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Multifamily & property leasing

Fill units with qualified renters, at a cost per lease that pencils.

Paid media for multifamily and property leasing, run to qualified tours and signed leases, not raw inquiry volume.

Some of the 45+ companies we've worked with

  • Million Star
  • Inkit
  • Taggart Media Group
  • OnSched
  • GoingVC
  • Fluks
  • Martian Designers
  • Oceans Optics
  • Tillak
  • Copy That Publishing
  • Doctor Vein
  • Empower Tutoring

The challenge

Leasing is a moving target: occupancy goals shift week to week, concessions change, and a flood of low-intent inquiries can bury your leasing team without moving occupancy. The win is steady, qualified tour and application volume tied to the units you actually need to fill.

What we optimize to

tours and signed leases.

Not button clicks counted as leads.

Many leasing accounts report a low cost per lead that is mostly clicks on a phone-number button. We rebuild tracking to the real events, qualified calls and applications, so spend follows renters who tour and sign, tied to the units you need to fill.

How we run it

What changes when the work is run like a research desk.

Proof

What that looks like in a real account.

Multifamily property management

Conversions 30% cheaper
Situation
A property-management group whose account reported a $21.47 cost per lead that was mostly button clicks. The true cost per lead was hard to identify, the account was struggling and spending on junk, and occupancy rates were trending down.
What we changed
We restructured the account to generate real leads and pipeline instead of chasing engagement signals, rebuilding conversion tracking around qualified calls and applications, cutting the leakage, and moving to conversion bidding.
Result
Turned around properties that were barely getting leads, which now run on healthy lead flow with leases closing. The pilot cut cost per conversion 30% with 18.6% more conversions on 17% less spend, and the qualified-call rate climbed from 44% to 50%.

Client anonymized to protect their competitive data.

Questions

What clients ask before they start.

Our reported cost per lead looks great. Why would we change anything?

A low reported cost per lead is often mostly button clicks and form spam, not real renters. Once tracking is rebuilt around qualified calls and applications, the true number is usually much higher. It is better to optimize to the leads that fill units than to a flattering metric.

Occupancy goals shift week to week. Can advertising keep up?

Yes, when pacing is tied to occupancy rather than a flat budget. We push spend toward the communities and floor plans that need to lease now and ease off the ones that are full, so budget follows real vacancy instead of an even split that ignores it.

How do you measure a real lead versus an engagement click?

We rebuild tracking to the events that fill units, qualified calls and submitted applications, instead of counting button clicks or page views as conversions. Bidding then optimizes to renters who tour and apply, which is what moves occupancy.

We left Google's recommendations and auto-apply on. Is that a problem?

Usually yes. Auto-apply turns on search partners, loose match types, and blank-check bidding that degrade a leasing account fast, often before anyone notices. We turn it off, rebuild the fundamentals, and put bidding back on signals that reflect real leasing demand.

Can you run paid across a whole portfolio of communities?

Yes. Each community is run to its own submarket and vacancy, with budget and performance rolled up into one clear view. A property that is struggling gets attention and a full one stops overspending, instead of a portfolio average hiding both.

How do you handle concessions and changing offers?

Offers and concessions change often in leasing, and ads that lag behind waste spend and frustrate renters. We keep the messaging current with the actual offer and the units you need to fill, so the ad, the landing experience, and the leasing reality match.

Which platforms do you run for leasing?

Google Search and Maps where renters look, plus Performance Max with video where offline conversion tracking can feed it. The focus is the searches that signal a ready-to-move renter for each community.

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