About Nest DC

Nest DC delivers a best-in-class, residential property management service. We are a mission-based, justice-oriented company that puts people and place first. We measure our profit in impact; excellent jobs, diversity, equity, and a thriving community. We spend locally, pay rent for the planet with our environmental policy, and invest in housing justice with our birdSEED Foundation.

Tending to homes and the people in them is our privilege. Our clients count on us to care for their investments, reduce risk, and reduce burden. We are partners and proxies for our clients. To succeed, our organizational design and systems must support a frictionless relationship. From technology to training, communications culture, and marketing, Nest DC is designed to be profitable, reputable, and impactful at once.

Position Overview

Nest DC offers comprehensive, turnkey residential property management.

Our scattered-site, single-family home management practice, oversees 1200+ units valued at roughly two billion dollars.  We are stewards of this portfolio, ensuring occupancy, care, quality, and compliance.

Our Home Relationship Manager builds, nurtures, and manages our most important relationships with clients and residents. We manage homes with care, and clients with empathy and excellence. Throughout their entire journey with Nest DC, we deliver a valuable, and valued experience.

Nest DC is an industry expert in marketing, leasing, turnover, management, emergency call, regular and preventive maintenance. We guide owners on compliance, receive and manage security deposits, track and manage resident leases, and renewals, and ensure smooth move-out experiences and property transitions.

Our brand promise, reputation, profitability, and growth ties directly to this role. The Home Relationship Manager is the front door, welcoming clients, building trust and partnership. We lean back on technology so we can lean into the human experience, and build long, fruitful relationships with our clients, who stay with us on average, 6 ½ years.

Home Relationship Managers are responsible for 200-300 homes. They work closely with leasing and new business, maintenance, and support teams to ensure frictionless client, resident, and vendor relationships.  The Home Relationship Manager is responsible for client success; teamwork is a critical part of our design.

Key Responsibilities

Client Relationship Management

• Serves as the single point of contact for property owners/clients on all matters relating to their investment property
• Handles escalations quickly, and effectively solves problems. Leverages strong communication skills and empathy
• Ensures constant, pro-active communication through regular channels, and throughout relationships. Clients receive quarterly newsletters and periodic updates, quarterly townhall meetings and notices. The Home Manager builds on those channels and creates rapport and trust with owners and investors
• Adheres to contract terms and Schedule A (fee schedule) for continuity, profitability, and conflict reduction
• Point of contact for finance/ledger questions regarding expenses, deposits, fees and rents
• Monitor and review property transactions using Appfolio to ensure accurate billing and monthly owner statements are correct, conduct regular meetings with the owner if necessary (they should not be in most cases)
• Solicits reviews on Google

Property Onboarding

• Oversee onboarding of properties into portfolio to include regulatory compliance, keys, paperwork, and any other necessary items or information.
• Liaise with leasing and new business to ensure smooth handoff of new client

Resident Management

• Ensures smooth communication during move in/out
• Ensure residents are aware of and clear about their responsibilities as residents/tenants
• Oversees maintenance communications through resolution and closing of ticket
• Tracks lease renewals, roommate swaps, requests from residents for information/leases etc.
• Track property use change (return to owner, selling etc.) and resident communication for frictionless transitions
• Handles escalations quickly, effectively solves problems. Leverages strong communication skills and empathy
• Solicits reviews

Home Management

• Walk property and meet with vendors as needed
• Track/manage/document all management activities in LeadSimple and Appfolio
• Preventive maintenance ticket tracking
• Project management
• • Prepare scope of work and manage estimates and project timelines for longer format projects
  • Translate ambiguous requests or information into specific proposals, requirements, or action plans
  • Point of contact for major projects such as remediation, roof or HVAC replacement
  • Present plans and communicate consistently and pro-actively with clients, residents and vendors
• Insurance claim management
• • Project management plan, timeline, pricing and comms plan for each claim
• Compliance support
• • Oversee and track any updates/improvements or remedies needed for compliance
  • Liaise with regulatory POC
  • Serve as main POC on DOB violations and attend hearings if necessary
• Schedule and action property inspections
• Conducts monthly audits to reflect owner's requests

Operational / Company Responsibilities

• Model excellent customer service results (high touch, empathic engagement, results oriented management)
• Supports the team in managing emergencies or urgent issues
• Fluency in the following:
• • Appfolio
  • LeadSimple
  • Google
  • Fair Housing, compliance, government regulations, and resident rights
• Liaise with internal partners for seamless collaboration
• • Finance
  • Leasing, marketing and support
  • Maintenance
• Participate in and contribute to ongoing education and trainings
• • Technology
  • Property management
  • Business + operations
• Maintain property management license and take continuing education courses
• Prepare regular reports for leadership on performance
• Develop and support all standard operating procedures
• Represent the Nest DC brand and our promise to deliver outstanding management
• Support interviewing and hiring of divisional team members as needed

Model Nest Mission + Core Values

• Actively participates as a team member, colleague, and fan of Nest DC
• Commit to doing the best and being the best
• Play a key role in positioning Nest DC as THE BEST management company locally and globally (seriously!)
• Support the team in managing emergency situations or urgent issues (all-hands issues - fire/flood/blood)
• Cares about company success and contribution
• Demonstrates pride of work and commitment to learning
• Embraces diversity of team, thought, and ideas
• Maintains an abundance mindset: work toward wins + success
• Have Fun

Essential Functions

• Strong hospitality mindset with customer-first approach
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to manage up and drive projects to completion
• Strong attention to detail with effective multitasking abilities
• Self-motivated with results-oriented mindset
• Tech-savvy with ability to adapt to new tools

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