Leasing Professional - Mural at Stovehouse

FREEMAN WEBB COMPANY REALTORS, LLC•Huntsville, AL

1h•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for showing and leasing apartments to prospective residents. The Leasing Professional will communicate with prospective and current residents, develop and maintain resident relations, learn professional sales techniques, and assist with various administrative tasks. The position also involves inspecting model apartments, compiling listings of available units, and assisting with advertising. A key aspect of the role is screening prospective residents by contacting credit bureaus, previous landlords, and employment history. The Leasing Professional may also substitute for the Assistant Manager when absent and must adhere to all fair housing laws. The company, Freeman Webb, emphasizes teamwork, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for career growth within property management.

Requirements

Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school preferred; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to generate reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Complete and submit weekly activity report, weekly traffic and leasing report, weekly off-site marketing report in a timely and accurately.
Ability to operate basic office equipment such as copier, fax, computer, typewriter, calculator and telephone.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual a plus.

Responsibilities

Shows and leases apartments to prospective Residents.
Communicates with prospective Residents requiring information and current Residents with complaints or problems.
Develops and maintains Resident relations through courtesy, prompt maintenance, newsletter completion, and knowledge of community policies.
Learns to develop professional sales techniques.
Accompanies prospects to model apartments and discusses features, facilities, and lease terms.
Makes follow-up calls to prospective Residents.
Completes lease forms and collects rental deposits.
Inspects condition of model apartments daily and arranges for necessary maintenance.
Compiles and updates listings of available rental units.
Assists with the composition of newspaper advertisements.
Contacts credit bureau, previous landlord, and employment history of prospective Residents.
Substitutes for Assistant Manager when absent.
Adheres to all fair housing laws.
Attends regular staff meetings, weekly management meetings, and weekly department meetings.
Updates work order agendas weekly.
Continuously grows and improves through training and development.