Affordable Property Manager

Affordable Property Manager – In Person (Bellevue, WA)

$90,000 – $95,000 + Benefits

About Us

Arboreal Management is a mission-driven property management company focused on affordable and workforce housing in the Pacific Northwest. We manage over 5,000 homes with integrity, care, and a long-term commitment to community success. Our team combines strong operations, deep compliance expertise, and modern technology to deliver excellent outcomes for residents, partners, and regulators.

About the Role

We're seeking an Affordable Property Manager to oversee a portfolio of residential buildings in Bellevue. This role is hands-on and operations-focused, with clear accountability for affordable housing performance—leasing, compliance, maintenance execution, and resident experience—across multiple properties. One community includes a brand-new construction development in the heart of downtown Bellevue.

Key Responsibilities (Affordable Housing Focus)

• Portfolio Operations: Own day-to-day management across assigned affordable properties, ensuring smooth operations from leasing through move-ins, renewals, and resident services.

• Compliance & Reporting: Ensure accurate and timely compliance with applicable affordable housing program requirements, including file management, documentation, and regulator/vendor coordination, with working knowledge of Amazon Housing Equity Fund, affordable housing bonds, and LIHTC.

• Leasing & Occupancy: Drive leasing performance by overseeing marketing, screening workflows, lease-up execution, and occupancy targets while maintaining program integrity.

• Maintenance & Turnovers: Oversee maintenance operations, prioritize resident-impacting repairs, and ensure timely turn processes that support affordable housing readiness and quality standards.

• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor leasing, admin, and maintenance staff to deliver consistent results across the portfolio.

• Financial & Performance Management: Support property performance through NOI awareness, budget/forecast collaboration, and careful review of reporting tied to affordable housing operations.

• Process Improvement: Identify operational gaps and implement improvements to strengthen compliance, resident experience, and overall efficiency.

What You'll Do

• Manage affordable housing leasing workflows (applications, verification steps, recertification/renewal coordination as applicable, and resident move-in readiness).

• Maintain compliance-ready documentation and partner with internal teams to support audits, reporting, and program requirements, including those related to Amazon Housing Equity Fund, affordable housing bonds, and LIHTC.

• Coordinate vendor and internal resources to ensure repairs, preventive maintenance, and quality standards are met consistently.

• Lead portfolio meetings and performance tracking to ensure goals are understood and executed by property teams.

• Oversee property readiness for lease-up and new development timelines, including stakeholder coordination for smooth openings.

What You'll Bring

• 2+ years in affordable property management , ideally managing multiple properties.

• Experience with lease-up or opening new affordable communities.

• Proven affordable housing compliance experience (program requirements, documentation practices, and audit/readiness mindset), including working with and needing experience with Amazon Housing Equity Fund, affordable housing bonds, and LIHTC.

• Strong leadership with the ability to build effective teams and maintain high standards.

• Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment while staying organized and detail-oriented.

• Strong communication skills with residents, internal stakeholders, vendors, and compliance partners.

• Section 8 experience preferred .

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

• Leadership opportunity in a growing, mission-driven organization.

• Support and resources to strengthen compliance and operational execution.

• Collaborative team culture focused on innovation, excellence, and integrity.