How to get a job as a leasing agent
Getting started requires figuring out how to get your foot in the door with local property managers and understanding what makes or breaks their hiring decisions. Without these practical tips, people who hate school and want to avoid a four-year degree struggle to transition into the career.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Leveraging prior customer service experience from restaurants and retailDid this help you?
- 2Highlighting bilingual skills on applications to stand out without a degreeDid this help you?
- 3Taking on the smallest repair jobs in occupied units to build a relationship.Did this help you?
- 4Providing free, same-day quotes by estimating measurements from a texted photo.Did this help you?
- 5Having liability insurance and workers comp paperwork prepared and on file before the first call.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I'm interested in maybe becoming a leasing agent.”source ↗
“I've never been a school person my entire life; I've tried to like it, I could have the best week of my life and still hate it. I can't imagine doing this for the next 4 years, and I cry every day.”source ↗
“Just looking for tips on how to get my foot in the door with some local property managers. What makes or breaks you wanting to work with a contractor?”source ↗
Where this came up
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