Housing Acquisition Specialist

Brilliant Corners•Sacramento, CA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Brilliant Corners provides innovative housing and housing-related services to California’s most vulnerable individuals, with an emphasis on those transitioning from, or at risk of, homelessness or institutionalization. We develop, own, and manage multi-family supportive housing and licensed residential care homes. We implement a broad array of scattered-site, one-on-one supportive housing, and clinical case management programs through partnerships with developmental services, homeless services, veterans’ services, and health care sectors. The Sacramento Flexible Housing Pool (FHP) is a new countywide initiative led by Brilliant Corners in partnership with the Sacramento County Department of Homeless Services and Housing (DHSH). The program provides a centralized system to help individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness quickly access and maintain permanent housing. In its first year, FHP will serve at least 250 households prioritizing adults experiencing homelessness who also live with serious mental illness (SMI) or substance use disorder (SUD). Through rental subsidies, housing navigation, tenancy supports, and landlord engagement, FHP connects people to stable housing while offering the supports needed to prevent returns to homelessness. By braiding multiple funding streams, including CalAIM, BHSA, PATH CITED, and others, FHP is designed to grow over time into Sacramento County’s primary rehousing pathway, ensuring equitable access to housing and long-term stability for the community’s most vulnerable residents. Housing Acquisitions Specialists are integral members of the FHP team, specializing in securing market-rate rental units throughout Sacramento County. The team is recognized for providing innovative vacancy solutions for landlords. Using a dynamic set of program incentives (i.e. reduced vacancy loss via holding agreements, a competitive rental subsidy, reduced turnover costs via damage mitigation funding, etc.), the Housing Acquisitions Specialist serves as a one-stop-shop for landlords to fill their vacancies. This role is ideal for organized, personable professionals who are passionate about advancing housing solutions within a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to utilize critical thinking skill, follow established procedures, good organizational and record-keeping skills, and apply problem-solving skills within clearly defined guidelines
Willingness to travel and make multiple visits in the community
Access to reliable transportation, possession of a valid California driver’s license, a clean driving record, and automobile insurance
Ability to tactfully support communication and coordination between landlord and tenant
Basic computer knowledge, MS Word, and Excel (moderate to strong) required; PowerPoint preferred
Flexibility required regarding scheduling and prioritizing of tasks

Nice To Haves

Experience in leasing, real estate, property management, supportive housing, Sacramento County rental markets, city planning/public policy, subsidy programs or sales highly desired
Possession of a Housing Quality Standards (HQS) certification is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

Identify and secure appropriate rental housing throughout Sacramento County.
Identify and pursue leasing opportunities via phone, online channels, social media, face-to-face engagement, and canvassing.
Market and network FHP program incentives to prospective landlords, property managers, and associations.
Conduct housing quality inspections following established checklists and program guidelines, and report findings; advise stakeholders of any deficiencies to correct and resolve violations.
Provide unit hold and leads information to Housing Coordinator team and facilitate the successful lease up of acquired units.
Provide and maintain account management, provide continuous support to property providers, nurture repeat business opportunities, facilitate communication.
Maintain and update thorough and accurate lead/property data within the internal database system (Salesforce).
Collect data and assist in preparing reports related to acquisition activities; follow established procedures and templates to support program tracking.
Other duties as assigned by program management.