Company Accreditation.

Company and Staff Accreditations

Continental Property Management is proud of its commitment to providing property management that is ethical, highly trained, and effective. Being an Accredited Management Organization® is the way that Continental Property Management demonstrates this commitment. The company also encourages its staff to become Certified Property Managers® and Accredited Residential Managers®. Each of these accreditations, summarized below, is offered by IREM, the Institute of Real Estate Management.

Accredited Management Organization

To become an Accredited Management Organization®, the applying company must:

• Have a Certified Property Manager® for the chief executive who actively manages the company, adheres to the IREM code of ethics, and completes additional training in the following topic areas:
  1. Business Development Strategies for Real Estate Management Companies
  2. Using Client Expectations to Improve the Real Estate Management Business
  3. Developing Human Resource Strategies for Real Estate Managers
  4. Leadership for Today’s Real Estate Managers
  5. Risk Management: Protecting People, Property, and Profits
  6. Avoiding Surprises: Trends in Regulation and Legislation
• Demonstrate business stability with minimal name and ownership changes
• Retain appropriate fidelity bonds covering all management employees, officers, and owners
• Retain appropriate depositor’s forgery and alterations insurance

Additionally, IREM conducts an independent credit check of the applying organization, and checks the forms used by the firm in connection with management, including a sample income and expense statement to property owners.

Certified Property Manager®

The successful Certified Property Manager Candidate must:

• Have a formal degree
• Have at least twelve months of qualifying real estate management experience, according to IREM’s definition.
• Hold a real estate license and provide a copy or explain why you are not required to have one.
• Subscribe to the Code of Professional Ethics of the CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER®
• Receive approval from the local IREM chapter, which will confirm the information provided on the application during a personal interview.

To become a Certified Property Manager® the Candidate must:

• Remain a candidate for at least one year, but not more than 10 years.
• Complete training in the following topic areas.
  1. Maintenance and operations
  2. Human resource management
  3. Marketing and leasing
  4. Financial operations
  5. Asset management
  6. Legal and risk management
• Pass a certification test on the training program
• Demonstrate competence in completing a management plan
• Attend and pass the IREM ethics class
• Have the equivalent of 5 years of qualifying real estate experience. This experience can include college coursework, but it emphasizes managing property or assets with minimum size definitions

Accredited Residential Manager®

To receive Accreditation as a Residential Manager®, the applicant must:

• Have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Complete training in the following areas:
  1. Maintenance and operations
  2. Human resource management
  3. Marketing and leasing
  4. Financial operations
  5. Legal and risk management Ethics
• Be approved by the applicants local IREM chapter, which will confirm the information provided on their application during a personal interview.
• Complete 12-24 months of qualified experience
• Abide by IREM’s Code of Ethics

Information on IREM and the accreditations.