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FREE CROCS
FREE CROCS >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT IS THE SERVICE THAT YOU
OFFER AND HOW IS IT FREE?
>> SO, I AM AN APARTMENT
LOCATOR HERE.
LOCATOR HERE. I HELP PEOPLE FIND APARTMENT
HOMES.
HOMES.
HOMES. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I LOVE TO
DO.
DO.
DO. I
DO. I LOVE CONNECTING I LOVE
CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE.
I WILL TAKE ALL THE INFORMATION
THAT YOU NEED OR THAT YOU HAVE
AS FAR AS WHAT SIZE APARTMENT
YOU HAVE HERE PETS, IF YOU HAVE
KIDS, YOU WANT TO BE DOWNTOWN
WHATEVER.
WHATEVER.
WHATEVER. THEN, I WILL FIND THE PERFECT
APARTMENT HOME FOR YOU.
THEN YOU ARE ABLE TO SET UP A
TOUR WITH THOSE PLACES AND PICK
A LOOK AND A LEASE WITH EASE.
>> A LITTLE BIT BLOWN AWAY
BECAUSE YOU ARE SAYING THAT
SUCH A SERVICE IS FREE.
I HAVE FRIENDS WHO COME TO ME.
THEY ARE RELATIVELY NEW TO THE
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. THEY ARE LIKE YOU KNOW WHERE
CAN WE RENT.
AND I'M SAYING YOU KNOW, I
DON'T KNOW.
DON'T KNOW. BUT NOW WE KNOW SO HOW IN THE
WORLD?
WORLD?
WORLD? BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS WHEN
THEY SAY IS FREE OR LATER YOU
KNOW LET'S GET INTO THE FINE
PRINT OF IT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. MY SERVICE IS 100% FREE.
SO, TO THE PROSPECT.
IT WILL COME TO ME AND SAY, IF
THEY DO LEAVE THE APARTMENT WITH
THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THEN, THE
APARTMENT COMPLEX PAID ME OUT
OF THEIR MARKETING AND
ADVERTISING BUDGET.
ADVERTISING BUDGET. SO IT'S NO COST TO THE RESIDENT
ON THE PROSPECT AND IT'S ALSO
NO FEE TACKED ON AT THE END SO
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
YOUR RENT BEING HIGHER OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> THAT IS UNREAL.
SO, I THINK THAT WE COULD LIST
THEM LIKE FOR AN HOUR.
BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO USE
THOSE LOCATORS AGAIN, IT IS
FREE BUT ONE OF THE OTHER
BENEFITS OF USING A SERVICES?
>> SO, I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE
APARTMENT FOR 10 YEARS.
MYSELF.
MYSELF.
MYSELF. AND I WORKED AMONGST ALL OVER
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. AND VERY WELL VERSED WITH THE
LOUISVILLE MARKET.
LOUISVILLE MARKET. SO THAT'S ONE THING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME
THAT OVER THE YEARS.
WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE
OR IS IS APARTMENT CLOSE TO THE
SCHOOL OR THAT SCHOOL.
THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE TO
GO TO GET THAT INFORMATION.
SO, THAT'S ONE BENEFIT OF
HAVING AN APARTMENT LOCATOR IS
JUST THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT'S
GOING ON IN THE MARKET.
IN THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN
THE AREA AS WELL AS THE
APARTMENT COMMUNITIES.
APARTMENT COMMUNITIES. THE SECOND THING OR THE THIRD
THING IS THAT I HAVE ALSO
UNDERSTOOD THAT PEOPLE DON'T
LIKE LOOKING FOR APARTMENTS.
THEY REALLY DON'T.
AND I CAN THINK ABOUT THE TIMES
WHEN I HAD TO LOOK AT AN
APARTMENT.
APARTMENT. LIKE I DON'T FEEL LIKE LOOKING
AT 1 MILLION PLACES.
SO LOOKING AT AN APARTMENT
LOCATOR YOU ARE ABLE TO SAVE A
LOT OF TIME.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT TAKING ALL THESE
NOTES LOUISVILLE APARTMENT
LOCATORS WILL DO ALL THAT FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. AND
YOU. AND THEN PRESENT YOU WITH AN
INFORMATION SHEET THAT HAS YOUR
TOP CHOICES AND YOU CAN PICK
WHICH APARTMENT YOU WANT TO
TAKE A LOOK AT AND WE WILL
SCHEDULE THE APARTMENT FOR YOU.
THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO
AND TAKE THE TOUR.
