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An Anonymous Donor acquires The Owl

Posted by bsitko - Jun 27, 2014

(June 27, 2014) â€“ In a recent move that caught the entire multifamily industry by surprise, an anonymous donor (The Donor) from a popular multifamily industry blog, acquired the Owl…

From rags to riches: The power of industry networking

Posted by bsitko - Jun 26, 2014

Without business networking, the telephone as we know it might never have existed. Forced to setup his seemingly unimpressive telephone prototype in the top floor of Machinery Hall at the…

Why I hate job titles

Posted by bsitko - Jun 17, 2014

“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” â€• Wayne W. Dyer Nowhere in my neurologist’s office did it say History Professor but when…

What’s the true definition of value?

Posted by bsitko - Jun 4, 2014

Last week my wife decided that our ten year old purple couch, with the worn fabric and small baby vomit stains we’ve never been able to remove, needed to go.…

The Heartbleed Security Bug: What’s been the effect on Multifamily?

Posted by bsitko - Apr 22, 2014

In the first week of April we received word that OpenSSL, the open source implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols, had been compromised. Over the past 2 years, this…

The Feedback Dilemma

Posted by bsitko - Apr 11, 2014

For years now, we’ve used a free tool called Kampyle to collect feedback on our website. After a minute or two of browsing our site, customers would get a popup…

A cool, pretty easy, and free trick you can use for better lead attribution (Yes, even on Craigslist)

Posted by bsitko - Apr 3, 2014

Trying to reach perfect lead attribution is like trying to learn to fly with a pair of chopsticks and chewing gum. People just use way too many websites to get…

What being middle aged really means…

Posted by bsitko - Mar 21, 2014

“Middle aged is when you’re faced with two temptations and you choose the one that will get you home by 9 o’clock.” – Ronald Regan The gross realization that I…

If you remember THIS, you’ll probably rent more apartments

Posted by bsitko - Mar 17, 2014

There is no such thing as love at first sight. Certainly there are those butterflies that get your stomach queasy and make you think irrationally. Just five more minutes on…

Raising kids is like this…

Posted by bsitko - Mar 16, 2014

As I’ve told my wife, raising children isn’t necessarily hard work but a lot of repetitive work and constant reminders. Brush your teeth. Stop hitting your sister. Leave that alone.…

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