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Owner Occupied Podcast, Episode 4

By Peter Lohmann Updated April 21, 2021 2 min read
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Episode 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:

Show Notes:

00:00 Intro

02:03 Mistake 1: Not Systematizing Sales

06:00 The value of documenting the sale process

09:55 Mistake 2: Only Looking Out For Myself

11:58 The optimal mode of thinking for results

13:28 The balance of adding value & not giving it away

18:40 Mistake 3: Not Focused On High-Leverage Items

22:51 Scheduling everything does not work for me

24:12 How to recognize the value of your time

25:19 Mistake 4: Not leveraging trade groups

27:00 Mistake 5: Not identifying ideal customer

28:34 We used to take anyone for property management


Russell Lowery is a political puzzle solver. He runs a California-based public affairs company.

Peter Lohmann is the founder of RL Property Management, a company based in Columbus, Ohio.

Connect with Russell:

[twitter.com/russelllowery10](http://twitter.com/russelllowery10)

Russell’s website: [https://highviewstrat.com/](https://highviewstrat.com/)

Connect with Peter:

[peterlohmann.com](http://peterlohmann.com/)

Follow Peter on Twitter: [twitter.com/pslohmann](http://twitter.com/pslohmann)

Owner Occupied is a business and real estate podcast where hosts Peter Lohmann and Russell Lowery discuss small business, property management, entrepreneurship, and general real estate topics. You can also find Owner Occupied on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, and wherever else you listen. More information and links to subscribe can be found here: https://anchor.fm/owneroccupied

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