Leasing Specialist - Full - Time

Leasing at a student and conventional housing company like Redstone Residential tends to be a mix of genuine relationship-building and grinding through administrative tasks that don't make the highlight reel. This full-time Leasing Specialist role in South Bend sits inside a large third-party management operation, which means systems, accountability, and KPI targets are real parts of the job.

What the Day Actually Looks Like

Most of your time goes toward traffic, conversations, and follow-up. Prospects come in with questions, and you need to know the community well enough to answer them without putting someone on hold to find a manager. Residents stop by with ledger questions or payment concerns, and handling those interactions calmly and accurately matters as much as closing a lease. You'll work toward daily and weekly leasing goals alongside your team, so this isn't a role where you operate in isolation. Redstone uses Entrata, so any prior experience with that platform or another property management system will shorten your ramp-up considerably.

The administrative side is real. Correspondence, memos, and basic data entry are part of the rhythm. If you find that kind of work tedious, it's worth knowing before you apply.

What Redstone Is Looking For

• One to two years of customer service or sales experience
• Comfort with property management software, particularly Entrata
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to stay calm when a resident is upset or a situation gets complicated
• High school diploma or equivalent

The compensation starts at $18.00 per hour with performance bonuses available. Benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance, 15 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a 401(k) with up to 6% matching.

Where This Role Can Take You

Leasing Specialist is a legitimate starting point in property management. People who absorb the operational side of the community, learn to read traffic patterns, and consistently hit leasing goals tend to move into Leasing Manager or Assistant Community Manager roles within a year or two. Redstone's scale (38,000+ beds across 20 states) means internal mobility is a real option, and the skills you build here, working in PM software, handling delinquency conversations, and understanding lease-up dynamics, carry directly into more senior roles at any operator. If you want a floor to stand on while you build a career in multifamily, this is a reasonable place to start.