Leasing Consultant: What is the cost of hiring?

Why hire a Leasing Consultant?

Hiring a great Leasing Consultant ensures that the company is able to maintain high occupancy rates to achieve all their current and future goals of the company.

• Persuasively presenting apartments, houses and other properties to potential clients
• Support landlords to discover potential suitable tenants
• Actively promote vacant properties through various media and other advertising techniques

Skills to look for in a great Leasing Consultant

Leasing Agents should ideally possess strong business development and client relationship skills. Their key responsibility is focused on making the company achieve its profitability targets by aiming to achieve full property occupancy.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sales, Marketing, and Advertising preferred though High school diploma or GED is acceptable
• Demonstrated experience of more than 3+ years in property management, leasing or real estate
• Strong communication and closing skills
• Excellent understanding of property management concepts and issues
• Exceptional problem solving and multitasking skills
• Good sales, negotiation and follow-up skills

Writing a Leasing Consultant job description

A thoughtful description can help find qualified Leasing Consultant candidates. A Leasing Consultant job description includes a compelling summary of the role, detailed list of duties and responsibilities, and the required and preferred skills for the position.

Consider including keywords that job seekers are using to search for Leasing Consultant jobs, such as:

• Senior Leasing Consultant
• Leasing Sales Consultant
• Apartment Leasing Consultant

Interviewing Leasing Consultant candidates

Hiring the right person as Leasing Consultant helps the company to be on track for their target achievement for revenue, profitability and growth by achieving full or high occupancy for the property.

• Experience in property management in the real estate industry
• Awareness of the real estate industry and related areas
• How they have managed to enhance the achievement of the company’s revenue and profitability targets by attaining the targeted property management and occupancy rates for the property

See our list of interview questions for more examples.