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What is a consulting property manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
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The average consulting property manager salary is $40,288. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an business major. It usually takes 4-6 years of experience to become a consulting property manager. Consulting property managers with a Certified Manager Certification (CM) certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 3% and produce 11,100 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreConsulting Property ManagerUS Average
Salary
3.1

Avg. Salary $40,288

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
8.4

Growth rate 3%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
4.3
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.59%

Asian 5.24%

Black or African American 8.50%

Hispanic or Latino 17.51%

Unknown 4.12%

White 64.04%

Gender

female 48.90%

male 51.10%

Age - 49
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 49
Stress level
8.4

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
8.6

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance
4.8

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Consulting property manager career paths

Key steps to become a consulting property manager

  1. Explore consulting property manager education requirements

    Most common consulting property manager degrees

    Bachelor's

    61.1 %

    Associate

    14.0 %

    High School Diploma

    9.8 %
  2. Start to develop specific consulting property manager skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Customer Service36.43%
    Real Estate24.69%
    Open Houses16.51%
    Property Showings5.41%
    Property Claims2.40%
  3. Complete relevant consulting property manager training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New consulting property managers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a consulting property manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real consulting property manager resumes.
  4. Research consulting property manager duties and responsibilities

    • Design and manage all company facebook accounts for residents and prospective residents regarding property information and general interest articles.
    • Handle collection of rental payments, evictions or changes as indicated by property owners to the tenants.
    • Brokered support through HUD resources, programs and policy initiatives, support for housing, commercial, and economic development programs.
    • Handle evictions, prepare, organize and distribute resident correspondences, including accounts receivable.
  5. Apply for consulting property manager jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a consulting property manager job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average consulting property manager salary

The average consulting property manager salary in the United States is $40,288 per year or $19 per hour. Consulting property manager salaries range between $25,000 and $63,000 per year.

Average consulting property manager salary
$40,288 Yearly
$19.37 hourly

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2022
Pros

I believe that as a property manager you are trusted with one of the most intimate areas of a persons life!… their home! That’s one heck of a responsibility because , at the end of the day everything starts and ends with home!

Cons

The only thing I don’t like about working in the property management field is having to turn people away or add them to a waitlist. The demand/need for affordable quality housing is so great… it’s nearly impossible to assist everyone you meet because the demand far exceeds the supply. That is so frustrating and leaves me feeling like I’ve let people down when I don’t have anything available. Sometimes hearing the desperation in their voices gets to me and I find myself upset when I am unable yo help them.


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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2020
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I love it


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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2020
Pros

Working with people and providing 4 star service. Great opportunity to prove your leadership skills running a large scale operation.

Cons

If you are not a people person, don't like long hours, or keeping calm in stressful situations, this job is not for you.


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Updated January 8, 2025

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