Real Estate Sales

Kimberly Simmons

**** ** ************ ****. ****: 772-***-****

*********@***.***

Port St Lucie FL cell: 239-***-****

Executive Profile

Dedicated Management Professional with more than 20 years experience, adept in customer relations, sales, collections

and real estate management. Vast experience in vacation rental management and community association management.

Strengths include sales skills, critical thinking and the ability to communicate with individuals at all levels. Seeks a

challenging position in property management with room for continued growth and professional development..

Skill Highlights

• Over 20 years in Management-

• Resort, Property Management and Community

Association Management

• Licensed Real Estate Broker in South Carolina and

Georgia and Florida Real Estate Sales License

• Florida Licensed CAM

• District and Regional management experience

• Supervision of 30+ employees

• Multi property experience

• Resort Lodging,

• Resort Housekeeping,

• Exceptional financial acumen with balance sheets,

budgets and income statements

• Budget preparation and managing expenses

according to budget guidelines

• Microsoft Office

• Website Management

• Knowledge of leasing and market conditions

• Multi-family property management

• Reservations

• Front Desk

Core Accomplishments

Developed annual budgets, including determining short and long-term goals to support the overall profit and

growth objectives. Decreased operating costs by implementing new cost control procedures.

Professional Experience

Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort May 2011 to June 2013

Broker in Charge/Director of Lodging

Hilton Head Island, SC

• Oversee Property Management, Department and Staff

• Front Desk and Housekeeping

• Manage vacation rentals in an oceanfront resort

• Owner relations and new property lead generation

• Appraising property for rent marketability and to determine income potential

• Forecasting & reporting Manage real estate trust account

• Direct resort programs and implement policies to ensure compliance with State law and company

policy

• Strategic planning and development of guest/owner-focused resort facilities and programs

• Oversee property inspections and lead corrective actions to maintain and improve quality control

• Participate in the development of business plans for marketing and sales

• Responsible for business planning and the operations budget

• Determine staffing requirements, interview, hire and train new staff in accordance with company

procedures

• Evaluate staff performance to include completing annual performance reviews

Sentry Management, Inc December 2006 to May 2011

Vice President/Regional Manager Savannah/Hilton Head Division

Savannah, GA

• Regional operations and management of coastal Georgia and South Carolina division

• Portfolio of 25 Community Associations and Homeowner Associations

• Determine staffing requirements, interview, hire and train new staff in accordance with company

procedures

• Evaluate staff performance to include completing annual performance appraisals, training and

development

• New community lead generation

• Budget preparation, collections, inspections, and document reviews

• Responsible for the operations and reserve budgets for 25 condo, town homes and homeowner

associations

• Conduct Board of Directors and Annual Homeowner meetings

• Preparing RFP's, reviewing and securing vendor service contracts for security, janitorial, maintenance,

swimming pool and landscape maintenance

• Enforce community rules and regulations.

Coastline Realty & Marketing March 2003 to December 2006

Broker in Charge

North Myrtle Beach, SC

• Operations management of a real estate company offering general, commercial and development real

estate services

• Recruit, train and supervise sales agents and office staff

• Monitor agent performance

• Review and monitor contract terms for accuracy and compliance of laws and ethics

• Sales and Marketing

• Compare property with similar properties that have recently sold, in order to determine its competitive

market price.

• Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over property prices and settlement

details, and during the closing of sales.

• Maintain real estate escrow account Knowledge of real estate law, local economies, fair housing laws, and

types of available mortgages, financing options and government programs.

• Generate lists of properties for sale, their locations and descriptions, and available financing options

• Website management

Vacation Time of Hilton Head December 1999 to March 2003

Community Association Manager

Hilton Head Island, SC

• Managed a portfolio of condo and homeowner Associations

• New community lead generation

• Budget preparation, collections, inspections, and document reviews

• Responsible for business planning and the operation and reserve budgets for condo and homeowner

associations

• Conduct Board of Directors and Annual Homeowner meetings

• Preparing RFP's, reviewing and securing vendor service contracts for security, janitorial, maintenance,

swimming pool and landscape maintenance.

Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort June 1992 to May 1998

Vacation Rental Property Manager

Hilton Head Island, SC

• Managed vacation rentals in an oceanfront resort

• Owner relations and new property lead generation

• Preformed inspections to evaluate the condition of the interior of the units

• Appraised property for rent marketability to determine income potential

• Responsible for leasing, the application and approval process for long-term rentals and winter rental

program

• Responsibilities included leasing, application approval processing

• Rent collection, minimizing delinquencies

• Move out inspections and prepare tenant deposit disbursements according to state law

• Front Desk and Reservations.

Town & Country Real Estate May 1990 to June 1992

Property Manager and Leasing Specialist

Greenwood, SC

• Managed a portfolio of condominium, apartments, town homes and single family homes for long term

rentals

• Responsible for leasing, the application and approval process and maintaining 97%+ occupancy

• Implement strategies to attract tenants and keeping renters from moving by launching incentive programs

• Rent collection, minimizing delinquencies

• Move out inspections and prepare tenant deposit disbursements according to state law

• Preparing rentals turnkey within a 1-2 day period

• Handled delinquent accounts and prepare documentation and paperwork for tenant evictions

• Appraised property for rent marketability to determine income potential

• Budget preparation

• Review and approve monthly accounting statements and expenditures.

Education

Piedmont Technical College Greenwood SC

Wyatt Institute of Real Estate Greenville SC

Bert Rogers School of Real Estate Tampa FL

Fortune School of Real Estate Hilton Head SC

Fortune School of Real Estate Myrtle Beach SC

Additional Information:

Salary: Negotiable based on position and job responsibility

References available upon request

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