Leasing Consultant

AJ Dwoskin & Associates Inc•Alexandria, VA

About The Position

This role is ideally suited for a talented Leasing Consultant that will be responsible for coordinating all activities related to apartment rentals, move-ins, move-outs, and lease renewals. The leasing consultant is also responsible for interacting directly with prospective and current residents to achieve maximum occupancy, ensure resident retention, and client satisfaction by providing the highest level of customer service.

Requirements

High school diploma is required.
Basic level knowledge with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to others and communicate with all levels of management effectively and sensitively.
Sensitivity to confidential matters is required.
Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment with a keen sense of urgency.
Ability to relay technical concerns with adequate detail, quickly and accurately.
Capability to read, write, comprehend, and converse in English.
Ability to use general office equipment, such as telephone, fax machine, printer, copier, and key track system.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Ability to cope with and defuse situations involving angry or difficult people.
Must maintain a valid driver’s license, clean driving record and current auto insurance.
Must comply with all safety requirements.
Required to complete and successfully pass the AJ Dwoskin Fair Housing, Diversity, and Inclusion Training within the first 30 days of employment.
Required to maintain a regular schedule which may require working overtime, weekends, and non-traditional holidays.
May be required to aid during staffing deficiencies on-site.
Ability to lift, push and pull up to 25 pounds.
Ability to walk around the property several times daily (up to 10 miles a day).
Ability to walk on uneven surfaces.
Ability to climb several flights of stairs several times daily.
Hearing and visual ability to observe and detect signs of emergency are required.
Must be able to sit, stand, reach, bend, and stoop for extended periods of time.
Ability to use standard maintenance equipment.
Talking and expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make discriminations in sounds.
Visual requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.
Ability to tolerate stressful situations.
Ability to work under minimal to moderate supervision.

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred.
A minimum of one year of previous sales or customer service experience is preferred.
One year of previous residential leasing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Generates and handles prospective resident leads.
Follows up with all prospective residents via phone, mail, or email daily as established in policy.
Converts prospective phone, email or text customer leads to scheduled appointments to tour the property.
Qualifies prospective residents
Tours prospective residents and leases apartment homes.
Assists with prospective resident applications.
Maintains accurate and detailed records of prospective resident leads by entering applicable information into the computer.
Prepares all lease documents and prepares move-in packet according to policy.
Aids current residents and updates communication in their resident file daily.
Inspects apartments prior to resident move-ins and ensures apartments are in move-in condition by coordinating move-in/out needs and schedules with the maintenance team.
Orients prospective and current residents to the property.
Daily walks apartment homes to ensure market readiness and prepare necessary service tickets.
Daily walks exterior of property and amenities to assist with ensuring property meets Dwoskin curb appeal standards.
Processes renewal paperwork and ensures documentation is delivered to current residents per expiration schedule.
Completes weekly leasing reports in an accurate and timely fashion.
Updates market survey per schedule.
Stays engaged and maintains current knowledge and any changes of the competing communities by shopping and/or visiting the competition on regular basis.
Participates in corporate outreach and other marketing programs.
Enters resident service requests into the computer, conduct follow-up and close tickets.
May be asked to help plan and implement resident activities to increase resident retention.
Assists with ongoing resident relations throughout the occupant’s tenancy by ensuring requests are responded to promptly and accurately.
Delivers notices to resident apartments as needed.
Complies with all company policies, applicable health and safety rules and regulations, and applicable local, state, and federal laws.
Perform other duties as assigned.