Category: Property Management

“Raising the Bar” 25th annual Cal NARPM Conference

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W.H.O. at the 25th annual Cal NARPM Trade Show and Conference

If you follow our blog posts or follow us on social media, then you probably know that we here at Water Heaters Only, Inc. belong to many different organizations and associations. Especially when it comes to connecting with potential clients for our Preferred Client program, these groups provide a great way to network and maybe even have a little fun. That was the case last week when we attended the NARPM California State Chapter 25th annual Conference & Trade Show in Palm Springs, CA. For those who may not know, NARPM is the National Association of Residential Property Managers and we proudly belong to several chapters in both California and Arizona.

Every year the state chapter hosts its annual conference where members can get together and attend seminars to learn about the latest hot topics in the property management world and get out of the office for a few days as well. This year’s theme was “Raising the Bar”. The conference also has a trade show where vendors such as Water Heaters Only, Inc. can give out information, say “Thanks!” to current clients and meet with prospective clients as well.

Most vendors hand out various freebies and even have a raffle prize or two. Of course, we are no different and handed out cuties and chocolate gold coins and raffled off a wonderful handbag, which you can see in the above picture on the left. We also had our Plinko game and people who stopped by had a chance to win some fun prizes!

All in all, it was great time at the Riviera Hotel in Palm Springs. If you are a property manager and are interested in our Preferred Client program, please visit our page here. If you are interested in learning more about NARPM, you can visit this page.

Santa Clara CAA 2015 Expo

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Santa Clara CAA 2015 Expo

Our Booth at the Santa Clara CAA 2015 Expo

Also know as the California Apartment Association Tri-Counites 2015 Expo – Santa Clara Convention Center

W.H.O. is going to be the winner of our raffle?

One of the many bonuses about working here at Water Heaters Only, Inc is that we occasionally get to get out and interact with current and potential clients. Sometimes it’s when we attend a lunch hosted by one of the many groups with are members of, such as NARPM, sometimes it’s when we go out on one of our many “cookie drives” (that’s where we literally drop off cookies as a way to say “Thanks!” to those who have used us before and to those who may call on us in the future) and sometimes it’s when we get to attend functions like the many California Apartment Association Expos that take place throughout the year. 

Last week was one of those fun times as we were happy to be part of the Santa Clara CAA 2015 Expo. It was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Wednesday, April 8th. Events like this are a great way to talk about our business and also have some fun as well. Here is a picture of our booth from the event:

Come see us at our next trade show!

It’s also fun to meet the hundreds of other vendors that are there and to interact with these companies that also cater to property owners and managers. As you walk around, there are plenty of great booths to see and lots of these companies really go out of their way to dress up their areas.

Having fun at the Santa Clara Expo trade show

Of course, one of the many bonuses for the attendees is the fact that many companies give away a raffle prize. All you usually have to do is put in a business card and a name will be drawn in the afternoon. We always give one away and it always includes a bottle of the World Famous Cirino’s Bloody Mary mix. This basket also included some great San Francisco 49er items as well. This made sense as we were in the Bay Area and right across the street from Levi Stadium, the new home of the 49ers.

Our winner this year was Vanessa M with Essex Property Trust. However, Vanessa was not able to pick it up herself, so her colleague Ann Marie was happy to help!

Here is the winner of our trade show raffle prize

At the end of the day, it’s all about getting out there and having some fun with your co-workers and clients, your brand out there and hopefully attracting some new clients. However, it sure doesn’t hurt if you can have a little fun in the meantime and having fun while you work is definitely part of the Water Heaters Only, Inc’s way of doing things.

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RHA Expo 2013

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Water Heaters Only, Inc at RHA Expo 2013

Networking with our Property Management Friends

Water Heaters Only, Inc has many property management clients that rely on our expertise and availability to repair or replace the water heaters for there tenants. Having a tenant with no hot water is never a pleasant situation. Our commitment to excellent service has kept our property management clients loyal to our company and we value our clients. One way we like to keep in touch and thank our clients is by participating in the local apartment associations and attending their annual trade expos.

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One of our favorite events to attend is the local Sacramento Rental Housing Associations’ annual expo.

This event is hosted at Cal Expo and is a great way for us to connect and show our appreciation to our clients and showcase our company to prospective clients. We don’t often get to spend quality time with our clients outside of the office; when we do meet we are either repairing or replacing a water heater and don’t have time to socialize. Having the opportunity to meet with them in a relaxed and fun environment is a real treat.

Water Heaters Only, Inc has been attending the RHA expo for a few years. Each year the RHA expo has a theme, we always participate and try to have as much fun with the theme as we can. This means dressing up, decorating the booth and having a raffle prize that all represent the theme. This years theme was Game On! We had many ideas about which game or game theme to go with, but in the end we all agreed on golf! We have a few golfers around the office and we know most of our property management clients love to golf. Totally a win – win theme choice.

Once we had decided on our theme for the RHA Expo 2013, it was time to get to work on ideas about how to decorate our booth. Most of the time we are knee deep in water heaters and plumbing parts, so when we get to do something like decorate a booth for an event, we like to have a lot of fun with it. Participating in the theme makes the entire event more festive and enjoyable for all who attend. Our property management clients who attend enjoy the fact that we get involved with the theme. This is a big event where everyone gets away from the office for a day so the more decked out the better.

We set up a putting green and decorated our booth with a golf theme garland and golf flags. Our table top was a “green” made of astro turf with a sand pit and all our golf hats and giveaways were placed around the “green”. To top it all off we had a raffle prize that included an office putting green, four rounds of golf and chocolate golf balls as a little treat.

Water Heaters Only Inc RHA Expo 2013 Raffle

We also showcased our residential, commercial and tankless water heaters, at the RHA Expo 2013, so attendees had a chance to see the actual product in person. It’s great to have the products available when prospective clients want to get really technical. It much easier to discuss and show the new Ultra Low-Nox burner and blower systems with the water heaters right in the booth.

Now it’s time to get back to work and we’ll plan on seeing everyone at the next RHA Expo next year!

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