Peter Lohmann's Podcast

Helping Property Managers Streamline & Grow Their BusinessesPeter Lohmann shares candid interviews and actionable insights from top operators, entrepreneurs, and industry experts in property management. Whether you're managing 100 doors or 10,000, this is your playbook for building a smarter, more scalable property management business.

Peter Lohmann's Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Peter Lohmann, with 131 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Peter Lohmann hosts Peter Lohmann's Podcast, a business show with 131 episodes published.

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  Episode #20

  How TurboTenant Got to 1 Million Landlord Users with CEO, Seamus Nally

  Aug 20, 202658 minS6

  BREAKING: Around the time this episode goes live, TurboTenant announced its acquisition of TenantCloud, one of the direct competitors mentioned in this episode. TenantCloud CEO Mark DeHaan called it building "the platform that will help define the next generation of property management." Read more here. TurboTenant has over a million landlords on its platform, and property managers barely register on their radar. Why? Because they went all-in on the self-managing landlord instead of trying to serve everyone. I sat down with CEO Seamus Nally to find out how they got here. 02:54 - Getting a million landlords on TurboTenant 09:39 - Handling Zillow 13:14 - The source of tension stemming from control between owners and PMs 15:59 - Sponsor - Haven AI 17:28 - How TurboTenant makes money 23:49 - Competitors 25:56 - The Autopilot product 32:00 - Leaving money on the table 33:21 - Sponsor - Enterprise Bank & Trust 34:46 - The cost of Autopilot as a service 36:47 - Acquiring a competitor 42:57 - Navigating the boots-on-the-ground services 44:36 - TurboTenant’s financial structure and growth goals 52:40 - APIs and MCPs 57:09 - Follow along with Seamus We get into why TurboTenant's core product stays free, how they actually make money, and why 40% of new signups are still undecided about hiring a property manager — some with a signed lease already in hand. Seamus also breaks down Autopilot, their new managed-services product that puts them in a lane a lot like ours. Learn more and connect with Seamus here: Seamus on LinkedIn TurboTenant ____ Resources for Property Managers & Real Estate Entrepreneurs • Crane – Private PM Owner Community → Join a private network of property management owners and operators: https://joincrane.co/ • Free Weekly Newsletter → Property management insights, strategies, and industry updates direct to your inbox: https://peter.beehiiv.com/subscribe • RL Property Management → Learn more about Peter’s company and services in Columbus, Ohio: https://rlpmg.com/ Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. I may have consulting agreements with, or financial interests in, companies mentioned in this podcast (more info here: https://www.peterlohmann.com/financial-interest-disclosure ). Additionally, some of the links included may be affiliate links, meaning I may earn a commission if you purchase through these links. Always perform your own due diligence before making any financial or business decisions.

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  Episode #19

  5 Years, Near-Zero Churn: Stephen Glover's Owner Retention Playbook

  Aug 6, 20261 hourS6

  How do you go five years without losing a single client to dissatisfaction? Stephen Glover, owner of Peak Property Management in Richmond, VA (about 1,300 doors), joins me to unpack how he built that reputation and why he fired a 150-unit client on purpose this year. We discuss: (00:01:43) - Stephen’s experience with owner churn (00:05:58) - Building a local reputation (00:10:23) - The influence of fitness on business success (00:17:58) - Sponsor - AppFolio FutureConference (00:19:08) - Dealing with things beyond your control (00:26:56) - Challenges, milestones and successes (00:33:57) - Thoughts on conferences as a method of growth (00:35:42) - Sponsor - Enterprise Bank & Trust (00:37:07) - The value of masterminds (00:41:49) - Finding a great #2 (00:43:37) - Promoting from within vs. hiring (00:44:39) - How Stephen is using AI (00:47:51) - Medical office PM (00:50:23) - Parting ways with a massive client (00:58:21) - How to follow Stephen online Stephen survived a serious motorcycle accident and spent years training with a Navy SEAL community, which shaped how he leads: extreme ownership, even when his team did nothing wrong. We cover why he turned down 4,000+ units to find the right clients, how his VP of Operations took three years to develop from within, and why he's unwinding a medical-office PM experiment. We also get into the real tradeoff of letting go of control, and why passive investors beat hands-on ones as long-term clients. __ Learn more & connect with me here: ⁠Crane⁠ , the private community for property management business owners. ⁠My Free PM Newsletter⁠ ⁠RL Property Management⁠ Learn more and connect with Stephen here: Stephen on LinkedIn The Virginia Investor Podcast: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. I may have consulting agreements with, or financial interests in, companies mentioned in this podcast (more info here: https://www.peterlohmann.com/financial-interest-disclosure ). Additionally, some of the links included may be affiliate links, meaning I may earn a commission if you purchase through these links. Always perform your own due diligence before making any financial or business decisions.

