Job description:
Drysdale Property Management is seeking a licensed, detail-oriented Property Manager and Leasing Specialist. This dynamic role handles the full lifecycle of rental properties—spanning from marketing, applicant screening, tenant relations, and lease enforcement across multiple local jurisdictions. The ideal candidate is a proactive communicator who thrives in a fast-paced environment and possesses a strong understanding of California real estate regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
Listing Management: Create, optimize, and post rental listings on AppFolio, Zillow, and other syndication platforms to attract a robust pool of qualified applicants.
Property Photography: Capture high-quality, professional-grade marketing photographs of vacant units.
Showings & Tours: Coordinate and conduct dynamic in-person property tours for prospective tenants, highlighting unique unit features and building amenities.
Prospect Follow-Up: Proactively reach out to prospects within 24 hours of a showing to answer questions and guide them through the application process.
Tenant Screening: Perform comprehensive background checks, credit evaluations, and rental history verifications while strictly adhering to federal, state, and local Fair Housing laws.
Application Processing: Process incoming applications efficiently; evaluate qualifications and submit recommendations to the Office Manager to ensure a strict 2-to-3 business day applicant response timeline.
Market Analysis: Maintain a detailed "Days on Market" log to track vacancy performance and provide data-driven feedback to owners regarding pricing or necessary unit upgrades.
Ledger Tracking: Monitor daily incoming payments and identify delinquent accounts immediately following the expiration of the rent grace period.
Legal Notices: Draft, prepare, and legally serve Notice to Pay Rent or Quit forms promptly when the late-fee period closes.
Payment Workouts: When appropriate, negotiate and document formal payment plans for tenants facing temporary financial hardships, keeping property owners fully informed.
Rent Adjustments: Draft compliant annual rent increase notifications, ensuring all required supporting documentation matches the specific ordinances of the city where the notice is served.
Conflict Resolution: Mediate landlord-tenant disputes professionally, enforce lease agreements objectively, and problem-solve operational challenges as they arise.
Flexibly travel to conduct property drive-by inspections or work out of alternative regional office locations as operational demands require.
Perform additional administrative duties to support overall office workflow and team efficiency.
Requirements & Qualifications:
Licensing: Active California Real Estate Salesperson License is required.
Software: Hands-on familiarity with property management software platforms like Outlook, with a strong preference for AppFolio.
Legal Knowledge: Solid foundational knowledge of California tenant-landlord law, local rent control ordinances, and Fair Housing regulations.
Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional communication and mediation skills necessary to manage sensitive owner and tenant communications.
Time Management: Proven ability to multitask, prioritize a heavy workload across a multi-city portfolio, and consistently meet strict statutory deadlines.
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
Drysdale Property Management has grown to be a prominent force in the San Francisco, East Bay and Sacramento area. Our innovative business model and cutting edge technology, continually refined for excellence, has played an important role in our success. What we believe really sets us apart though is that Drysdale is a company filled with a team of people who treat the company like a family. It is this personal attention to detail that we have found lacking in many property management companies and the reason we chose to manage our own properties many years ago.
This is why we are personally excited about our dedicated and caring team of people at Drysdale Property Management and you will be too! With our expansion to property management we bring the same expertise and attention to detail that has set Drysdale apart. Drysdale Property Management is committed to being the Management Company in the greater Sacramento area that we personally would want to use. We have the same financial sophistication, institutional quality reporting and leading edge property management technology as many of the nation’s largest property management companies. In contrast though, our smaller size and local market expertise means that we can provide better service and be more responsive to both our residents and our clients. Our dedication to redefining excellence in property management means we are consistently exploring innovative ideas and pioneering new ways to serve our residents and clients better and our team will always consist of caring individuals who go the extra mile for YOU! We are personally excited to have a dedicated and caring team of people at Drysdale Property Management who will care for our investment properties.