Peter LohmannAll Things Residential Property Management | CEO of RL Property Management | Co-Founder of Crane

The Power of Talking to People Who Actually Get It

22 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker emphasizes the unique value of connecting with peers who share the same industry experience, specifically property management, as opposed to generic local business contacts. While the speaker has many local business connections, they lack the deep understanding of the challenges faced in property management. The speaker describes these industry‑specific peer groups as a form of "therapy," allowing candid discussion of mental burdens, brainstorming of options, and exposure to solutions that only insiders can envision. The speaker also expresses frustration toward business owners who avoid seeking external advice despite long tenure, arguing that collaboration unlocks far greater potential than solitary effort.

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who gets you on a fundamental level because they're doing what you're doing and they've been through what you're going through now. Yeah, I have tons of local connections that own businesses and we talk all the time about business in general, but they don't understand what I go through as a property management. It's just like I don't understand what they go through in their own industry, right? And so it's like therapy. You get in these groups and you can really talk about what's going through your head and what some of your options are, and they'll present options you didn't think of because they understand the game. And it almost frustrates me to some point when people try to figure it out themselves, when they've been in business for so long and they're not asking other people, or they don't want advice from outside people. I don't understand it because you can do so much more as a team.