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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager resume example

A resume for a Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager needs to show the work itself: plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Day to day that means work like this: prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties; manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • Apartment Manager
  • Community Manager
  • Property Manager
  • Resident Manager
  • Community Association Manager
  • Lease Administration Supervisor
  • Leasing Manager
  • Occupancy Director
  • On-Site Manager
  • Real Estate Manager
  • ROW Supervisor
  • Apartment Community Manager
  • Apartment House Manager
  • Apartment Property Manager
  • Building Rental Manager
  • Building Rental Superintendent
  • Building Superintendent
  • Cemetery Manager

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
  • Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
  • Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
  • Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.
  • Meet with clients to negotiate management and service contracts, determine priorities, and discuss the financial and operational status of properties.
  • Direct and coordinate the activities of staff and contract personnel and evaluate their performance.
  • Prepare and administer contracts for provision of property services, such as cleaning, maintenance, and security services.
  • Market vacant space to prospective tenants through leasing agents, advertising, or other methods.
  • Act as liaisons between on-site managers or tenants and owners.
  • Investigate complaints, disturbances, and violations and resolve problems, following management rules and regulations.
  • Inspect grounds, facilities, and equipment routinely to determine necessity of repairs or maintenance.
  • Maintain records of sales, rental or usage activity, special permits issued, maintenance and operating costs, or property availability.

27 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • Advantos Systems DataTrust Enterprise
  • Biometric reader software
  • Bostonpost Technology Property Manager
  • Calendar and scheduling software
  • Card key management software
  • Domin-8 Enterprise Solutions RentRight
  • Domin-8 Enterprise Solutions Tenant Pro
  • Facebook
  • FullHouse Software Investment Property Manager
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • IDEAS Software & Training IDEAS Property Clerk

62 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • 10-key calculators
  • Computer laser printers
  • Desktop computers
  • Digital cameras
  • Golf carts
  • Handheld calculators
  • Laptop computers
  • Laser facsimile machines
  • Lenel Onguard
  • Multi-line telephone systems
  • Personal computers
  • Photocopiers

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

  • Yardi

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Speaking
  2. 02Reading Comprehension
  3. 03Active Listening
  4. 04Coordination
  5. 05Writing
  6. 06Critical Thinking
  7. 07Negotiation
  8. 08Persuasion
  9. 09Social Perceptiveness
  10. 10Complex Problem Solving

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management
  • Economics and Accounting
  • English Language
  • Law and Government
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Mathematics
  • Personnel and Human Resources

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 55%Bachelor's Degree
  • 15%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
  • 10%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Considerable Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Common questions

What does a Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager do?
Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Day to day that includes work like prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties and Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
What skills should a Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager put on a resume?
O*NET rates Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Coordination, and Writing among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes Advantos Systems DataTrust Enterprise, Biometric reader software, Bostonpost Technology Property Manager, Calendar and scheduling software, and Card key management software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager work?
O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Apartment Manager, Community Manager, Property Manager, and Resident Manager. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 55% reported their level of education as "Bachelor's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.

What this page cannot tell you

  • No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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