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Benchmarking Data is Crucial to Property Management

Ignoring benchmarking data is one of the biggest mistakes property managers and owners can make, but it is also the most common, Island Investment Interests principal Craig Cardwell, CPM,  tells GlobeSt.com. Cardwell is an expert in using benchmarking data to forecast, plan and make operating decisions. We spoke exclusively with Cardwell about how he uses benchmarking data, the most common mistakes property managers make regarding this data and how it is becoming more efficient and accurate than ever before. Click here to read full story...

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