Property Management

Real estate property management is a complicated task and quite difficult for a single person to handle it. It should be handled by a number of skilled professionals with expertise in their specific areas. The portfolios that are generally assumed to manage properties are as follows. They are the onsite managers, the leasing agent, the tenant representative, the manager of different properties and the portfolio manager. However it has to be borne in mind that in practical work scenario the professionals who are involved in managing the different properties may not stick to the defined job descriptions. There will be a lot of situations where one will overlap the other.
The first professional on the real estate property management team is the onsite manager also called the resident manager. He is the person who looks into the everyday issues of managing different aspects of a property. The onsite management position is usually considered to be at the beginning of the career ladder of jobs that deal with managing of various properties. The onsite manager is usually given accommodation in the premises of the property, whether commercial or residential, that he is managing. This is done to ensure better work efficiency and saving time. He is entrusted with the routine activities of the job that involves management of realty. This includes daily interaction with the house owners and the tenants, collecting the fees from the tenants and performing the routine maintenance jobs.
The real estate property management team includes the leasing agent who is responsible for getting new tenants for a premises and finalizing the tenancy deal. It involves working in a sales profile and does not require one to visit any property premises every day and taking care of the maintenance activities going on there. A leasing manager might be given the responsibility of a single property if it is large and a number of properties if they are small. A junior level leasing manager can be placed under the supervision of an onsite manger while a senior level manager might be placed under the direct supervision of the portfolio manager. The leasing activity can also be taken care of by the onsite manager or the property supervisor without appointing a dedicated leasing agent.
Real estate property management professional under consideration is also the tenant representative. The tenant representative works essentially on the same jobs that a leasing agent does but he takes care of the property related issues from the point of view of the tenant rather than the side of the owner. Tenants occupying commercial premises usually hire them. They assist and advise a prospective tenant in finding a property of their choice and help out in negotiating and finalizing the deal.
The next property professional to be considered is the manager of the property. The manager of the property is also called the realty manager. He takes care of a number of properties. Real estate property management under the supervision of the manager of the property involves visiting each property and looking after how well the management and other property related work is going on in each property. He supervises the onsite manager. He also works as a consultant in formulating management policies and budget plans for properties. He sees to it that the overall expenditure is within the limits of the budget plans. The manager of the property reports to the portfolio manager who is usually considered the highest professional in the team. He is also called an asset manager and he takes care of a large number of properties.