Property Manager

Running four properties across three San Fernando Valley submarkets takes a specific kind of mental organization. You're not sitting in one leasing office waiting for traffic to walk in. You're moving between Northridge, North Hollywood, and Van Nuys, tracking 141 units across different buildings, each with its own maintenance rhythm, occupancy picture, and resident base. The skills this role tests most are prioritization, vendor coordination, and the ability to context-switch without dropping anything.

What This Role Actually Requires

The core work is property management in the conventional multifamily sense: leasing, inspections, make-ready oversight, delinquency follow-up, and day-to-day resident communication. But the multi-site setup adds a layer most single-property roles don't. You'll need to run competitive market rent analysis across submarkets that don't always move in sync. Van Nuys and North Hollywood can price differently than Northridge even when they're a few miles apart, so your comp analysis work has real operational weight here.

Yardi proficiency matters. So does comfort with property accounting basics, because you're expected to understand what's happening financially at each asset, not just operationally. Scheduling maintenance staff and vendors across multiple locations means you'll spend real time coordinating rather than just supervising from one spot.

The weekend rotation and on-call availability are part of the deal. That's worth stating plainly. After-hours calls come with any onsite role, and this one spans 141 units. If you've managed that volume before, you know what a slow weekend looks like and what a bad one looks like.

The Skills That Travel

Multi-site management builds something that single-property roles often don't: the ability to triage. When you're responsible for more than one address, you develop a faster instinct for what actually needs your attention now versus what can wait until your next scheduled walk. That skill transfers directly to regional manager roles and positions with larger portfolios. Candidates who've held multi-site property manager jobs tend to move into area or regional roles more quickly than those who've only run one building.

• 3 or more years of conventional multifamily property management experience
• Yardi experience and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Proven leasing ability and comfort conducting rent comp analysis
• Experience supervising maintenance staff and managing vendor relationships
• Valid driver's license with current auto insurance (a monthly auto allowance is included)
• Must live onsite. A free two-bedroom apartment is provided as part of the compensation package.

Working at PMA

Property Management Associates has operated in the greater LA market for over 30 years and manages both residential and commercial assets across the region. The company describes itself as family-oriented with an emphasis on staff development, which tends to mean more direct access to decision-makers than you'd get at a large institutional operator. For someone who wants to grow without getting lost in a corporate structure, that matters.

Compensation runs $24 to $26 per hour, plus the onsite apartment, $300 monthly auto allowance, and $25 monthly cell allowance. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance with employer contribution, a 401(k) with discretionary company match after one year, disability coverage, and paid time off. A background check, DMV review, and pre-employment physical are part of the hiring process.