Lease Up - Leasing Specialist

Roers Companies is seeking an energetic, dedicated professional to join our team in Port Charlotte, FL as a Lease Up - Leasing Specialist!

Roers Companies is a 2025 USA Today Top Workplace and a national leader in multifamily real estate investment, development, construction, and property management. Headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, we’re on a mission to elevate multifamily housing by developing and operating market-rate and affordable apartments in growing neighborhoods. Since our founding in 2012, Roers Cos. has developed more than $4 billion in real estate, representing 15,000+ homes across the Midwest, Mountain Southwest, and Sunbelt regions.

Our team thrives on purpose-filled work, an entrepreneurial spirit, and unlimited growth potential.

You’re passionate about your work and strive to achieve ambitious goals. You offer an extra hand and aren’t afraid to ask for help when needed. You act with integrity and empathy for the people around you. You get the big picture while executing the little details. In other words, you share our corporate values—passion, work ethic, teamwork, integrity, and ownership mindset.

• Leading a new lease-up by following up with all prospective residents to answer questions, schedule tours, and ultimately secure leases at a pace that meets or exceeds proforma leasing goals
• Providing ongoing feedback regarding rents, property fees, market trends, and tour comments to our DML
• Preparing a property information document to ensure all staff have the needed information before a property opens
• Conducting construction hard hat tours, leasing tours, and virtual tours
• Prepping the building for move‑ins by working with construction, management, marketing, etc.
• Holding weekly leasing meetings with DML
• Consistently achieving KPIs in Knock CRM
• Following Roers Companies leasing fundamentals as well as Fair Housing laws
• Preparing accurate, thorough, and on‑time weekly leasing reports
• Other duties as assigned

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interact with a wide range of people
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database management programs to develop and/or complete required reports and manage customer communication
• Employment history that demonstrates the application and usage of a sales and customer service skills sufficient to be our lease‑up specialist
• Ability to work every other Saturday during peak lease‑up season
• Must be organized, detail‑oriented, and excel in a fast‑paced environment
• Entrepreneurial mindset — loves to be challenged, determined to win, puts clients and teammates first, collaborative, inquisitive, and self‑motivated
• Maintain neat, well‑groomed, professional appearance.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• 2+ years property management/leasing experience required
• 1+ market‑rate lease up for a new apartment building strongly preferred

• RENTCafé, CRM/Knock, and Yardi Voyager experience preferred

Pay Range: $47,800.00 - $62,900.00

Roers offers a comprehensive benefits & perks package to full‑time employees which may include:

• Health Plans - Medical, dental, vision, FSA, and HSA
• Family Leave - Paid birth & bonding leave
• Employer Paid Benefits - Basic life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and short‑term disability
• Additional Voluntary Benefits – Life Insurance, AD&D, long‑term disability, critical illness, and accident insurance
• 401(K) - 3% company contribution, 100% vested after 2 years of employment
• Competitive PTO - 3 weeks of PTO with immediate accrual, 9 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and bereavement
• Health and Wellness - fitness membership reimbursement program
• Free stays in Roers’ properties guest suites
• Rent Discount - 20% discount for employees living in Roers Companies properties
• Employee Referral Bonus Program - $2,500 referral bonus paid once referred candidate completes 60 days of employment
• Charitable Match Program – Roers matches employee donations to charitable organizations
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programs

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