Celebrating International Podcast Day and Five Years of Beyond Rent

It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since Beyond Rent made its official debut in the podcast world. Hosted by Joe Easton, Rent Manager’s Director of Partnerships and Industry Relations, Beyond Rent has released more than 100 episodes, and recently won a Silver Stevie Award in the Podcast Awards category and a Hermes Creative Gold Award in the Podcast Series category. In celebration of International Podcast Day and the fifth anniversary of Beyond Rent, we invite you to revisit five of our most popular video episodes.

Beyond Rent “Can’t Miss” Video Episodes

Episode 117—AI Revolution in Property Management: Boosting Efficiency and Resident Satisfaction

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and transform the way we operate. By observing commonalities in property management, you’ll find a variety of improvements that AI can make for you. Arthur Attal of Domos discusses ways that AI assists in making time-consuming tasks easier, enabling you to focus on high-value assignments, improve resident relations, and operate more efficiently.

Episode 120—Maintenance Coordination Utilizing the 5W Method

Sam Heimerl of Midwest Expansion discusses how his organization transitioned from relying on a spreadsheet for maintenance requests to using Rent Manager as its maintenance coordination solution. Further, Sam explains the 5W Method in detail—who is involved, what is being done, where it is, and when and why it’s happening.

Episode 121—Success by Pushing Out of Your Comfort Zone

Tara Samuels of Multifamily Mentor Matchmaking shares how stepping out of your comfort zone to make connections can change your life and the good reasons why networking takes effort. Tara also emphasizes the importance of developing relationships and having impactful discussions. In addition, she discusses her passion for connecting people through mentorship and helping organizations retain talent.

Episode 123—The Evolution of Manufactured Housing

Manufactured homes are like any other dwelling, except they’re constructed in a controlled factory setting, and can be a better option than site-built homes in many ways. Rick Robinson of ManufacturedHomes.com discusses the evolution of manufactured housing and how the industry is promoting new factory-built solutions.

Episode 129—Modern Leasing Starts With Service: Rethinking Tenant Screening in PropTech

As rental housing becomes more competitive and compliance-driven, tenant screening is no longer just a background check—it’s a critical touchpoint that shapes the leasing experience. Taylor Lembi of Intellirent explains what thoughtful, effective screening practices look like in today’s property management environment.

Don’t forget—new episodes of Beyond Rent release bi-weekly on Sundays. Available to stream and share on all major podcast networks (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts) and the Beyond Rent website, you can subscribe to the podcast today or reach out to our production team if you’d like to be a guest on the show!