Experienced Lease-Up Leasing Consultant

Meritus Property Group • Vancouver, WA

158d • $24 - $25

About The Position

Meritus Property Group is seeking a seasoned, high-performing Lease-Up Leasing Consultant to help launch and lease a new multifamily community. This is a proactive, sales-forward role for a leasing professional who can generate traffic, convert leads, conduct polished tours, follow up consistently, process applications, support move-ins, and help achieve aggressive lease-up goals. The position requires urgency, organization, confidence, strong sales discipline, and personal ownership of leasing results.

The consultant will introduce the property to the market, build excitement among prospects, create a strong first impression, and convert interest into signed leases. The role supports all phases of lease-up, from pre-leasing and opening through first move-ins, phased deliveries, and stabilization. It also includes outreach, market awareness, resident and prospect service, and accurate use of Yardi and other leasing technologies.

This is a full-time position with weekend availability required as part of the regular schedule. The lease-up schedule may also include evenings, open houses, resident events, outreach events, and other high-traffic leasing opportunities. Meritus Property Group offers competitive compensation based on experience, qualifications, and market factors. The role may be eligible for leasing commissions or performance-based bonuses, as well as company benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, rental discount eligibility, professional development, and additional company-sponsored benefits.

Requirements

• Prior multifamily leasing experience.
• Yardi experience.
• Proven ability to meet or exceed leasing goals.
• Strong sales ability and a confident closing style.
• A highly proactive approach to leasing, follow-up, outreach, and prospect engagement.
• Strong understanding of guest card management, application processing, leasing workflows, and move-in coordination.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional presentation and comfort working with a wide range of prospects and residents.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a high volume of leads.
• Ability to work with urgency while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.
• Comfort with technology, CRM systems, online leasing, digital communication, and reporting.
• Knowledge of Fair Housing requirements and professional leasing practices.
• Ability to work weekends as part of the regular schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Prior lease-up experience.
• Successful experience leasing a new construction community.
• Experience in a high-traffic, high-volume lease-up environment.
• Experience with outreach marketing and local relationship building.
• Experience leasing Class A or luxury multifamily communities.
• Experience with revenue management, concession strategy, or market rent positioning.
• Bilingual abilities.
• Familiarity with Vancouver, Portland Metro, or surrounding submarkets.

Responsibilities

• Lease apartments with urgency and professionalism, conduct personalized tours, understand prospect needs and objections, present property features and pricing, and confidently ask for the lease.
• Follow up with every lead, manage the leasing pipeline, maintain accurate lead records, and convert qualified traffic into applications and signed leases.
• Communicate availability, pricing changes, specials, move-in dates, and lease-up momentum to create appropriate urgency.
• Generate traffic through outreach marketing, local partnerships, employer outreach, neighborhood engagement, follow-up campaigns, and resident referrals.
• Assist with marketing efforts, open houses, broker and resident events, prospect events, and other promotional activities.
• Monitor lead sources, competitive conditions, nearby pricing, concessions, availability, and leasing trends; share feedback with the Property Manager.
• Use Yardi and other systems for guest cards, applications, availability, pricing, leasing workflows, resident accounts, move-ins, and reporting.
• Maintain timely, accurate guest card notes and documentation of follow-up, appointments, applications, and prospect communications.
• Process applications and monitor documentation, approvals, deposits, move-in funds, and lease completion according to company policy.
• Support online leasing, digital communications, resident portals, and data integrity across prospect, applicant, and resident records.
• Support lease-up phases, track leasing and traffic goals, participate in leasing huddles and performance reviews, and communicate market feedback and barriers to the Property Manager.
• Assist with model presentation, tour paths, signage, curb appeal, amenity readiness, and leasing office presentation; coordinate with maintenance and management to keep homes and amenities tour-ready.
• Help provide smooth move-ins and deliver a welcoming, professional experience to prospects and residents from first contact through move-in.
• Respond to calls, emails, texts, online inquiries, and walk-ins with urgency and accuracy; support resident events, move-in communications, renewal support, and community engagement as needed.
• Conduct market surveys and competitor shops as assigned, understand local lifestyle drivers, and help position the community against competitors.

Benefits

• Medical benefits.
• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.
• Paid time off.
• Rental discount eligibility.
• Professional development.
• Additional company-sponsored benefits.
• Potential eligibility for leasing commissions or performance-based bonus opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed