After 25 years in service, Asset Plus Companies, a nationwide real estate property management firm specializing in maximizing value and revenue generation for property owners, developers and investment partners,  has recently been recognized on the 30th annual Inc. Magazine’s 500|5000 list as one of America’s fastest growing companies!  

Asset Plus Companies is one of 52 real estate companies that made the 2011 list and is the only Houston real estate firm to receive such an honor.

To select companies for the Inc. 500|5000 list, the magazine assesses each business over a period of three years and also researches their industry, metro area, revenue, and number of employees.  According to Inc. Magazine, the honorees on the list are recognized for their “creativity, dedication, and hard work” that they put into building their companies.  

“We are honored to be recognized on such a prestigious list of America’s fastest growing companies and share this recognition with all who have played a pivotal role in the company’s growth including our customers, clients and employees” said Michael S. McGrath, President and Chairman of Asset Plus Companies.

Today, the company oversees a portfolio of close to 200 properties located across the nation. This portfolio contains approximately 32 million square feet of space representing property values of over $1.5 billion in multifamily, student housing, office, industrial, retail, and other property types.

Congratulations and thank you to everyone that has been a part of Asset Plus' success and growth over the past 3 years, we could not be more excited!

Asset Campus Housing is proud to manage two new student housing communities; Knight’s Circle and The Pointe at Central located in Orlando, Florida.

Knight’s Circle has 2,532 beds in fully furnished two-, three-, and four bedroom room units. The community is less than a mile away from the University of Central Florida and is conveniently located on the UCF shuttle route. 

Houston based Asset Plus properties had been collecting school supplies in conjunction with the Houston Apartment Association for the past 3 months in order to donate to the  Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries (ACAM).

Property managers distributed fliers to residents, sent out email reminders and even visited local grocery stores to collect donations for the school supply drive.  Internally, Asset Plus hosted a competition amongst all of the properties to see which team could collect the most school supplies.  The competition encouraged property managers to collect over 5,500 school supplies at all of the properties.  Property managers Erica Lee and LeAnn Carrasco won the competition by collection nearly 40 boxes of school supplies at their properties.

We are glad to hear that the Houston Apartment Association all together collected over 150 boxes of supplies and more than $27,000 from members in the association. This team effort is expected to help more than 4,000 children in the greater Houston area.

Congratulations to Asset Campus Housing for receiving a 2011 Multi Housing Technology Choice Award for Best Mobile App.

The iPhone app as well as ACH’s customized websites, online survey systems and SMS text messaging are some of the many technologically savvy resources that the company uses to provide exceptional customer service to those in the student housing industry.

About the ACH iPhone App:

Released January, 2011

Pay rent on phone

Submit maintenance requests

View upcoming events and campus news

View floor plans and photos of property

Connect with property via email or phone instantly

The overwhelming heat of summer is hitting all of our properties nationwide; therefore we created a list based on some of our property managers' most manageable tips on how you can combat the exhausting temperatures over these next couple of weeks. Let us know if you have any other suggestions!

Curtains and blinds - Keep these closed during the day. You can easily set an alarm on your phone at night time to remind you to close all lights and blinds before you go to bed, that way when you leave for work the next day they will all keep the bright light and extra heat outside.

Fans - Keep your fans running in the house to help circulate the cool air.

Fun - If you want to save some money on your AC bill, spend some time out of the house at the public library, shopping mall, movie theatre or even the ice rink!

Install a programmable thermostat - Have it set to go up about 5 degrees while you’re at work and programmed to cool back down about 30 minutes before you get home from work.

Laundry - Do your laundry at night; the later the dryer is turned on, the better chance you have at it not working against your AC.

Lights - Be sure to turn off any lights that you do not need; light emits heat as a byproduct of producing light.

Windows - If you live in a house, it is a good idea to open up windows that are directly across from one another and let the air breeze right on through your home.

Vents - Close any unused vents in your home or apartment, no need to cool a space that is never used.