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Multi-Facility Management

Running 10+ facilities is fundamentally different from running 1-3. Learn how to think portfolio-first, allocate resources unevenly, and manage by exception.

Portfolio Thinking vs. Property Thinking

You don't manage 50 facilities. You manage one portfolio of 50 facilities.

Property Thinking Portfolio Thinking
Every facility gets equal attention Attention follows opportunity
Uniform pricing strategy Market-specific pricing
Same marketing spend everywhere Spend where ROI is highest
Judge each site in isolation Compare against portfolio benchmarks

Feed Hay to Faster Horses

Not all facilities deserve equal investment. The goal isn't fairness — it's portfolio-wide ROI maximization.

High performers (top 20%)

Increase marketing spend. These sites convert. Every dollar here produces more move-ins.

Middle performers (60%)

Maintain. Optimize where obvious. Don't over-invest until they prove themselves.

Low performers (bottom 20%)

Diagnose first. Is it market, operations, or marketing? Fix root cause before increasing spend.

Management by Exception

At 50+ facilities, you can't review everything. Focus on exceptions.

Set thresholds. Get alerts when facilities cross them. Ignore everything operating within bounds.

Occupancy exception: Any facility dropping 5%+ in 30 days
Delinquency exception: AR over 60 days exceeds 15%
Marketing exception: Cost per move-in exceeds 2x target
Churn exception: Monthly churn exceeds 10%

Segmenting Your Portfolio

Group facilities for smarter decision-making. Common segmentation approaches:

By Geography

Regional clusters share market dynamics, competitor sets, and seasonality patterns.

By Performance Tier

Top / Middle / Bottom. Different strategies for each tier.

By Lifecycle Stage

Lease-up, stabilized, or mature. Lease-up needs marketing. Stabilized needs optimization. Mature needs rate management.

By Facility Type

Climate vs non-climate. Drive-up vs interior. Different customer expectations and pricing power.

Weekly Portfolio Review (30 min)

1. Portfolio-level KPIs: Total revenue, total occupancy, net move-ins
2. Exception alerts: Which facilities tripped thresholds?
3. Top 3 opportunities: Highest-impact actions this week
4. Bottom 3 concerns: What needs intervention?
5. Trend check: Any facility with 3 consecutive weeks of decline?

Key Takeaway

Multi-facility management is about leverage, not equal treatment. Use portfolio benchmarks to identify outliers. Invest disproportionately in winners. Fix underperformers at the root cause. And always remember: the goal is portfolio NOI, not individual facility fairness.