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PeakMade Real Estate

Property management, development, and consulting

Leasing Manager

Full-Time
$25 - $27/hr+ Commission + Bonuses
Mid
Ithaca, NY, USA
In Person
Real EstateReal Estate Sales

About the job

Requirements
  • Two or more years of experience leasing off-campus student housing apartments.
  • A high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Proficiency with social media platforms, Microsoft Office, and property management software.
  • Availability for some weekends and evenings is preferred.
  • Communication skills that foster connection, belonging, teamwork, and productivity.
Responsibilities
  • Drive the property’s leasing and marketing efforts in collaboration with the property manager, ensuring community events and campaigns are targeted, creative, aligned with the PeakMade brand, and executed appropriately.
  • Work with the team to achieve revenue, occupancy, resident, and retention goals.
  • Hire, lead, and develop full-time and part-time leasing staff, and assist with recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and development.
  • Provide customer service and serve as an example to the team as a representative of Peak and the community.
  • Supervise the planning, preparation, and implementation of lease-up events, renewal parties, property events, competitions, and resident programs.
  • Give informative onsite property tours to prospective residents, anticipate their needs, and address their concerns.
  • Lease and renew beds or apartments in person, by phone, or online.
  • Assist with move-out and move-in events and collect deposits or fees associated with move-in as necessary.
  • Regularly use Instagram, Facebook, Microsoft Office, Lightroom, VSCO, Canva, and other creative apps.
  • Keep the property’s social media platforms current and visually fresh.
  • Use Canva to create flyers, social graphics, and videos promoting the lifestyle at the community.
  • Manage online reputation through platforms such as Reputation.com, JTurner, and Modern Message.
  • Assist with developing and executing annual marketing plans within budget.
  • Apply knowledge of trending marketing techniques to affect sales and leasing efforts, especially those related to college students.
  • Use established sales and marketing strategies to increase property traffic, maintain closing ratios, and achieve budgeted occupancy.
  • Maintain accurate and current prospect traffic and leasing data.
Desired Qualifications
  • Previous experience in a leadership role.
  • Some weekend and evening availability.
  • A passion for helping college students find their next home.

About the company

PeakMade Real Estate is a diversified real estate services firm based in Atlanta that offers property management, development, and consulting for conventional multifamily and student housing. Its products are integrated services: property management to operate and maintain existing properties, development to plan and build new projects, and consulting to guide strategy and investment decisions. The company works by coordinating these services under one roof to execute strategies that align with partners’ long-term investment goals, with a focus on community and collaboration rather than short-term gains. PeakMade differentiates itself from competitors by combining multiple real estate disciplines in a single, partner-aligned approach and by prioritizing long-term investment outcomes and community foundations over isolated transactions. The goal is to help partners grow stable, well-managed, and thoughtfully developed portfolios of multifamily and student housing properties over time.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

2011

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What believers are saying

  • March 26, 2026 added five student and four multifamily communities across six states.
  • December 11, 2025 expanded multifamily portfolio by five communities and 700+ units.
  • July 2026 leadership hires in innovation, technology, and AI target automation and margin gains.

What critics are saying

  • NLRB case 25-CA-366748, filed June 3, 2025, alleges bargaining refusal and retaliation.
  • BBB logged 117 complaints in three years through August 2025, signaling service failures.
  • Resident and labor friction can poison third-party wins and shrink PeakMade's growth pipeline by 2027.

What makes PeakMade Real Estate unique

  • Blue Vista's affiliate PeakMade managed 141,000+ beds across 320+ properties by August 2026.
  • July 29, 2026 CEO Casey Petersen and Director Elliott Yourse signal operator-heavy execution.
  • PeakMade combines student housing, multifamily, and build-to-rent development, management, and consulting.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Parental Leave
  • Paid Vacation
  • Wellness Program
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Conference Attendance Budget
  • Mentorship Program
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Training Programs
  • Professional Certification Support