Position Overview
Leasing agents are considered “go-betweens” as they create a bridge between lenders and borrowers or properties.
They need to have exceptional knowledge of all properties within the vicinity of their work parameters. If they work on an inter-city basis, they also need to know about properties in surrounding cities and areas.
Here is a detailed job description (in a list) of what a leasing agent does each day:
Sample Job Description for Leasing Agent Resume
• Greet clients and interview them thoroughly to determine their property leasing requirements.
• Make notes of specific attributes that clients are looking for and provide them with options.
• Research the property market to determine which properties meet clients’ specifications exactly.
• Escort clients through properties and highlight the features that they are looking for.
• Provide clients with information on leasing rules and laws after ensuring their creditworthiness.
• Inspect properties before showing them to clients to develop an information base about them.
• Investigate interested parties’ backgrounds to ensure credibility and honesty of the eventual deal.
• Assist clients in filling out leasing forms and instruct them to make available required documents.
• Ensure that properties are made ready for clients to move into on the date agreed on.
• Prepare marketing and promotional materials to promote properties in the market.
• Conduct research to determine price variances according to the areas and types of properties.
• Follow up on lease application processes to ensure expediting of procedures.
Leasing Agent Edcational Requirements
To work as a leasing agent, you do not need more than a high school diploma or a GED, but you will need to possess great insight into customer services and property-related market research work.
Leasing Agent Skills and Abilities
Working as a leasing agent requires you to be a great communicator. You need to be able to bring properties to life by highlighting their positive attributes and downplaying negative ones.
You also need to be exceptionally well-versed in handling comparisons between different properties to ensure that you market the one appropriate to the specific tastes of each client.
Additionally, working as a leasing agent means that your knowledge base of property laws, rules and regulations needs to be quite well-endowed as you will be performing a lot of paperwork.