>> EVEN THEY ARE NAMED
LOUISVILLE YOU ACTUALLY WORKED
THROUGHOUT KENTUCKIANA.
THROUGHOUT KENTUCKIANA. SO OUR FOLKS ARE WATCHING THIS
IS RELEVANT FOR THEM AS WELL.
WE WORK IN LOUISVILLE AND
SOUTHERN INDIANA.
SOUTHERN INDIANA. SO WE CAN DEFINITELY HELP
PEOPLE IN INDIANA.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S
REALLY BEEN JUST KIND OF
MYSTIFYING BUT INCREDIBLE AT
THE SAME TIME AS DURING THE
LAST SIX MONTHS WHEN WE'VE GONE
THROUGH ALL THIS I MEAN THE
INDUSTRY IN TERMS OF PEOPLE
MOVING AND RELOCATING IT'S BEEN
STEADY AND ESPECIALLY NOW WE
ARE SEEING THAT.
SO WHAT ARE YOU SEEING WITH
PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO WHERE
THEY WANT TO LOCATE?
ARE THEY ALL OVER THE PLACE,
DOES IT JUST DEPEND ON THE
PERSON?
PERSON?
PERSON? >> IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. AS OF RIGHT NOW I DO SEE A LOT
OF PEOPLE WANTING TO MOVE OUT
TOWARDS THE PARKWAY TAYLORVILLE
ROAD, SAINT MATTHEWS AREA RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. DOWNTOWN IS STILL NOT SOME
PLACE TO LIVE.
I KNOW THAT THE WORD DOWNTOWN
CAN BE KIND OF ANXIETY RIDDEN.
BUT IT IS STILL A GREAT PLACE
TO LIVE.
TO LIVE.
TO LIVE. I DO HAVE PEOPLE WANTING TO
LIVE DOWNTOWN.
LIVE DOWNTOWN. SO REALLY IT IS ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. THEY HAVE SO MANY COOL AREAS.
SAINT MATTHEWS, MIDDLETOWN.
DAYTIME.
DAYTIME.
DAYTIME. THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT
LITTLE AREAS.
LITTLE AREAS. THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN QUIRKS.
>> WHAT IS MOST REWARDING ABOUT
YOUR JOB?
YOUR JOB?
YOUR JOB? >> THE MOST REWARDING THING
ABOUT MY JOB IS TO BE ABLE TO
FIND APARTMENT AND TO FIND
HOMES FOR PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS
I'VE EXPERIENCED SO MANY
POSITIVE STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE
SAYING, I LEASE THIS PLACE
BECAUSE OF YOU OR THANK YOU FOR
BEING HONEST WITH ME.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SO
KNOWLEDGEABLE FOR BEING KIND.
ESPECIALLY IN THIS WORLD WHERE
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE
AREN'T AS KIND AS BEING ABLE TO
TRULY HELP PEOPLE FIND A PLACE.
REALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE
THINGS IS TO BE ABLE TO HELP
PEOPLE FIND PLACES THAT REALLY
NEED HELP.
NEED HELP. BECAUSE, AS WE KNOW SOMETIMES
THE MORE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE THE HARDER IT IS TO BE
ABLE TO FIND A QUALITY PLACE TO
LIVE.
LIVE.
LIVE. SO,
LIVE. SO, I LOVE TO BUILD TO HELP
PEOPLE AND THAT'S REALLY WHY
SEDIMENT BUSINESS WAS BECAUSE I
WANTED TO FOCUS ON PEOPLE AND
THAT RELATIONSHIP PEACE THEN
THE NUMBERS OR YOU KNOW TRYING
TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU DO WITH THEM PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT.
MANAGEMENT. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE
TO FIND PEOPLE HOMES AND BE
COMFORTABLE AND SUCCESSFUL.
>> YOU WORK WITH PEOPLE FROM A
WIDE ARRAY IN TERMS OF INCOME
LEVEL AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
LUXURY PROPERTIES TO YOU KNOW
WHATEVER.
WHATEVER.
WHATEVER. EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
>> YES, I DO.
I WORKED WITH NINO SECTION 8,
LOW INCOME HOUSING ALL THE WAY
UP TO LUXURY PROPERTIES AND
THEN, I ALSO WORK WITH STUDENT
LIVING AS WELL.
SO, IF YOU'RE A STUDENT YOU
NEED A PLACE TO STAY.
I DO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE
STUDENTS WANTING TO LIVE IN
STUDENT HOUSING.
