Homestead Companies is a fully integrated real estate company with in-house development, construction, management, and investment opportunities in multifamily, student housing, and active 55 living. We have over 8,500 student housing beds and over 2,000 multifamily units located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, and Texas with our corporate office in Columbus, OH.

Homestead offers an exceptional company culture by providing a supportive and fun working environment and promoting a healthy work-life balance. We appreciate the vital role each team member plays and we offer highly competitive salaries. In addition, our exceptional benefits package for full-time employees includes:

Homestead Companies is hiring for an Assistant Community Manager at our multifamily property Schrock Park, with 72 units.

As an Assistant Community Manager, you will contribute to all aspects of leasing production at your property as well as perform management and administrative functions to ensure the property is performing at its highest potential. You will also maintain the financial workflow at the property as it relates to Policy and various workflows, accounting, lease start and end dates, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, achievement of monthly collections goal and management of collections process, and exceptional customer-relations residents as they relate to all ledger questions.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in all aspects of the leasing process which includes ensuring all leads are properly entered into Entrata, contacted, and followed up on; greeting prospects and providing tours; closing the sale; assisting prospects through the application and lease process, including ensuring the proper preparation and execution of the lease agreement and all screening procedures; monitoring and participating in the resident renewal process, and ensuring the model and all tour routes are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness.
• Ensure that both individual and group leasing targets are achieved for the community and proactively communicate and work with the Property Manager through both opportunities and threats.
• Ensure both individual and team knowledge of the competitive landscape of the market by shopping competitors and keeping updated records of all offerings within the market.
• Establish an in-depth understanding of the property including selling points of the site and frequent objections from prospects, site leasing trends, traffic patterns, and product availability.
• Provide support and assistance to all customer service efforts at the community, including dealing with escalated resident complaints.
• Coordinate and participate in site marketing efforts and events to gain prospects and retain residents.
• Other tasks as directed and assigned.

Qualifications:

• 3 years experience in property management
• Strong leasing ability
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to connect with residents
• Social Media experience (targeted marketing and advertising)
• Ability to work within budget and have solid practices for raising income and lowering expenses
• Experience in preparing monthly variance reporting
• Experience with Entrata is a plus
• Self-motivated and goals-driven