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Affordable housing is a specialized industry with ample opportunities to build a rewarding career. The challenges are real, and there’s no one proven strategy to achieve success. However, there are key resources available to Yardi clients that can help build affordable housing skills. If your organization uses Yardi software and services, here are some ideas to get started.
The affordable housing skills professionals rely on
People who thrive in an affordable housing career know the programs, use the right terms and can talk about the work with anyone, from a manager to a peer at conferences. Those types of skills and confidence aren’t always achieved, even after years of work in an affordable housing office. It takes key resources and training opportunities to make the most of a career in affordable housing.
Optimal work performance begins with training
Aspire, Yardi’s learning management solution, helps PHA and affordable housing professionals understand the nuances and phrasing of complex processes that often don’t apply to other sectors of residential property management. Aspire offers dozens of classes, divided into bite-sized sessions and grouped into learning plans with distinct training goals. The courses not only cover how to learn Yardi software, but how using Yardi software correctly maintains compliance with affordable housing program mandates.
Through training, Yardi affordable housing users gain understanding of core workflows such as resident screening, income and asset verifications, household certifications and reporting. Perhaps more importantly, they learn why each step matters. When you know the “why,” you can explain it, not just click through it. You also get it right the first time, which means fewer findings in audits and no weekends lost to rework.
Learn while you work
Stuck on a process or form? Yardi offers training content embedded within many of its solutions that makes it possible for you to pick up knowledge right where you do the work. Compliance Manager is where most affordable housing users spend their day, and it includes training on state and federal mandates such as fair housing. Clients can also join free, live Compliance Manager webinars. A little each day adds up fast, and these free webinars are a convenient way to sharpen skills without the cost of travel or registration.
Keep up with changes that affect the entire industry
Affordable housing programs at local, state and federal levels are created and implemented by elected officials and industry policymakers. As the people in charge of programs change, so does the way the programs function. Knowing the programs and reacting to changes are critical to success in affordable housing.
Yardi clients have the benefit of associating with a software and services provider with a history of working closely with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and state housing finance agencies across the country. Yardi support teams and instructors can help you interpret new and evolving guidance and put it into practice on time.
HOTMA is a good example. Yardi clients have a dedicated HOTMA webpage with status reports and new information updated regularly. When your manager or executive asks how HOTMA changes will affect your organization, you’ll have answers.
Connecting with peers & talking things over
Successful affordable housing professionals often use industry conferences and events as opportunities to not only learn new things, but also to create new connections. They know how to talk about industry news and practices, and people seek them out for advice. Yardi webinars, classroom training and events such as the Yardi Forum and YASC are perfect environments to exchange challenges and successes with peers and leave feeling like you belong in the room. There are also fun and engaging opportunities to share your growth on social media.
Build your affordable housing career with confidence
Confidence in affordable housing grows with every new skill mastered. With training you can use on the job and support that helps you stay ahead of changes, your personal development adds more value to your organization and may lead to new career opportunities.
If you’re a Yardi client, take advantage of what you already have: the training built into your products, updated HOTMA guidance and exclusive access to our webinars and events. Haven’t licensed Yardi Aspire yet? Talk to your Yardi representative about adding it so you and your team can build skills at your own pace.
