Achieve Your Goals

Andrew Williams: ‘It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done’

Help yourself by helping others with a Pukeko Rental Managers franchise

For 12 years, Andrew Williams worked as a property manager and business development manager for a number of the top real estate companies in the Hawkes Bay. ‘It’s not an easy life – some people became totally burnt out from the workload,’ he recalls. Then he met David Pearse, founder of the award-winning Pukeko Rental Managers franchise. ‘The big difference with the Pukeko franchise system is that a numbers cap eases the workload on franchisees,’ he explains.

‘The beauty is that franchisees are totally supported at the backend when it comes to documentation, systems, and so on, there’s a massive amount of knowledge to draw upon from David and the team, and that knowledge is free. It’s a system that wraps around you in order to help you to develop and to grow.’

Intrigued, he talked to an existing local Pukeko franchisee whom he had known for years. ‘She simply said I’d be mad not to take it up – so I did,’ he recalls. ‘Two years later, I’m convinced it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. I simply cannot speak highly enough about it.’

It’s my business

Ask Andrew about his favourite aspects of his Pukeko franchise and his response is swift. ‘It’s the fact that it’s my business and my focus is constantly on helping homeowners and tenants to create successful relationships. I get a lot of satisfaction out of helping and advising people on property management matters. My mantra is if I can help enough people achieve their goals, then I can achieve everything I want, too.’

Andrew has tailored his franchise to fit a particular property portfolio, preferring to work with middle- to upper-end properties. A typical week includes receipting rents, setting appointments, pursuing new business, solving tenant issues and putting work orders in place, as well as conducting inspections and meeting new landlords.

‘This is a lifestyle business,’ he explains. ‘You can work when and how you want, as hard as you want, and there’s always the flexibility to take time off when you need it.’

Even when he’s away on holiday, Pukeko’s well-proven systems mean the business can still be easily managed on his laptop. ‘This business is paperless – all it requires is a smartphone, a PC and a vehicle. If I’m away for a few days, I’ll simply schedule my business accordingly. It’s just about having good planning.’

You’re not alone

Andrew’s advice to anyone weighing up a Pukeko Rental Managers franchise is to realise that, yes, there is excellent income to be made as long as you learn the business of professional property management.

‘This is where the Pukeko network excels,’ he says. ‘There is excellent sales training through an independent specialist, full systems training, and a good amount of “hand holding” in the early days when you are finding your feet. Support is always only a phone call away, and then there’s the insights you get from the other franchisees.

‘Most Pukeko franchisees are well-established and experienced, and are extremely knowledgeable and helpful to newcomers,’ he says. ‘We’re all about building this brand together.’ A

nother layer of support has also emerged in the past year, with David Pearse appointing six experienced franchisees as business coaches.

‘We gather groups of franchisees for a monthly round table Zoom meeting with these coaches,’ says Andrew. ‘It’s another way of introducing support structures to help everyone, newbies or not, overcome any issues that they may be experiencing, and makes everyone accountable for our overall success.’

The timing’s right

With the current real estate slowdown resulting in more homes being taken off the market and added to the country’s rental stock, Andrew believes it’s a great time to be looking at a Pukeko franchise.

‘Good rents are still being secured, and there’s no shortage of people looking to rent a home, so now is one of the best times to build a property management business. This is a serious cashflow business. Every day you can have cash going into your bank account.’

As a result, people from all walks of life have been joining the franchise, including an ex-airline pilot and people with admin, engineering and trade experience. ‘And if you’re already working for a property management company, it’s worth comparing the Pukeko offering,’ Andrew adds.

‘In addition to earning well into six figures annually and generating instant cashflow, you’ve also got the ability to build the business and sell it when you are ready – you’re not just an employee.

‘Frankly. Pukeko Rental Managers could suit anyone who is organised, able to build trust and relationships, and is prepared to get off their butt and do something,’ says Andrew.

‘If you’re the sort of person who likes to set a goal and go for it, give David a call and talk to some of the existing Pukeko franchisees. It really is that good.’

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