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Magical Math: Calculating YOUR Financial Impact

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)

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Event Details

Summary:
Property management is an investment exercise. By
performing our management tasks with this in mind,
we can enhance the quality of the lives of our
residents, serve our owners, investors, company and
teammates.


Understanding performance metrics and calculations
is key to accomplishing this. Gaining an
understanding of common terms, statements, and
calculations will help attendees communicate better,
understand and realize goals, and calculate your
financial impact on the asset’s NOI and value.

Subject:
Property Budgeting
and Finance
Audience:
Property Managers,
Regional Managers
Format:
Speaker presentation
with live audience Q&A
Duration:
60 minutes


About this session

Takeaways:
● Occupancy Related Terms & Calculations
○ Understand key occupancy terms used in property management
○ Learn to differentiate and calculate both Physical Occupancy and Economic
Occupancy

● Financial Terms, Calculations & Statements
○ Gain familiarity with essential financial terminology
○ Understanding the structure and purpose of Operating Statements and Cash Flow
Statements

● Investment Terms & Calculations
○ Understand the math that impacts property management decisions
○ Understand and calculate the interplay between Cap Rates, NOI, & property values -
to reveal the impact of every dollar added to or subtracted from NOI.
○ Prepare for budgeting by learning ROI & Payback period calculations

For More Information:

Candy Ludwig
Candy Ludwig
Executive Director Delaware Apartment Association (302)502-3110

Victoria Cowart
CPM, NAAEI Faculty
Senior Director of Education
& Enterprise Sales
victoria@petscreening.com

Bio:
Victoria Cowart, CPM, NAAEI Faculty, is the senior
director of education and enterprise sales for
PetScreening. Previously, she was a direct property
management industry member with extensive
experience providing management and oversight
for a mix of portfolios, including apartment
communities, manufactured housing
communities, and HOAs.


Cowart helped launch the Charleston Apartment
Association, served as its president, and then
became the president of the South Carolina
Apartment Association and an NAA regional vice
president. She has chaired four NAA committees,
most recently the 2021 Legislative Committee.
Cowart was recently inducted into the South
Carolina Apartment Association Hall of Fame. She
is a passionate advocate for industry education,
pets, and assistance animals. Cowart has a
degree in the management of human resources
and has been certified as an Adult Mental Health
First Aid Instructor by the National Council for
Mental Wellbeing.