Full-Time

Traveling Community Manager

Fairstead

Fairstead

201-500 employees

Develops and manages affordable apartment communities

No salary listed

Remote in USA

Remote

Travel nationwide; 100% travel to properties.

Category
Growth & Marketing
Required Skills
Yardi

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Requirements
  • Three (3) years of management experience including supervising a team (property management, hospitality, retail, or restaurant management)
  • COS (Certified Occupancy Specialist) or CPO (Certified Professional of Occupancy) certification
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • EIV experience
  • Yardi experience preferred
  • TCS certification for tax credit properties
  • Experience in Affordable Housing
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
Responsibilities
  • Ensure adherence to laws relating to leasing, including but not limited to Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Housing, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Fair Credit Reporting Act.
  • Remains compliant and knowledgeable in all aspects of the HUD 4350.3 Handbook.
  • Develops responses to regulatory agencies in coordination with the Compliance Department.
  • Implements intervention strategies with Regional Managers and Compliance Department for tenants who are non-compliant with lease/compliance requirements.
  • Prepares all site REAC reviews, EHS violations cleared, Management and Occupancy Reviews (MOR), Investor Site Reviews, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Reviews, and performs annual and interim recertification reviews.
  • Assisting tenants with requests, questions, problems, and complaints.
  • Monitors tenant and complex-wide arrears and litigation cases.
  • Document lease violations and coordinate evictions.
  • Direct collection of monthly rents and late fees, process applications, and pursue delinquencies through legal action and eviction. Monitor bad-debt write-offs.
  • Alerting staff of move-ins, move-outs, and any emergencies.
  • Supervise, direct, and monitor the preventive and emergency maintenance/repairs to ensure compliance with all regulations.
  • Coordinate vendor bids and contractor quotes.
  • Conduct and document unit inspections.
  • Conduct bi-annual walk-throughs with the Building Superintendent.
  • Create reports for review to ensure all buildings under the PM’s responsibility are properly maintained and building needs are appropriately noted, planned for, and addressed.
  • Provide and obtain updates on various ongoing construction projects/unit renovations.
  • Work with the construction team on avoiding violations, inspections, and necessary access.
  • Attend monthly financial catch-up meetings and monitor budgets.

Fairstead is a real estate company focused on creating affordable communities across the United States. It operates a full‑stack platform with in‑house teams for acquisitions, development, construction, asset management, and property management, and it owns and manages more than 27,000 apartments in 28 states. The company’s product is carried out by coordinating land and building acquisition, development and construction, then ongoing management and operation of affordable housing communities through its in-house teams. Fairstead differentiates itself by offering an end-to-end platform with control over every step of a project from purchase to long‑term management, combined with a nationwide footprint and a mission‑driven commitment to affordable housing. Its goal is to expand access to safe, affordable housing by growing and managing communities at scale while maintaining quality and community impact.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

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What believers are saying

  • Fairstead broke ground on $120M Samuel Madden Homes redevelopment in Alexandria, VA.
  • Fairstead completed $17.7M Lauderhill Point rehabilitation in Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Fairstead acquired Yale Village Apartments with $20M rehabilitation planned for Houston, TX.

What critics are saying

  • Blodgett and Tatum allegedly sabotaged Fairstead projects in 2020, causing $155,000 litigation loss.
  • Fairstead Capital Management sued Blodgett for $34M, indicating governance failure and reputational harm.
  • Blodgett’s hedge fund now competes with Fairstead for capital in same affordable housing markets.

What makes Fairstead unique

  • Fairstead promotes internal asset management and development leaders to Managing Director.
  • Fairstead develops workforce, market rate, affordable, and mixed-use communities nationally.
  • Fairstead expands into southeast market with newly opened Florida office.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Plans

401(k) Company Match

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Pet Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Discounts