Unique experience with managing personally and investor owned real estate assets both in Canada and the USA.
Focused on maximizing total return for each unique property to satisfy myself as well as external investors.
Worked closely with real estate agents (and negotiated contracts with) property managers and contracted renovation experts.
Provided direction and oversight for projects (foreclosure rehabilitation).
Managed the budget/cash flow.
Prepared income/expense reports for partners.
Dealt with all cross-border issues (banking, ITIN, US income tax filing, etc).
Negotiated debt financing.
Experience maintaining property rentals by advertising and filling vacancies, negotiating and enforcing leases, maintaining and securing premises and establishing rates by surveying local rental rates.
Calculated overhead costs, depreciation, taxes, and profit goals in order to build personal investment portfolio. Attracted tenants by advertising vacancies; obtaining referrals from current tenants and/or owners and/or colleagues.
Showed unit and explained the advantages of location and services.
Prepared Residential Tenancy Act approved leases for tenants, performed background checks, negotiated lease rates, and collected security deposits.
Accomplished all financial objectives by collecting rents, paying bills (taxes, strata fees, etc.), forecasting requirements and preparing annual budget.
Maintained the properties, investigated and resolved tenant complaints, enforced strata/rental rules, performing tenant move/in/out inspections, completing repairs, planning renovations.
