
(34:05) Do I need to aggressive market if Zillow is working?
(40:49) Quality of Tenant
(47:47) What would Mike have done different looking back?
(55:43) Mike's book recommendations
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2021-06-1557 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 16 - Pain Points for Property Owners & Property ManagersEpisode 16 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(03:55) Communication Issues
(11:54) Fees
(18:39) Vacancies
(36:58) Large Expensive Repairs
(43:50) Accounting Clarity
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Russell Lowery is a political puzzle solver. He runs a California based public affairs company highviewstrat.com. You can also connect with him on Twitter: twitter.com/russelllowery10
Learn more about Peter & how to connect with him here: peterlohmann.com
RL Property Management manages Columbus area rental properties: rlpmg.com
2021-06-0851 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 15 - Deep Dive on VC-Backed Property Management CompaniesEpisode 15 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(02:13) Residential Property Management - Third Party
(09:14) Why is VC Money Interested in Residential Property Management?
(16:41) What the Pain Point for the Owner is
(20:20) How much Venture Capital Activity is there in my Industry?
(25:17) What is a Master Lease Arrangement?
(30:22) What Buckets are they Fitting in?
(36:32) How do you assess the rent for Property in a Particular Neighborhood?
(43:00) If a tenant calls you at 2am...
2021-06-011h 00Peter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 14 - Deep Dive on Managing & LeadershipEpisode 14 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(03:28) Developing & Growing Leaders
(03:58) Scaling & Growing your Company
(07:04) Adding Value & Reaching Goals
(11:20) Breaking Down adding Value in Relationships
(17:30) How do you sync up Someone's Ambition?
(19:30) Where Individual Approach is Required
(24:01) Accountability and Performance Issues
(39:34) Bad Employees always find New Ways to be Bad
(44:35) You Can't Fire People
(45:01) How do you Drive Culture?
(52:02) Their are no easy answers
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2021-05-2854 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 13 - Deep Dive on Hiring The Right PeopleEpisode 13 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(02:30) When should you hire someone vs using software & automation?
(08:41) Onboarding new clients can be very disruptive
(09:47) Project-based businesses vs ongoing/reactive businesses
(11:20) RL Property Management is hiring for director of maintenance
(15:30) What am I looking for in candidates for this position?
(23:07) Putting myself in the mindset of an employee
(26:39) Russell's preferred interview style
(31:57) How do you set pay range for a position
2021-05-1851 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 12 - Expanding A Small Business IntelligentlyEpisode 12 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(01:54) Peter bought a flex office/warehouse for his company
(06:57) Uses for & desirability of warehouse space
(12:54) Revenue opportunities for property management companies
(16:10) When is the right time to explore new business opportunities?
(18:40) Domain-specific knowledge vs generalized business knowledge
(21:39) Owned and Operated podcast - hiring & training operators
(23:00) Russell's experience bringing on a high performer
(25:18) Peter is hiring for a high-level position
Owned and O...
2021-05-1130 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 11 - Leveraging Social Media for your BusinessEpisode 11 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(02:46) Twitter, how we started with it & how we use it today
(09:55) Setting notifications as a way to learn about a subject
(13:43) Adding value to other people's tweets
(15:28) Lead gen using twitter - finding prospects
(19:37) Solving problems for Amazon millionaires
(21:49) How to find a platform to go all-in on
(25:22) How Peter uses Facebook & Facebook groups
(31:01) How to be successful with LinkedIn
(32:57) Overview of...
2021-05-0446 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 10 - Working On (Not In) Your BusinessEpisode 10 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(01:26) The importance of hiring
(06:26) Two book recommendations
(08:04) Finding a business framework that works for you
(11:49) Russell's strategy at his new printing company
(12:36) The Ivy Lee method for selecting todo items
(15:45) Selecting operational todo items vs sales todos
(19:36) Gaining leverage to work on your business
(27:04) Procrastination is a signal you shouldn't do it
(29:25) Russell disagrees with Peter (maybe)
(31:18) How to d...
2021-04-3055 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 9 - Special Guest John WilsonEpisode 9 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(01:49) John's origin story
(05:21) How John thinks about KPIs for his business
(07:43) John reviews his weekly KPI sheet
(10:10) How did John learn about KPIs?
(12:50) Discussion about SGI & trade groups
(16:42) What does it mean to adopt a business system?
(20:03) Value of annual & quarterly off-site meetings
(22:57) What hurdle should you give to a general manager?
(26:15) The value of property management as SMB launchpad
2021-04-2054 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 8 - Asset Management vs Property ManagementEpisode 8 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(01:40) Asset management vs property management (PM)
(07:09) How clients typically evaluate property managers
(07:48) Institutional owners separate asset mgmt and PM
(08:47) Sub-intuitional owners combine asset mgmt and PM
(10:39) Owners expecting too much of property managers
(14:14) Peter's effort to standardize property management
(16:07) Going to a car mechanic
(18:42) Buying shoes - the power of standardization
(21:33) Why PM companies resist standardization
(23:02) What are the a...
2021-04-1337 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 7 - Source of Income Discrimination and Renter's Choice LegislationEpisode 7 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro
(02:23) Screening tenants is tricky business
(05:38) Housing discrimination / fair housing
(07:22) Housing voucher program (section 8)
(09:50) Section 8 inspections & issues
(12:13) Source of income (SOI) discrimination protection laws
(15:44) Disparate impact discussion
(19:54) Tenant screening best practices to stay compliant
(22:08) Renter's choice legislation
(25:39) The law of unintended consequences in housing regulations
(30:22) Revenue-per-door (unit economics) KPI discussion
(33:31) Direct Labor Efficiency Ratio (DLER) KPI discussion
(3...
