Apartment Leasing Consultant Internship

About the role

Park Properties Management Co seeks a college student for an Apartment Leasing Consultant Internship at our apartment communities in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Leasing Consultant markets the apartment community and presents features and benefits of the community to prospective residents, secures lease agreements from qualified persons, and performs related duties.

Responsibilities

• Greets prospective residents, qualifies them, determines needs and preferences, and professionally presents the community and specific apartments while communicating features and benefits.
• Answers incoming phone calls and handles each call appropriately, whether it is a prospect call, resident with a concern, or service request, and transfers calls to the Community Manager when appropriate.
• Maintains awareness of local market conditions and trends and contributes ideas to the Community Manager for marketing the property and improving resident satisfaction.
• Correctly completes all lease applications, assists with application verification, and notifies prospective residents of results. Types miscellaneous resident communication as needed.
• Completes all lease paperwork including related addenda and accepts rents and deposits.
• Completes Guest Card information form on all prospects, sends thank-you notes, and performs follow-up.
• Physically inspects the property when on grounds, picks up litter, and reports any service needs to maintenance staff. Inspects move-outs and vacancies.
• Assists the Community Manager in preparation of daily and weekly reports, resident communications, move-out inventory, market surveys, etc.
• Ensures all rental practices comply with federal, state, and local laws.
• Provides excellent customer service for residents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be self-motivated, with high energy and commitment to high performance in a busy, multi-task work environment.
• Must have the desire to work both independently and as a team.

Qualifications

• Experience in Property Management or related field preferred.
• College studies in real estate and/or Property Management preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with Yardi preferred.

Skills

• Understanding the Customer
• Closing Skills
• Prospecting Skills
• People Skills
• Problem Solving
• Legal Compliance
• Meeting Goals

Benefits

Paid internship position.