Assistant Property Manager

About the role

Habitat America, a fast-growing property management company, seeks a strong, professional full-time Assistant Manager for a market rate apartment community in Fredericksburg, VA! Riverwoods at Fredericksburg Apartments is a 187-unit apartment community. Habitat is looking for a marketing-oriented individual with a proven track record for achieving sales and high occupancy.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a resource in resolving resident issues
• Lease apartments and aggressively sell the products and services of the property
• Develop, refine, and effectively implement excellent telephone and personal sales skills
• Respond to site visit or telephone inquiries, conduct site tours, effectively sell to prospects, qualify prospects, complete all related paperwork and activities to ensure a timely move-in
• Work with the property manager to develop and implement sales and marketing strategies towards increasing property traffic levels, exceeding closing ratios, and to achieve and exceed budgeted occupancy percentages
• Maintain thorough product knowledge of property and that of major competition through site visits/tours and telephone surveys
• Prepare all lease-related paperwork in an accurate and timely manner and explain all lease documents to new and existing residents
• Follow established policy and procedures in qualification, screening, and acceptance of applicants for residency
• Respond to resident requests and work with residents to minimize and resolve resident problems and complaints
• Complete special projects or additional duties assigned by supervisor that are essential for the operations of the property
• Comply with all state, federal, and/or local laws relating to Fair Housing

Requirements

Market rate leasing experience is a plus. Yardi software experience is preferred.