Michael Blas Email & Phone Number

Lake Worth, Fl, Us

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

single Family Home Rentals Real Estate

Southeast Florida

• Oversee and manage the daily operations of the housing choice voucher program team. • Ensure that the current portfolio of 1300+ homes is within HUD’s compliance for the Section 8 housing choice voucher program. • Ensure that all homes are accurately maintained under the correct ownership entity to ensure revenue collections. • Validate new housing applicant vouchers along with the completion of all necessary Housing RTAs for new and transferring residents. • Communicate with over 83 different housing authorities to monitor and track annual inspections, failed inspections and abatements. • Work with the MSA’s operation teams to resolve any potential deficiencies that may result in a potential loss of revenue or property vacancy. • Provide extensive support to the Vice President and Director of Operations of the Housing Choice Team with building and creating various process and processors for the Housing Choice platform to be integrated within the current Progress Residential platform.• Assist with recruitment efforts, train and develop high performance housing choice voucher program team members.• Performance management of personnel including reviews, corrective action, mentoring, development plans and performance.• Conduct payroll audit to ensure that team maintains accuracy and stays in compliance with state and local labor laws.

Hollywood, Florida

• Managed a leasing team of 15+ leasing agents throughout the state of Florida to ensure maximum occupancy of rental units and minimized aged vacant homes to maximize revenue growth• Prepared leases and lease addendums for all new residents.• Worked with the underwriting team to validate and approve new prospects.• Oversaw completion of listing agreements and MLS property rental listings.• Monitored quality control of MLS listings, ensured third party syndications were properly syndicating to maximize web exposure. • Reported weekly to asset management to review market rates, promotional strategies, lead conversion and application pull through rates to set monthly occupancy and leasing goals. • Managed and oversaw all paper work regarding Housing Authority applicants including but not limited to voucher validation and RTA submission throughout a broad band of Housing Authorities.• Managed commission invoices for 1099 agents. • Ensured that the customer service experience was at its highest potential in efforts to build the prospect to resident experience.

• Presented properties and provided amenities in a positive light to prospective buyers.• Advertised available properties using a variety of media, promoting materials and software.• Determined the needs, living standards and economic viability of prospective customers.• Stayed knowledgeable of the property and area market status.• Conducted pre-construction, construction progress and move-in inspections, and CMAs for marketability.• Evaluated qualifications for renters and buyers by reviewing income and personal credentials to establish appropriate placement for renters and purchasers in a demanding and revolving real estate market.

Quikfund, Inc.

• As the team leader for residential sales, evaluated credit worthiness by originating loan applications and documentation within the specified Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD guidelines.• Led my team in the process of interviewing applicants in order to determine financial eligibility and feasibility of granting residential home loans. • Determined all applicable ratios and metrics based on credit worthiness. • Communicated with clients, underwriters and processing teams either to request or to provide information. • Justified decisions regarding approvals/rejections and reported on them.

• Managed a team of independent sales people which conducted daily sales, rental and property management transaction within the governing laws of New York State. • Ensured that brokerage was within state statues of regulation and compliance. • Conducted quarterly company record audits and maintained escrow IOLA accounts to state requirements.• Maintained property portfolio accounting and collection records.• Completed and analyzed CMA and market trend for property investors and sellers.

Originator of residential and commercial loans,