certification for property management?

[Stephen M.]

Hi,

Anyone know anything about the accredited residential manager certification from the institute of real estate management or the various certifications from the national association of residential property managers?  Does it carry much weight?  Thanks

[Robert Gilstrap]

I can only speak from the perspective of NARPM but I definitely think it carries weight. I have both an RMP (Residential Management Professional)  and MPM (Master Property Manager) designation. These took years to achieve not weeks or even days like typical Realtor designations.  Because of the stringent requirements they signify the best of the best. 

To give some perspective: There are 408 RMP's (Residential Management Professionals)  and 168 MPM's (Master Property Managers) in the entire United States, 10 MPM's in my state of Georgia. 

The only thing more exclusive is CRMC (Certified Residential Management Company) where your entire company is certified over a very long detailed process with on site audits, etc. There are only 30 CRMC's in the entire US.