Leasing Consultant jobs in Parkersburg, WV

Homestead Companies is a fully integrated real estate company with in-house development, construction, management, and investment opportunities in multifamily, student housing, and active 55 living. We have over 8,500 student housing beds and over 2,000 multifamily units located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, and Texas with our corporate office in Columbus, OH.

Homestead offers an exceptional company culture by providing a supportive and fun working environment and promoting a healthy work-life balance. We appreciate the vital role each team member plays and we offer highly competitive salaries. In addition, our exceptional benefits package for full-time employees includes:

• 
  3 Weeks PTO First Year
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401K After 3 Months, employer match up to 4%, immediately vested
• Employee Referral Program
• Property Rental Discount
• Employee Assistance Program
• and more!

MISSION

• To provide the best resident life experience possible.

VISION

• To continue to grow as developers, builders and operators and create a place where the best choose to work, residents choose to live, and investors choose to trust.

VALUES

• Every day, these Values drive the culture of all our efforts. Together, we commit to:

Say It, Support It , Grow It, Own It, Do The Right Thing

Homestead Companies is looking for a Leasing Consultant to join the team at our student housing property, River Gate with 232 beds.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

As a Leasing Consultant, you connect with future residents, identify their wants and needs, and secure lease agreements for a multi-million-dollar, student housing community. Here are the roles you'll play:

The Tour Guide:

Discover future residents’ needs, show them around your community’s amenity areas and model homes, and highlight all the benefits that will make them want to call your community home

Brag about your community’s unique features and benefits – and highlight what sets it apart from the competition

Create added value by anticipating needs and addressing living concerns customers haven’t even thought about yet

The Deal Sealer:

Put in extra effort to make prospective residents feel so at home, they’ll never want to leave

Optimize occupancy and increase community visits by finding new ways to boost online engagement, update promos/advertising, and create new marketing strategies

Scout the competition to stay one step ahead and keep bringing in the big bucks

Communicate with such clarity and enthusiasm that customers are left with only one question: “Where do I sign?”

The Impact You Can Make:

Occupancy is at an all-time high thanks to your world-class tours, knack for finding the best fit for residents, and tactful ability to meet customer needs.

Your desk is overflowing with flowers and baked goods from all the residents whose lives you’ve changed for the better.

Resident retention keeps climbing because you have such a loyal customer following and landed so many renewals.

Your Building Block of Success:

Solid communication skills that allow you to connect easily with diverse groups of people

Stellar track record of leasing or sales experience

Resourceful problem solving

Enthusiastic and professional customer service

What you will need to be successful in this role:

• Leasing experience
• Sales background
• Outgoing
• Customer Service oriented
• Tech savvy
• Dependability
• Ability to drive occupancy
• Ability to work on Saturdays