Leasing Consultant (Aldon at Keys Crossing)

Leasing is a people-first skill set, and this role at Aldon at Keys Crossing in Greenville, SC leans into that hard. Van Metre is hiring a Leasing Consultant who can build genuine relationships, stay organized under pressure, and represent a residential community with professionalism and warmth. If your background is in sales, hospitality, or customer service, you already have most of the foundation this role needs.

The Skills This Role Draws On Most

You're going to spend a significant portion of your day communicating. Phone follow-up with prospects, email outreach, tour conversations, lease renewal check-ins, resident event coordination, and service request updates all run through you. Strong verbal and written communication isn't a nice-to-have here; it's the actual job. Sales instincts matter too. You'll be expected to engage in grassroots marketing to drive traffic and occupancy, which means thinking beyond the leasing office and finding ways to connect with the broader Greenville community.

Time management is the quieter skill that separates good leasing consultants from great ones. On any given day you might be conducting a tour, processing a rental application, completing exterior property inspections, and preparing a market survey report. The job doesn't always sequence itself neatly, so the ability to prioritize without dropping anything is real and necessary.

Weekend availability is required, which is worth stating plainly. Saturday and Sunday are typically high-traffic days for apartment tours, so that's when your presence matters most.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Your primary responsibility is converting interest into leases and keeping current residents happy enough to renew. That means greeting every visitor, following up consistently with prospects, conducting apartment tours, and handling the administrative side of the leasing process correctly. You'll also do three exterior inspections per week, report deficiencies to the service team, inspect vacant units for make-ready readiness, and help coordinate resident events with your colleagues.

• Previous experience in customer service, sales, or hospitality
• Comfortable conducting indoor and outdoor property inspections in various weather conditions
• Weekend availability
• Bilingual ability is preferred
• Social media skills are part of the role

Pay runs $18 to $20 per hour based on experience, with an annual bonus potential of $5,000 paid quarterly, plus leasing and renewal commissions. Van Metre also offers a meaningful PTO package, 401(k) matching, up to $900 in annual wellness reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, and company-paid certifications. There's also a rental discount for employees living on-site.

What Makes This Role Worth Taking Seriously

Van Metre has been in real estate development and property management since 1955. That's not a throwaway detail. It means the professional development infrastructure, the mentorship programs, and the growth paths they mention aren't just recruiting language. For someone early in a property management career, leasing is the right entry point. It builds the resident relations, sales, and operational awareness that translate directly into Assistant Manager and eventually Property Manager roles. The commission structure here also means your effort has a direct line to your paycheck, which isn't always the case in leasing roles.

Greenville is a growing market with steady apartment demand, so occupancy work here is active rather than static. You won't be managing a property that runs itself. The community needs someone who shows up ready to work the phones, walk the property, and genuinely care about the experience residents have from inquiry to renewal.