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Urbaneta blog posts about property management.
It's the 3rd of the month. You need meter readings from 137 apartments. Three days later, you're still chasing residents and typing numbers into Excel. Here's how automated utility billing actually works — with real time-savings data from a 42-unit building in Riga.
A board member from a 24-unit building in Pārdaugava asked me what HOA software to choose. After three weeks of research she was more confused than when she started. Here's what apartment associations in the Baltics actually need — and what to skip.
There are a dozen 'best property management software' lists out there, and most of them are affiliate rankings. Here's what actually matters when you're managing 5-50 units in the Baltics and you're tired of Excel — from pricing traps to the seven-step test you can run in one afternoon.
Elevators in 1960–1990 panel buildings across Riga and Tallinn are reaching end of life. Here's what an elevator replacement actually costs, how to fund it, how to win the AGM vote, and how to survive the construction weeks with no lift.
Every September, apartment associations across Riga argue about when to turn on the heating. The real question isn't when — it's whether your building is ready. Here's a six-week checklist for preparing a Baltic apartment building for heating season, from system inspections to budget setting.
A friend who manages three apartment buildings in Pārdaugava got a letter from Latvia's Data State Inspectorate last March. I spent a weekend helping her get GDPR-compliant. Here's what I learned about resident data, legal bases, retention, and what DVI actually asks for when they show up.
If you're still emailing residents for meter readings and typing numbers into spreadsheets, you're losing hours every month. Here's how property managers in Latvia and the Baltics are automating utility billing — and what actually works.