STUDENT HOUSING. >> AGAIN, YOU KNOW THE PLACES
WHERE YOU HELP PEOPLE FIND A
PLACE TO LIVE.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU THIS.
WE ARE STARTING TO GET ONE OF
MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR.
I LOVE PAUL AND I LOVE WINTER.
WHEN IT COMES TO MOVING, ONE OF
THE BEST PRACTICES WHAT ADVICE
CAN YOU GIVE US?
>> SO OFTEN PEOPLE DO NOT WANT
TO MOVE IN THE WINTER OR THE
FALL.
FALL.
FALL. I
FALL. I THINK THAT THAT IS
INTERESTING BECAUSE THEY CAN BE
THE BEST TIMES TO MOVE.
PEOPLE LIKE B YOU KNOW YOU'RE
CRAZY.
CRAZY.
CRAZY. BUT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IS
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN
ACTUALLY GET A BETTER DEAL
BECAUSE THE SEASON IS SLOWER
FOR APARTMENTS.
FOR APARTMENTS. SEEKING A BETTER DEAL ON A
RENTAL.
RENTAL.
RENTAL. THEN YOU CAN GET BETTER DEALS
ON MOVERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
ONE OF THE TOP THINGS THAT I
RECOMMEND IS TO MOVE AS EARLY
AS POSSIBLE IN THE DAY.
BECAUSE AS WE KNOW WHEN IT GETS
TOWARDS THE WINTERTIME IT'S
TIME TO FALL BACK WITH THE
CLOCK SO IT GETS DARKER EARLIER.
YOU DON'T TO BE LIVING IN THE
DARK.
DARK.
DARK. MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET YOUR
MOVE SCHEDULE AS EARLY IN THE
DAY AS POSSIBLE.
>> AND SMILING BECAUSE YOU ARE
SO RIGHT.
SO RIGHT.
SO RIGHT. IT IS DWINDLING.
THOSE DAYLIGHT HOURS.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU RECOMMEND?
>> SO THE SECOND THING I WOULD
RECOMMEND IS TO JUST MAKE SURE
THAT YOUR ELECTRICITY IS ON IN
YOUR NEW PLACE.
MOST PLACES WILL HAVE IT ON.
BUT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU PUT THE ELECTRICITY IN YOUR
NAME.
NAME.
NAME. SO
NAME. SO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ON
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO MOVE
INTO A COLD HOUSE AND THEN IT'S
A FRIDAY NIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO
WAIT UNTIL MONDAY FOR THEM TO
TINY ELECTRICITY BACK ON.
SO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR
ELECTRICITY IS ON IN YOUR NAME.
THEN, ALSO THE 13th IS IN THE
WINTERTIME WHEN IT GETS WITH
THOSE FRIGID TEMPERATURES CAN
GET REALLY COLD AND HARD ON THE
PIPES IN YOUR APARTMENT.
SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR
WATER DRIPPING A LITTLE BIT.
THAT WILL KEEP THE PIPES ONE.
THEN, KEEP YOUR CABINETS OPEN.
SO THAT YOUR PIPES CAN BE NICE
AND COZY SO THAT YOU WON'T GET
A BURST OF THOSE PIPES.
BECAUSE THOSE ARE NOT FUN.
YOU DON'T WANT YOUR PIPES TO BE
FROZEN AND THEN IT BURST
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU JUST MOVE
THEN.
THEN.
THEN. THEN, THE LAST THING I WOULD
SAY IS THAT THE REMAKE SO THAT
YOU HAVE LET RENTERS INSURANCE.
SO THAT IF SOMETHING WERE TO
HAPPEN WHILE YOU'RE MOVING YOUR
ITEMS OR WHEN YOU MOVE IN, THAT
THEY WILL BE COVERED IN YOU BE
ABLE TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK FOR
YOUR STAFF.
YOUR STAFF. >> IT'S LIKE WE NEED TO BLAST
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. GET
THAT. GET RENTERS INSURANCE.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I
DIDN'T DO BACK WHEN I WAS YOU
KNOW I RENTED FOR A LONG TIME
IN MY ADULT LIFE.
I FINALLY LEARNED A VERY
VALUABLE LESSON, GET THE
RENTERS INSURANCE.
RENTERS INSURANCE. >> WHAT A PLEASURE TO TALK WITH
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. A
YOU. A REALLY COOL VERY HELPFUL
SERVICE.
SERVICE.
SERVICE. THAT YOU OFFER.
WE ARE SO GLAD WE CAN'T WAIT TO
HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN.
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