Description
leasing sales
unit inspection
digital marketing
property software
lease renewal
resident service
The Community Leasing Agent coordinates marketing, leasing, and renewal strategies to meet occupancy, revenue, and resident‑retention goals. The role involves greeting prospects, conducting tours, processing applications, preparing lease documents, and ensuring smooth move‑ins, as well as maintaining resident satisfaction throughout the lease term and securing lease renewals.
- Performs all sales and leasing activities to achieve the community’s revenue and occupancy goals by greeting and qualifying prospects, conducting community tours and showing apartments, processing applications, credit screening, and criminal background checks, preparing the lease and move-in package, and ensuring a smooth resident move-in and lease signing.
- Inspects apartments prior to resident move-in and ensures apartments are in move-in ready condition and schedules any outstanding item to be addressed with the maintenance team.
- Stays informed about current market and competitor conditions that may impact the community’s occupancy and sales results, develops and implements short- and long-term marketing plans and goals to sustain occupancy, and follows the community’s established policies related to concessions, specials, and other programs to boost occupancy.
- Designs and executes marketing activities to create and drive traffic to the community, including implementing resident referral and employer outreach programs, using internet marketing tools (Craigslist, Facebook, e‑mail, and other websites), and following other community‑specific marketing plans, drives, and special programs.
- Uses the on‑site property management software (OneSite, Yardi, etc.) to track apartment availability, record traffic and leasing activities, manage resident and prospect data, and capture critical demographic and other information about existing and future residents.
- Ensures that the community and show units meet the Company’s standards for show quality by daily inspecting the marketing corridor and leasing tour, communicating maintenance and upkeep needs to the community’s maintenance team members, merchandising and ensuring a physically appealing show unit and/or model and amenities, and preparing the leasing office for daily leasing activities.
- Follows‑up with prospects and new residents to ensure satisfaction by sending e‑mail, thank‑you notes, and cards or making telephone calls or other contacts to finalize decisions to lease and/or renew.
- Executes and performs activities in support of the community’s lease renewal program by preparing lease renewal letters and packages for residents, meeting with and contacting renewing residents in advance of move‑out dates, and ensuring that lease renewal documents are signed and implemented on time.
- Responds quickly and courteously to resident and client/owner concerns and questions, and takes prompt action to solve problems and/or document and convey resident or other requests to the appropriate individual(s).
Requirements
licenses
certifications
driver's license
physical ability
flexible schedule
travel
Incumbents must be able to stand, walk, bend, climb ladders and lift up to 25 lb independently (or 50 lb with assistance) while working in all weather conditions. The position requires a flexible schedule that may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and on‑call duties, and occasional travel to support other properties or attend training.
- Incumbents must have all licenses and/or certifications as required by State and Local jurisdictions.
- Incumbents must have valid driver’s license to operate a golf cart on property.
Benefits
Pay ranges from $15.00 to $18.00 per hour, with eligibility for quarterly or annual bonuses based on individual and company performance. Full‑time employees receive comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, generous paid time off, a 401(k) match up to 6 %, housing discounts, a six‑week paid sabbatical after ten years, parental leave, fertility reimbursement, and various supplemental insurance options.
Training + Development
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