Senior Real Estate Acquisition Manager - Austin

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Are you a self‑motivated, goal‑oriented salesperson with a client service mindset? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial, and high‑transaction‑volume environment? Lakeview Loan Servicing is a large buyer of homes for renovation and resale nationwide. Our business model revitalizes existing residential properties to provide affordable, renovated homes for new homeowners. In this role, you will be the primary point of contact within the market for all real estate acquisition activities, converting advertising into buying single‑family homes in any condition for cash from motivated sellers while providing fast and friendly service.

The Senior Real Estate Acquisition Manager provides leadership through both individual production and team mentorship. This role drives portfolio growth, shapes acquisition strategy, and coaches the acquisitions team to deliver sustained revenue and margin performance. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience successfully working with homeowners and industry professionals to source, underwrite, and acquire single‑family residential real estate.

• Customer Relationship management – serve as the primary point of contact for prospective clients (i.e., homeowners looking to sell), building rapport to determine their needs and a transactional solution.
• Oversee acquisition pipeline performance and lead generation strategy, inclusive of managing leads, calls, and appointments.
• Own market‑level acquisition strategy, identifying emerging submarkets, pricing trends, and acquisition tactics to maximize investment yield.
• Build strategic relationships with high‑value agents, wholesalers, and investor groups to increase deal flow.
• Leverage CRM system and analytics daily to track all necessary contacts, interaction details, and sales process steps; prioritize and complete all daily tasks, including inbound and outbound email, calls, and texts to clients.
• Document all contact information and interactions with clients in the CRM system daily.
• Follow up with current and prior leads at appropriate intervals.
• Produce self‑generated leads through business development, such as cultivating a local real estate investment network, utilizing the local multiple listing service (MLS) and other for‑sale listing platforms, and building relationships with local real estate investment affiliates.
• Conduct comparable market value analysis of prospective homes based on recent sales, research, and local market trends, and estimate repairs for an as‑is, cash offer to purchase the property.
• Work seamlessly with title, legal, construction, and property management partners.
• Advise leadership on market trends, risks, and investment priorities.
• Coach, mentor, and develop acquisitions personnel to build bench strength.
• Travel to clients’ homes and properties to conduct appointments and on‑site property visits.
• Occasional travel to conferences and company meetings to represent the company at industry events.
• Other duties as assigned by leadership.

• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in real estate acquisitions, investments, sales, or transactions.
• Expertise in financial analysis, real estate risk assessment, market/submarket evaluation, and deal structuring.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, with a field of study in real estate, business, marketing, or sales a plus; MBA or equivalent strategic management experience also a plus.
• Self‑motivated, highly entrepreneurial, professional, and goal‑oriented.
• Excellent client service and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build relationships and present and sell solutions; empathy, listening, and negotiation skills are a plus.
• High level of integrity and sound business judgment.
• Highly organized with strong time‑management and multi‑tasking skills.
• Coachable and willing to learn from experienced leaders and peers inside and outside the organization.
• Proficient in using technology portals and applications via a laptop and mobile phone.
• Strong phone communication skills, able to set and close appointments over the phone,…