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鈥淚鈥檝e always been very lucky to have incredible mentors throughout my career so far,鈥� says Voeltz, who is currently a property manager for Berkeley Partners, where he oversees some 1.2 million square feet of light industrial assets in Virginia, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Massachusetts. 鈥淚 recognize that I don鈥檛 know everything, and having mentors to guide you along helps to keep me moving in the right career direction.鈥澛�

The 28-year-old wonders aloud about those up-and-comers who complain about more senior property managers not moving on to open opportunities for their own career advancement. 鈥淢aybe that鈥檚 not what鈥檚 holding you back,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t could be your approach to your career. Advancement is a matter of putting yourself out there and recognizing that you won鈥檛 be an EVP by the time you鈥檙e 30.鈥�

That dash of humility plus a heaping helping of motivation is a powerful antidote to career stagnation, says Voeltz, who graduated from James Madison University six years ago. Since then, he鈥檚 seen his resume blossom with such milestones as Chapter 77 (Northern Virginia) Rookie of the Year, and earning an 乐竞体育赛事直播 Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship (both in 2019), as well as his 2020 recognition among 乐竞体育赛事直播鈥檚 30 Under 30.聽

But mentorship, he says, isn鈥檛 limited to advice from other generations. 鈥淚 tend to follow Shaniece Sanford,鈥� he says, up to and including taking the young CPM鈥檚 former desk when he landed his first post-college job, at Brandywine Realty Trust, after she moved on. 鈥淚鈥檝e seen how impactful she is, and I鈥檝e patterned my career path after her. When she was named to the 30 Under 30, I said I need to do that too.鈥�

As is the case with many property managers, his career choice wasn鈥檛 something Voeltz always planned to do. In fact, as he was working toward his foreign languages degree, he was recommended by a friend for a job in a firm that managed student housing, and more or less fell into the career.聽

鈥淣o one expects to get into property management,鈥� he says, 鈥渂ut I loved it, with its great mix of interacting with people and heads-down quiet work.鈥�

Okay, so property management wasn鈥檛 a dream since childhood. But what keeps him engaged? 鈥淭he rewarding thing is when you can connect with tenants and create those relationships,鈥� he says. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 impactful for me because you learn to know all these incredible people.鈥澛�

But the question for him always was, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 beyond the day-to-day? How can I get more involved?鈥� The answer that came back, almost universally, was membership in 乐竞体育赛事直播. Much like Voeltz鈥檚 own view on mentorship, a manager early on in his career said that 乐竞体育赛事直播 was great for the support and education it provides, as well as for the fact that you get out of it what you put into it.聽

Not surprisingly, given the above-mentioned motivation, this advice led to his involvement in local committees and ultimately to the national platform, where Voeltz now serves on the Next Gen Advisory Committee. 鈥淕rowth isn't linear,鈥� he says. 鈥淥nce you become a property manager, there are so many directions your career can go, such as project management, development, or asset management. There are so many disciplines that property management touches and so many ways to branch out. The Advisory Board exists in part to help members figure out their career paths.鈥�

He鈥檚 also in hot pursuit of the coveted CPM designation, and working through the last rounds of courses - he expects to be certified by the end of the year.聽

Of course, no depth or breadth of education could have prepared anyone, young or old, for the events of last year. 鈥淲e all found ourselves a lot more vulnerable,鈥� he says. 鈥淧eople went a year and a half without necessary services or even the amenities they want as they all focused on trying to make their rent payments.鈥澛�

That was the source of some 鈥減ainful conversations,鈥� he recalls, 鈥渆specially tough for someone who loves to say yes.鈥� Instead, those talks became an object lesson in 鈥渉ow can we help our tenants get through this.鈥�

The pandemic was also an eye-opener to the future, and Voeltz looks now to answering how he can better integrate 鈥渨hat we have traditionally done, but in a new way. Priorities have shifted, and it鈥檒l be interesting to see how we can integrate some of the practices we started last year.鈥�

Which is a perfect lead-in to talk of the future. In the next five years, Voeltz sees himself expanding both his network and his management skills. After that, asset management or development could be a possible path. Eventually, however, he sees himself using his language and communication skills in international property management, though exactly how he has yet to determine.聽

But that鈥檚 not his goal. Somewhat counter to youth culture as historically played out in this country, Voeltz sees a lost treasure in senior citizens, and he hopes to recapture that with a long-term plan 鈥渨hen I make my millions,鈥� he jokes. 鈥淚鈥檇 love to open a center for seniors dedicated to the LGBT+ community.鈥�

Many in the community find themselves without families, often due to ostracization. He sees such a community as a family setting that otherwise doesn鈥檛 exist for these seniors, and he notes that models for his dream are operational today and fit for replication. 鈥淚鈥檓 a senior at heart. I love working with older people . . . and I even love bingo.鈥�

Of course, there is a property management aspect to his dream. But mostly, he says, it all comes back once again to the people.

But isn鈥檛 that a prime mover for most property managers?聽

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鈥淎dvancement is a matter of putting yourself out there and recognizing that you won鈥檛 be an EVP by the time you鈥檙e 30,鈥� says CPM candidate Brett Voeltz.