Property Manager

This role runs on a specific combination of skills: leasing instincts, financial awareness, vendor coordination, and the kind of interpersonal steadiness that keeps residents from escalating small issues into big ones. If those four things describe how you work, this position is worth a close look.

What the Work Actually Looks Like

Property Management Associates is hiring a full-time, live-on-site Property Manager for a portfolio of 6 residential properties totaling 58 units in Beverly Hills. All properties sit within a mile of each other, which means your commute between sites is a short drive or walk. That geographic tightness is genuinely useful. You're not burning half your day in traffic between disconnected properties.

The job touches everything. You're walking properties daily, working through preventive maintenance checklists, conducting move-in and move-out inspections, and keeping punch lists from growing stale. On the financial side, you're monitoring the monthly budget and overseeing accounts payable and receivable. Leasing is a significant part of this role. You'll be expected to actively market vacancies, develop strategies to drive traffic, and close leases. Sitting on vacancies isn't an option here.

You'll also supervise maintenance staff and manage outside vendors, which means your scheduling and communication skills get used constantly. Daily contact with senior management and property owners is part of the structure, so written and verbal clarity matters. Yardi Voyager experience is required. MS Office proficiency is expected.

The Honest Part

Living on-site has real advantages: a free one-bedroom apartment is included, along with a $300 monthly auto allowance. The business office operates out of your apartment. At $23 to $25 per hour for 40 hours per week, the compensation picture is reasonable when you factor in the housing benefit.

That said, living where you work is a genuine lifestyle consideration. Residents know where you live. You'll work one weekend day per week. After-hours situations come with the territory on any residential portfolio, and a small portfolio doesn't eliminate that reality. A valid driver's license, auto insurance, and the ability to pass a background check, DMV check, and pre-employment physical are all required before starting.

What Strong Candidates Bring

• 2 to 4 years of hands-on property management experience, ideally in residential
• Proven leasing ability, not just familiarity with the process
• Working knowledge of Yardi Voyager
• Experience scheduling and supervising maintenance staff and vendors
• Comfort with basic financial oversight at the property level
• Strong written communication for owner and resident correspondence

What separates a good candidate from an average one here is probably leasing confidence combined with operational follow-through. A lot of property managers are stronger on one side than the other. This role genuinely needs both. PMA has been in operation for over 30 years and describes itself as a company that values an entrepreneurial mindset and invests in its staff. For a self-directed manager who wants real ownership of a small, concentrated portfolio in one of LA's most desirable neighborhoods, that combination has genuine appeal.