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  10,000 SFR Rental Doors Are About to Change Hands: Property Management News week of August 3, 2026

  Aug 3, 20264 min

  Subscribe for free weekly Property Management News & updates: https://peter.beehiiv.com/ KKR just made a major change to how it manages its single-family rental portfolio. Here's what happened: KKR is ending its asset management relationship with Avenue One and bringing oversight in-house through its subsidiary, My Community Homes (MCH) ~10,000 SFR doors are affected across four property managers: Mynd (4,000), Evernest (3,500), North Point (1,500), and Pure Home River (1,000) MCH is keeping Mynd on, but cutting Evernest, North Point, and Pure Home River loose — most of the work is shifting to Darwin Homes instead The move follows new legislation restricting large investors from buying SFRs, plus a broader trend of institutional owners pulling property management in-house (Blackstone did the same earlier this year) North Point expects to lose ~30% of its door count; Evernest and Pure Home River are looking at roughly 15% and 3% hits, respectively Lesson: don't tether too much of your business to one or two institutional clients. ___ Resources for Property Managers & Real Estate Entrepreneurs: Crane – Private PM Owner Community → Join a private network of property management owners and operators: https://joincrane.co/ Free Weekly Newsletter → Property management insights, strategies, and industry updates direct to your inbox: https://peter.beehiiv.com/subscribe RL Property Management → Learn more about Peter’s company and services in Columbus, Ohio: https://rlpmg.com/ __ Disclaimer: The content of this news video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. I may have consulting agreements with, or financial interests in, companies mentioned in this podcast (more info here: https://www.peterlohmann.com/financial-interest-disclosure ). Additionally, some of the links included may be affiliate links, meaning I may earn a commission if you purchase through these links. Always perform your own due diligence before making any financial or business decisions.

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  Episode #17

  5,000 Doors, One Platform: Simplifying PM Tech with Steven Rea

  Jul 23, 20261h 3mS6

  Should property managers run everything on one all-in-one PMS, or stack best-in-class point solutions around it? Steven Rea, Chief Innovation Officer at NorthPoint Asset Management (5,000+ doors), just ripped a popular maintenance platform out and rebuilt everything inside AppFolio. 00:00 - Intro 02:48 - Steven’s background and career 06:13 - Migrating maintenance into Appfolio 16:09 - Sponsor - Enterprise Bank & Trust 17:34 - Software costs 20:20 - Maintenance coordination time savings 28:47 - Increasing efficiency of maintenance techs 32:57 - Sponsor - Haven AI 34:26 - Billing Maintenance practices 45:50 - Leasing is not about speed 01:01:10 - Getting in touch with Steven We debate the real tradeoffs: training complexity vs. feature depth, data fragmentation vs. simplicity, and whether a few dollars per door for a point solution is actually expensive. Then a real disagreement: does an owner paying a modest fee deserve institutional-grade pricing on repairs? Steven argues transparency and trust matter even on small savings. Peter argues owners aren't entitled to below-market pricing just because they hired a PM. What do you think? We also get into incentive alignment: NOI-based fees, leasing fees vs. retention fees, and why client selection might matter more than any formula. Learn more and connect with Steven here: Steven on LinkedIn Nortpoint Asset Management Resources for Property Managers & Real Estate Entrepreneurs Crane – Private PM Owner Community → Join a private network of property management owners and operators: https://joincrane.co/ Free Weekly Newsletter → Property management insights, strategies, and industry updates direct to your inbox: https://peter.beehiiv.com/subscribe RL Property Management → Learn more about Peter’s company and services in Columbus, Ohio: https://rlpmg.com/ Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. I may have consulting agreements with, or financial interests in, companies mentioned in this podcast (more info here: https://www.peterlohmann.com/financial-interest-disclosure ). Additionally, some of the links included may be affiliate links, meaning I may earn a commission if you purchase through these links. Always perform your own due diligence before making any financial or business decisions.

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  Why Renter Leads Are Worth More Than You Think with Alex Stringfellow (CEO of RentEngine)

  Jul 9, 202657 min

  Register for RentEngine’s Q2 2026 Leasing Data & Trends Report Webinar What's a renter lead actually worth? Alex Stringfellow (CEO and co-founder of RentEngine) puts it at $24–90, and most scattered-site operators still treat them as "free." Alex originally built RentEngine to lease up their own Miami PM company faster, then sold the company to go all-in on the software. 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Alexander’s background and career 04:06 - Selling the PM company 07:49 - Competing against PE-backed competition 13:45 - Launching RentEngine without AI 14:52 - Sponsor - AppFolio (FuturesConference) 16:17 - Renter Leads 21:44 - What E-commerce has done right and how it applies to PM 23:35 - Pay-per-lease 25:10 - Listing partners 30:22 - Sponsor - Enterprise Bank & Trust 31:47 - We’re paying twice for leads 33:03 - Bypassing Zillow 36:31 - Launching an Applications Product 42:55 - Pricing products 44:58 - RentEngine’s AI product 49:21 - RentEngine’s feature release cadence 53:15 - Upcoming RentEngine releases! We get into why text (not showing scheduling) is the real heart of leasing, the seven-minute window you get when someone's scrolling Zillow, and why you're basically paying twice for leads that Zillow buys straight off Google. We also cover his flat $45-per-listing pricing, building a renter-lead database that could add value when you sell, and how a bootstrapped team ships new features every single week. If you've ever felt boxed in by the listing platforms, you’ll learn a lot here. Demo RentEngine Alexander on LinkedIn

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