Selling apartment or commercial space leases — conducting tours, processing applications, structuring lease terms, hitting occupancy targets. The work blends sales with administrative discipline, where conversion rate and resident retention shape pay and renewal opportunities.
Selling apartment or commercial leases means conducting tours, qualifying prospects, structuring lease terms, and hitting occupancy targets. Your days mix scheduled showings with the administrative work of processing applications, running credit checks, and coordinating move-ins with the property team.
The workflow is pipeline-driven. You're managing prospects at different stages — initial inquiry, tour scheduled, toured but undecided, application submitted, lease pending — and the follow-up cadence across all of them determines your conversion rate. Marketing available units and responding to listing inquiries feed the top of the funnel.
The ongoing challenge is maintaining occupancy through seasonal cycles. Spring and summer surge leasing volume, while winter months are slower and require more proactive outreach. The professionals who succeed year-round are the ones who build referral relationships and renewal processes that smooth out the seasonal swings.
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Selling apartment or commercial space leases — conducting tours, processing applications, structuring lease terms, hitting occupancy targets. The work blends sales with administrative discipline, where conversion rate and resident retention shape pay and renewal opportunities.
Median pay for a Leasing Professional is about $64K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $32K to $167K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Speaking, Active Listening, Speaking, Negotiation, and Critical Thinking.
Most people in this role hold a high school diploma.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 3.2% through 2034, with roughly 240,190 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Junior Leasing Professional, Leasing Manager, and Housing Project Manager.
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