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Property Manager resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what property managers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most property managers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Property manager with experience balancing landlord and tenant interests across residential portfolios. Comfortable managing arrears, coordinating maintenance and producing accurate financial reporting for owners. Known for clear communication and steady handling of disputes.
Key skills
- Tenant and landlord relationship management
- Property transactions and portfolio management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Financial reporting
- Regulatory compliance (residential tenancy legislation)
- AppFolio and Xero
- Microsoft Excel
- Inspection apps for condition reports
- CRM and email platforms
- Stakeholder management
Experience: example bullet points
- Managed a portfolio of residential properties, collecting rent and reducing arrears through consistent tenant account follow-up
- Coordinated repairs and maintenance with contractors, keeping properties compliant with building and safety standards
- Conducted routine property inspections and prepared condition reports using digital inspection apps
- Marketed vacant properties and ran open homes, shortening average time to lease
- Prepared monthly financial statements and annual budgets for property owners using Xero and Excel
- Resolved tenancy disputes and negotiated outcomes in line with state tenancy legislation
Education
Typical entry is via a Certificate III or IV in Real Estate Practice, plus a current real estate agent's representative certificate or licence as required by the relevant state or territory regulator; some enter through a diploma or business-related degree.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Property manager
- Real estate agent's licence
- Certificate of registration
- Tenancy agreement
- Residential Tenancies Act
- Bond lodgement
- Arrears management
- Condition report
- Rental appraisal
- Property inspection
- Trust account
- AppFolio
- Xero
- REIQ
- REINSW
- Fair Trading
- NCAT
- VCAT
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.