# BDMs, Growth, and Reality: What Property Managers Get Wrong Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/narpm-radio-255031/bdms-growth-and-reality-what-property-managers-get-wrong Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/narpm-radio-255031/bdms-growth-and-reality-what-property-managers-get-wrong.md Podcast: [NARPM Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/narpm-radio-255031) Published: 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://narpm.podbean.com/e/bdms-growth-and-reality-what-property-managers-get-wrong/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vmwxix35br4u296q/Jennifer_Merritt_04-15-269f939.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/narpm-radio-255031/episodes/bdms-growth-and-reality-what-property-managers-get-wrong Duration seconds: 2126 ## Resource April 15, 2026 In this week’s NARPM® podcast, host Pete Neubig talks with Jennifer Merritt, RentScale Partner and Chief Operating Officer - Integrator, who breaks down when — and how — to hire a business development manager. From readiness and lead flow to compensation, systems and common mistakes, Jennifer shares a practical framework to help property managers build a BDM role that actually drives growth. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/narpm-radio-255031/episodes/bdms-growth-and-reality-what-property-managers-get-wrong/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/narpm-radio-255031/bdms-growth-and-reality-what-property-managers-get-wrong.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.