Leasing Consultant
Benefits Offered
401K, Medical, Vision, Dental, Life
Employment Type
Full-Time
POSITION SUMMARY:
Conducts daily leasing activities; including: attain leasing goals (occupancy and rent growth), build and manage rapport to generate interest, desire, and satisfaction for the PRM community; provides the ultimate in service to our residents; completes lease paperwork, and all other duties that correspond to leasing activities. Ultimately, sells prospects and residents on the quality of the PRM brand and the lifestyle of a PRM apartment home.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Achieves daily, weekly, monthly individual leasing goals to contribute to team/property leasing goals established by operational budget.
Answers telephone calls, internet inquiries, or in-person requests from prospects with the purpose of leasing a PRM apartment home; performs follow-up action(s) for every prospect.
Responds to and/or follows up on resident requests; logs requests as needed.
Utilizes sales tools including: rapport building, qualifying, closing during each sales interaction/presentation.
Qualifies prospects by collecting/compiling personal data, entering data into database, initiating background check, and providing follow up status to prospect.
Communicates move-in/move-out apartment status to other team members; ensures apartments are move-in ready; takes action to ensure move-ins occur to satisfy new resident and minimize apartment vacancy.
Completes all required paperwork, associated with leasing, service, and satisfaction, accurately, professionally, and timely.
Tours the property visually inspecting common areas; amenities, and vacant apartments to ensure cleanliness and professional presentation; shows the apartment community to guests/prospects; answers questions about amenities, apartment homes, and the local community.
Stays current on relevant market issues and competitive information.
Performs light bookkeeping and financial activities (e.g.: calculating monthly rents, pro-rated rents, preparing letters for delinquent payments, etc).
Performs office administrative activities (e.g., key track/key release, accepting resident packages, entering information on computer database, etc).
Call the answering service as necessary for messages and follow up on all messages.
Visually inspect entire property (office, models, compactor, vacants, and amenity areas) daily for cleanliness. Pick up trash and run trash compactor when necessary, and if called for, carry cleaning supplies and/or vacuum up or down stairs to apartment homes, and clean apartment to bring it up to prospect ready standards.
Escort prospects to an apartment home and to all amenity areas, using stairs as necessary. Also drive a golf cart or other motor vehicle with prospects as passengers and operate keys in door locks and key closet
Process all paperwork and set up file for move-in
Maintain a minimum of 20% conversion ratio of total traffic.
Follow-up within 24 hours by phone and within 48 hours in writing with a personal note to all prospects.
Shop the competition.
Make suggestions that will maximize revenue and cash flow.
Other projects and duties as requested
About Preferred Residential Management:
Welcome to Preferred Residential Management
Preferred Residential Management is based in Atlanta, Georgia and has apartment management operations in markets across the country. PRM’s goal is to provide residents an exceptional living experience by offering quality apartment homes, superior resident services and total satisfaction. From the moment you enter a PRM community, you will notice that it is the little things that make a difference. From our spectacular landscaping and superior maintenance teams to interior and exterior details to our well trained staff, PRM is committed and focused on every detail which creates communities which are set apart from all the others.