A leasing consultant's primary role is to attract and screen potential tenants, provide information about available properties, negotiate lease terms, and ensure a smooth leasing process.
As a leasing consultant, you will be responsible for leasing properties to prospective tenants, ensuring high occupancy rates, and maintaining positive relationships with current residents. Your role involves marketing and promoting available properties, conducting property tours, screening applicants, negotiating lease agreements, and providing excellent customer service. You will work closely with the property manager and other team members to achieve leasing goals and maintain property standards.
The Leasing Consultant's primary focus shall include but not be limited to:
- Stay informed about local rental market trends, competitor activities, and industry regulations.
- Participate in property marketing events, outreach programs, and promotional activities to maximize property visibility.
- Manage all aspects of the leasing process, including leasing apartments to qualified prospects, preparing lease paperwork, and assisting future residents to ensure a smooth move-in.
- Respond to in-person, phone, and email inquiries, provide leasing information, and make appointments.
- Assist with completing weekly, monthly, and special reports.
- Determine resident needs and respond promptly to any resident needs/concerns.
- Effectively and accurately explain all lease and community policies to new and current residents.
- Plan, organize, and conduct resident functions as needed and as directed by the Property Manager.
- Uphold ethical standards, fair housing regulations, and company policies in all leasing activities.
- Work at least one to two weekends a month.
Qualifications
- Valid Driver's License.
- 1+ year of sales or leasing experience strongly preferred.
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
- Demonstrate strong negotiating and sales abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and multitasking skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and other Microsoft Office products.
- Knowledge of Internet, Email, and social media as it pertains to marketing of the community.
- Knowledge of property management software, such as Onesite, Yardi, RealPage, Knock, RentCafe, Resman, etc.
- Knowledge of business practices and principles.
- Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks.
- Ability to cope with stress in a composed manner.
- Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
- Flexible to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
We offer full-time, career-track positions with competitive pay, health, dental, vision, and life insurance; housing discounts, vacation, paid holidays, exceptional 401k plan with employer match, and much more!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Drug-Free Work Place
ZRS Management is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
To meet the challenges of our growing business, ZRS is seeking skilled professionals who are highly motivated team players with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. They must possess strong customer service skills and strong organizational and technical skills. If you possess the right attitude, dedication, and training, you can have a long, successful career at ZRS.
The health and wellness of our team is a top priority for us. We offer health insurance to all of our teams, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that cares for the mental health and wellness of our team members; this extends to their family members as well.
We not only offer paid time off, but we also provide floating holidays that can be used as desired (volunteering, voting, or a mental health day). ZRS also provides flexible 401K plans to set up our teams with a successful and safe future.
Live Well
ZRS is committed to promoting healthy living and lifestyles. We offer credits for fitness programs, incentives for annual check-ups with a physician, and discount programs for pet insurance.
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