Property Management

Linda Knox

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Objective

To make full use of my skills as a regional manager and my compliance training in a productive capacity

Summary of Accomplishments

18 years of Tax Credit and HOME Experience

16+ years Compliance Auditing and Training

14+ years Management Experience

Certifications

HCCP; CP3 through Spectrum Seminars; DCA; DCA Layered Training; Bond Training;

Yearly Georgia Housing Coalition Training; Yearly Fair Housing Training; others

Employment History

September 1991 – May 2009 The Norsouth Corporation Savannah, GA

The Norsouth Corporation is a Property Management company based in Savannah Georgia. Currently Norsouth owns/manages over 30 properties and its footprint extends into several states including North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. My duties at Norsouth have been wide and diverse as I have been employed with them for 18 years. My experience in chronological order is:

Dec 1998 – Present Regional Manager/Compliance

As a regional manager I am fully responsible for five properties. Two of these are HOME funded properties; the other three are 100% Tax Credit. As Regional Manager, my duties consist of:

• Preparing monthly rent-rolls to be sent to corporate investors

• Preparing monthly reports for the new owners

• Overseeing expenses on each property to assure they remain within their budgets

• Overseeing and approving purchases for my properties

• Responsible for hiring and maintaining employees for my properties

• Overseeing collections and assuring that they are within company standards

• Responsible for overseeing yearly audits on the HOME properties

• Responsible for writing audit responses and implementing cures if needed

In addition I had the following duties assigned to me:

• Performing pre-audits on many of the other Georgia properties before DCA audits

• Preparing the Bond reports for all Norsouth properties

• Preparing the quarterly reports for Georgia properties

• Developing and maintaining a spreadsheet for the properties that have water sub-metered to assure that they remain in compliance with new Federal regulations

• Prepared Property Summary Sheets for DCA to eliminate quarterly reporting on all Georgia properties.

• Prepared Property Summary Sheets for DCA to eliminate recertification of existing residents on all 100% Tax Credit properties in Georgia

• Scanning and preparing all first year lease up files for electronic storage to assure record maintenance for the required time length outlined in Section 42 of the IRS code

• Oversee the functionality of most computers on the properties to assure that they are in working order and virus free

July 1995 – Dec 1998 Manager/Compliance Trainer Grovewood Park

Grovewood Park is a Tax Credit property that opened in September 1995. As Manager, my duties were similar to Hillandale with the following additions:

• Pre-leasing and leasing new apartment homes to prospective residents. The lease-up was completed by February, 1996

• Responsible for performing walk throughs before construction signed off on the buildings

In addition I had the following duties assigned to me:

• Attending compliance courses and obtaining additional certifications in Tennessee and Arkansas

• Training other managers in lease-up and compliance at other properties in Georgia, Tennessee, and Arkansas

Aug 1993 – July 1995 Manager Hillandale Park (Sold by Norsouth June 2007)

As the Manager of Hillandale Park, my duties as Manager were:

• Responsible for collection and posting of rental payments

• Insuring that all expenses remained within the current budget

• Overseeing that all prospective residents met Tax Credit qualification

• Overseeing recertification paperwork

• Managing a staff of maintenance and leasing consultants.

• Maintaining relationships with current residents

• Maintaining the property as a whole

In addition I had the following duties assigned to me:

• Attending various Tax Credit seminars

• Became DCA certified in Tax Credit compliance for Georgia

• Became responsible for quarterly reports for all of the Norsouth properties. This responsibility continues through the present

Sept 1991 – Aug 1993 Leasing Agent Hillandale Park (Sold by Norsouth June 2007)

Hillandale Park is a Tax Credit Property consisting of 132 units. My duties as Leasing Agent were:

• Showing apartments to prospective residents.

• Assuring that all prospective residents met all Tax Credit qualifications.

• Preparing all move-in paperwork.

• Recertifying current residents.

Education

1981-1985 Briarcliff College, Miami, FL. B.A. in Biological Science

1985-1986 Tampa College, Tampa, FL. LPN License

1991-present Various training seminars and certifications in Tax Credit Compliance

References

Available upon request

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