Regional Manager

Blue Castle Agency (North America); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

Bonus 15-20%+

Profit sharing

Ownership in portfolio growth

Job summary

Blue Castle Agency (North America) is seeking a Regional Manager to run day-to-day operations across its growing manufactured housing portfolio in Chicago. You will lead transitions of newly acquired communities, onboard teams, stabilize operations, and implement community-specific processes from day one.

The role demands 5-8+ years in property management, multi-site oversight, and strong recruiting and retention skills.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of property management experience, ideally with manufactured housing or land-lease communities.
• Experience managing a multi-site portfolio.
• Track record of integrating newly acquired properties into standard operations.
• Strong staff recruiting, training, and retention skills across on-site, part-time, and remote team members.
• Familiarity with RentManager or comparable property management software.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Property management

Multi-site portfolio management

Staff recruiting and training

Hands-on operator mindset

Occupancy and leasing instincts

Travel readiness

Tools

RentManager

Job description

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.

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

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