Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers

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Community Manager, Property Manager, Real Estate Manager, Resident Manager

What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).
On the job, you would:
  • Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
  • Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.
  • Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.

Knowledge

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security
  • law and government

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Skills

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • talking to others

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • bringing people together to solve differences

Resource Management

  • making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent
  • selecting and managing the best workers for a job

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • use rules to solve problems
  • notice when problems happen

Math

  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide
  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Leadership Orientation
  • Social Orientation
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Self-Confidence

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base user interface and query software

  • Propertyware
  • Yardi software Hot Technology In Demand

Word processing software

  • Google Docs Hot Technology
  • Microsoft Word Hot Technology In Demand

Accounting software

  • Intuit QuickBooks Hot Technology
  • Sage 50 Accounting

Education

Education: (rated 3 of 4)
bachelor's degree or
associate's degree or other 2-year degree
usually needed

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Job Outlook

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