Regional Manager

Regional Manager
Chicago, IL
$105,000–$125,000+ / year

OVERVIEW

A fast-growing manufactured housing ownership group needs a Regional Manager to run day-to-day operations across its expanding portfolio. The company currently owns and operates six communities totaling roughly 550 units, with a new acquisition of about 450 units closing later this year and another 500–600 units in the pipeline after that. This is the operator role behind that growth: the person actually running the business day to day while ownership focuses on the next deal.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who wants real ownership over how a multi-site portfolio runs and grows.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Run day-to-day operations across a growing portfolio of manufactured housing communities


• Lead the transition of newly acquired communities — onboarding new teams, stabilizing operations, and building out community-specific processes from day one


• Recruit, train, and retain on-site staff, including part-time on-site managers and remote/virtual leasing and back-office support


• Own occupancy and leasing performance across the portfolio, driving results through hands-on oversight


• Manage lot lease and park-owned home structures, understanding the operational differences between land-lease residents and structure ownership


• Identify and execute value-add opportunities — converting park-owned homes to rentable lots, improving curb appeal and community amenities, and infilling vacant lots with new manufactured home inventory alongside manufacturer partners


• Support ownership on new acquisition due diligence and deployment, then take full operational ownership once a community closes


• Track and report on financial and operational performance using RentManager


• Build scalable systems and processes that can extend cleanly as the portfolio keeps growing

WHY YOU MATTER

Ownership is moving fast on acquisitions, and this role is what turns a newly signed deal into a community that actually runs well. It's the operating model for a portfolio that's about to roughly double in size, with real input into how the company scales as it grows.

WHAT IT TAKES

• 5-8+ years of property management experience, ideally with direct exposure to manufactured housing or land-lease communities


• Experience managing a multi-site portfolio, not just a single property


• A track record integrating newly acquired properties — bringing a community up to standard operations after a close


• Strong staff recruiting, training, and retention skills across on-site, part-time, and remote team members


• Comfort with lot lease structures and the operational differences between land-lease and park-owned housing


• Familiarity with RentManager or comparable property management software


• A hands-on operator mindset, comfortable being the one actually running the business day to day


• Strong occupancy and leasing instincts, with the ability to drive lease-up performance on newly acquired or underperforming communities


• Willingness to travel regularly to a growing, Michigan-based portfolio from a Chicago home base

THE PERKS!

• $105,000–$125,000+ base salary


• Performance-based annual bonus of 15-20%+


• Profit share


• Real ownership over a rapidly growing portfolio, with a seat at the table as it scales