Centralized Leasing Professional - Remote

NHE, Inc.•Greenville, SC

5d•$22 - $24•Remote

About The Position

The Centralized Leasing Professional is the company's first impression to potential and current residents. Responsible for all sales activities, from lead generation through move in. This includes generating and handling incoming prospective traffic, scheduling tours with onsite staff, qualifying applicants and lease generation. Ensures the successful leasing of apartments by adhering to community policies and procedures during the application process (e.g., qualifying potential residents, verifying applications). The Centralized Leasing Professional will play an instrumental role in nurturing the relationship with the residents throughout their residency by providing high quality customer service. Must be flexible and able to work on any property on a varied schedule and from time-to-time travel and work onsite to assist with leasing needs.

Requirements

Sales-minded individual with attention to detail
Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative without instruction
Able to troubleshoot and develop an effective course of action
Excellent communication and follow-up skills via email, text, writing and phone
Positive attitude, strong work ethic and reliable
Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
Excellent follow-up skills via email, text, writing and phone
Positive attitude, strong work ethic, reliable and self-motivated
Must have the ability to work with little direction maintaining confidentiality and professionalism
Multi-task and be a team
Strong communication skills with outgoing
Property Manager’s or PMIC license required
Prior leasing or other property management experience
Prior experience and strong understanding of LIHTC Section 42 required.
High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Must have training or experience in basic computer use, including common applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel as well as experience with web-based software used in apartment management (Yardi Yoyager, Popcard, Payscan, Rent Café preferred).
Ability to generate reports, business correspondence.
Effectively present information and respond to questions from clients, customers, and the general public.
Must possess the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Must be able to apply common sense understanding and carry out instructions furnished written and verbally.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or two years of successful working experience in the apartment management industry, including extensive customer service and leasing/marketing preferred.
Prior experience and strong understanding of HUD Section 8/PRAC/HAP/, HOME, HTF, etc. preferred.

Responsibilities

Train and lead other leasing consultants.
Coordinate and support all on-site staff in achieving occupancy success and other property initiatives.
Run reports and present to leadership leasing statistics as required
Demonstrate strong sales skills to both internal and external customers
Manage the sales process from start to finish to achieve sales goals
Ensure that all sales leads via telephone, walk in traffic, internet leads, are followed through until considered “lost” or "closed".
Find qualified leads through referrals, networking, company supported advertisement and outreach marketing efforts
Answer questions and tour apartment homes to determine the needs of potential residents
Close the sale/renewal by effectively communicating the value of the community and NHE’s commitment to delivering a quality living environment and home
Assesses leasing concerns on struggling properties and suggests a corrective course of action
Demonstrate customer service skills to both internal and external customers
Travel to any property in the portfolio at the request of the COO or Centralized Leasing Manager.
Use customer service skills to take applicant requests, address applicant concerns and resolve them effectively and efficiently
Participate in social media marketing to obtain traffic and assist with brand management
Utilize tools and resources to assess community’s market position in surrounding submarket to maintain the advantage above the competition
Prepares and assists with all leasing paperwork in a timely and accurate manner
Always maintain professional demeanor
Use exceptional multi-tasking skills to streamline processes and effectively manage daily tasks
At the COO’s direction responsible for other administration functions including but not limited to accounting and payroll related functions
This job description does not list all functions, and Job functions may be added, deleted, or modified at any time by your management team