Leasing Agent

Founded in 1923, The Yarco Companies is a full-service, multi-family real estate firm delivering specialized Property Management Services, focusing primarily on Affordable Housing. For more information, visit www.yarco.com.

About the role

This safety-sensitive position is responsible for the leasing and marketing function of the property. It involves supporting the Community Manager in achieving occupancy and rental goals, managing resident relations, and ensuring property upkeep.

Responsibilities

• Support the Community Manager by achieving occupancy and rental goals.
• Maintain a closing percentage of at least 30%.
• Reach prospective residents through advertising and respond to phone inquiries and property tours.
• Affirmatively market the property by assisting in accurate preparation and administration of all leasing activities and rental traffic reports.
• Aid the Resident Management in completing market studies.
• Assist the Community Manager with overall operations, promoting positive resident relations, handling resident complaints, and overseeing rent collections.
• Supervise, motivate, and direct the staff to promote teamwork and achieve a common goal.
• Ensure the property is in a neat, clean, and well-maintained condition through daily exterior and interior inspections.
• Ensure the property meets and exceeds company standards for resident satisfaction and availability on a 24-hour emergency basis.
• Plan and participate in community activities and other projects as assigned.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Essential Mental Alertness Requirements

• Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Ability to perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgment.
• Not mentally or physically impaired from any cause that can adversely affect ability to safely and competently perform the duties of the position.
• Ability to take prompt and appropriate responses to operating conditions.
• Ability to work in an unfatigued state.
• Ability to accurately gauge lengths of time and distance.
• Ability to quickly store and recall instructions in one’s short-term memory.
• Ability to concentrate.
• Ability to cope with sudden changes in surrounding and/or emergency situations and/or alarms.
• Demonstrated caring, committed, and concerned attitude about safety.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED required. Higher education preferred.
• Experience: 2-3 years of customer service or related experience.
• Physical & Cognitive: Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 40 pounds.
• If job includes or may include driving for company business:
• Driver must have a valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record with company insurance carrier.
• Driver must have reliable means of transportation.
• Driver must have the ability to be insurable at standard rates for driving.
• Driver must provide proof of personal auto liability insurance when using vehicles for company business.

To be hired, candidates will be required to successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen.