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Area Manager

Blue Castle Agency
Winston, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/9/2026

This is a hands-on regional leadership role overseeing three market-rate apartment communities across the Triad and Charlotte markets, a few hours apart by car. You'll have real ownership over how these properties run — building out on-site teams, tightening up operations, and putting your own stamp on the portfolio's performance. There's also a clear path for growth here: the company plans to bring two more properties in-house over the next 6-12 months, and this role will grow to take them on.

If you like building strong teams and have a sharp eye for where operations can run better, this is a great fit.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Take direct operational ownership of three Class B/C market-rate communities, splitting your time across all of them
  • Recruit, hire, and train on-site teams — including bringing on a new Property Manager and coaching them through their first few months
  • Step in and run day-to-day operations hands-on at any site that needs it
  • Spot and act on opportunities to improve performance, tighten budgets, and strengthen team operations across the portfolio
  • Review monthly financials, budgets, and variance reports across all three properties
  • Own rent growth and pricing strategy input for the portfolio
  • Handle resident relations escalations and stay ahead of turnover, leasing, and make-ready timelines
  • Travel regularly between the Triad and Charlotte markets to stay hands-on at each site
  • Take on additional properties as the company grows its in-house portfolio over the next 6-12 months
WHY YOU MATTER

This portfolio needs someone who builds strong teams and knows how to make operations run better, with real backing from ownership to do it right. It's a chance to put your mark on a growing portfolio and set the standard for how it's managed going forward.

WHAT IT TAKES
  • 5 years of multi-site multifamily property management experience
  • Proven track record operating Class B and Class C market-rate assets
  • Real recruiting and team-building chops — you've hired and trained on-site staff before, not just managed people already in place
  • Comfortable rolling up your sleeves and running a property hands-on when needed
  • Strong grasp of budgets, NOI, and variance analysis
  • Working knowledge of landlord-tenant law and Fair Housing requirements
  • Valid driver's license and willingness to travel regularly between sites
  • Steady, calm decision-making and a knack for spotting ways to improve how things run
THE PERKS!
  • $100,000–$130,000 per year
  • Monthly car allowance for the regional travel
  • Performance bonus structure
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Health Sharing Accounts
  • 2 weeks paid vacation (PTO)

Salary : $100,000 - $130,000

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