2021-04-0644 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 6 - KPI Deep DiveEpisode 6 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
(00:00) Intro. KPI = Key Performance Indicator
(02:34) KPIs & how we use them in our business
(04:54) How to improve growth using KPIs
(08:03) Property management top 5 KPIs / L10 scorecard
(12:12) Creating a culture of accountability to the KPIs
(14:40) How to benchmark your KPIs & select targets
(20:37) Departmental KPIs
(25:13) Closing ratio & hiring a salesperson (BDM)
(28:57) Property management has no accounts receivable
(30:22) Net Promoter Score (NPS)
(32:39) EOS Implementers & c...
2021-03-3039 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastEpisode 5 - Peter Loses A Property Management Acquisition DealEpisode 5 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss:
-A property management acquisition deal that fell through for Peter
-Russell has 2 potential deals, he talks about the risk with each one
-What multiple should you pay for a small business? What are the various considerations that go into a multiple
-Why did Peter lose his property management acquisition deal? What happened, why, could the outcome have been different?
-The risks of buying a small business
(00:00) Intro
(02:17) Background of...
2021-03-1739 min
COMEDI & SCHOGGI - Der süßeste Podcast aus der Schweiz06 COMEDI & SCHOGGI mit Chris TallWer kennt diesen COMEDYSTAR Chris Tall nicht?Chris Tall ist in der TV Szene nicht mehr weg zu denken, weil er mit seiner sympathischen Art, die Menschen aller Altersklassen begeistert. Ob auf den Bühnen in Stadien, TV Shows wie DARF ER DAS, DAS SUPERTALENT oder DIE KINDSKÖPFE, zeigt er seine lustige Spontanität auf hohem Unterhaltungsniveau.In dieser Podcast Folge zeigt er auch seine private Seite und es wird gelacht.Auch über seine soziale Ader als Botschafter, für die Hilfsprojekte in Nepal, von Peter Löhmann wird hier gesprochen.Lasst euch gut un...
2021-03-1236 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastOwner Occupied Episode 4Episode 4 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. In this episode we discuss Peter's top 5 early mistakes when starting and growing the property management company in the early days:
1) Too slow to operationalize the sales process. Sales cures all - it should be handled just as rigorously and professionally as ops.
2) Asking how do I get paid instead of asking how do I add value?
3) Not enough focus on high-leverage, high-impact strategic moves.
4) Trade groups are a cheat code for getting up to speed with current best pr...
2021-03-0830 min
COMEDI & SCHOGGI - Der süßeste Podcast aus der Schweiz04 COMEDI & SCHOGGI mit Lisa FellerDer süßeste Podcast der Schweiz heute mit LISA FELLER. Ob im Fernsehen, auf den angesagten Bühnen der Republik oder in der Timeline ihrer zahlreichen Bewunderer: Die sympathische Komikerin hat es geschafft und ist überall ein mehr als nur gern gesehener Gast. Auch in unserer neusten Ausgabe vom "Comedi & Schoggi" bleibt kein Auge trocken. Außerdem gibt es selbstverständlich wieder eine Challenge die Peter Löhmann und Lisa Feller bewältigen müssen. Wer diesmal die Nase vorne hat hört ihr hier. Viel Spaß!Lasst euch gut unterhalten und habt Spaß beim zuhören. www.loehma...
2021-02-2632 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastOwner Occupied Episode 3Episode 3 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery.
Show Notes:
(00:00) Welcome & intro
(00:52) History of zillow & rental listings
(03:46) Zillow's rental manager platform
(05:50) Is Zillow competing with property managers?
(07:20) How airbnb could enter the rental market
(13:01) 3 revenue streams for property managers
(16:05) How PM companies can defend
(20:11) How landlords can defend against airbnb & zillow
(22:29) Zillow's rent zestimate
Russell Lowery is a political puzzle solver. He runs a California based public affairs company highviewstrat.com. You can...
2021-02-2324 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastOwner Occupied Episode 2Episode 2 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery.
In this episode, we discuss:
(01:44) Self-managing rental properties and how to build up the right systems and processes.
(02:53) Finding and working with property managers.
(04:04) Starting a property management business and the challenges faced during the early stages.
(07:10) Strategies for finding new properties to manage, including attending realtor meetings, developing a website, and advertising on Google.
(10:05) Switching from an engineering career to property management and finding the motivation to run the business successfully.
(16:30) The...
2021-02-2334 minPeter Lohmann's PodcastOwner Occupied Episode 1Episode 1 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery. We introduce ourselves and discuss starting businesses, property management, and buying a small business. Peter explains how he started RL Property Management and how he found customers in the beginning. He also explains how to buy another property management company. Russell talks about using SBA loans to buy businesses, and his background.
Russell Lowery is a political puzzle solver. He runs a California based public affairs company highviewstrat.com. You can also connect with him on Twitter: twitter.com/russelllowery10
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2021-02-2145 min
COMEDI & SCHOGGI - Der süßeste Podcast aus der Schweiz02 COMEDI & SCHOGGI mit Dave DavisDer süßeste Podcast der Schweiz heute mit DAVE DAVIS, der „Sunshine-Generator“ der deutschen Kabarett- und Comedy-Szene.Natürlich wird auch wieder Schokolade gegessen und auch gespielt. Ob Peter Löhmann seinen hauchdünnen 1:0 Vorsprung ausbauen kann?Ihr hört es in diesem Podcast.Lasst euch gut unterhalten und habt Spaß beim zuhören. www.loehmann.ch | www.schmidti.tv Alle Links zu COMEDI & SCHOGGI: https://linktr.ee/comediundschoggiEine Produktion von www.sendefertig.ch
2021-02-1235 min