Leasing Specialist

Position is located at Ohana Military Communities located in Honolulu, HI.

The Leasing Specialist has the primary responsibility of coordinating all requests from military families with the property management team. In addition, this position is responsible for assisting in the daily leasing functions of the PPV housing office including, but not limited to, leasing homes to prospective clients, qualifying applicants, executing leases, maintaining resident files, monitoring Government compliance issues, assisting in the implementation of social programs and supportive services, meeting with resident groups, and otherwise assisting the Community Director and Community Manager in ensuring compliance with all Hunt Military Communities policies and Government compliance requirements.

• Coordinate all requests from military families with the property management team.
• Perform all leasing functions including showing of vacant units, and timely execution of leases and renewals.
• Qualify applicants in accordance with Government compliance requirements.
• Coordinate move‑in dates and pre‑move‑in inspections with the incoming military families.
• Coordinate move‑outs, pre‑inspection, and final inspection for outgoing military families, to include calculating the charge for any damages to be billed to the resident, and delivery of the final utility bill (where applicable).
• Receive and record service requests and disburse them to the appropriate maintenance director/assistant maintenance director (where applicable).
• Ensure that resident file jackets and maintenance file jackets (if applicable) are properly maintained.
• Perform routine market analysis reports.
• Assist the Community Director and/or Community Manager in ensuring that the property follows the requirements and procedures identified in the property legal documents.
• Assist in the organization and scheduling social events, educational classes, physical activities, and family functions for the community residents, which may result in working flexible hours.
• Prepare and recommend advertising and marketing strategies as deemed appropriate in order to create traffic to our property.
• Develop property concept by researching and analyzing current market rates; studying economic, traffic, and population history, trends, and forecasts; investigating and analyzing competitive properties.
• Market the property by advertising vacancies; identifying and approaching prospective tenants; creating and distributing marketing materials; greeting drop‑ins; participating in community and regional activities.
• Prepare properties for showing by inspecting premises.
• Show properties by setting appointments; providing property statistics and leasing information; highlighting benefits, such as location, surrounding area, transportation, access, neighbors, home systems and services, amenities, occupancy history, owner performance, tenant satisfaction, and security.
• Complete lease by reviewing contract requirements; negotiating terms; obtaining signatures, deposits, and payments.
• Create and place advertising in all venues including social media.
• This position requires driving for the company using either a company vehicle, rental vehicle or their personal vehicle.

• High School Diploma or GED Required or Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Property Management, other related discipline Preferred.
• Previous Leasing Experience Required.
• Experience working with computers and typical office software such as Email, Word, Excel, and internet browsers. Required.
• Previous experience in sales Preferred.
• Strong customer service skills.
• The ability to show houses which may include working in all types of weather conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in handling highly confidential information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to communicate clearly and professionally with individuals at all levels, internally and externally.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities with tight deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• A high degree of professionalism and a strong work ethic coupled with a sense of…