It’s real estate without the high-pressure sales tactics and commission-only salary. If you’ve been interested in keeping up a portfolio of properties, consider a career in property management. As a combination of real estate, budget preparation, building maintenance, and team management, property management jobs involve interacting with many individuals – tenants, office employees, and maintenance workers – and keeping apartments or commercial buildings in as best of a state as possible.

For interacting with tenants, a property management company collects rent and is the go-to point for lease renewal, questions, and concerns. For example, if an apartment or commercial space needs repair, the tenant will contact the property manager, who will then see that maintenance workers address the concern or damaged space as quick as possible. Additionally, the property manager interacts with everyone interested in renting an apartment or commercial space and is responsible for all applications and background checks.

Property management companies often have a team of staff, of which the property manager is the most senior member. This managerial role involves overseeing all clerical workers and preparing budgets. In this aspect, he or she needs to be familiar with Microsoft Office and accounting software. Additionally, he or she is in charge of financial reporting for the company.

A property management company ceases to exist without apartments or commercial space, and aside from interpersonal skills, overseeing a property portfolio is a significant aspect of the job. While the property manager sees that all spaces are up to standard, he or she maintains a record of all repairs and contracted services each receives and conducts inspections at least once per year.

Many skills for property management are learned on the job, but the path to a managerial role involves working up from a clerical position or an internship. Typically, a Bachelor’s degree is required to be a property manager, and if a student is interested in the field, he or she can intern for a semester at such a company. Upon graduation, he or she may be offered a full-time role.

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