Sophia Carter

• Serve as the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) liaison and primary contact for two large contracts.
• Coordinate all document submissions as required by the contract.
• Conduct security briefings for incoming applicants. Preparing them for the extensive government security screening process.
• Developed and implemented a process to streamline communication with applicants, such as contacting applicants about past due paperwork, being proactive, and supporting an applicant through the process of obtaining their public trust clearance.

Highlight:

Received a promotion within the first six months from security briefer to contract liaison.

• Work with vendors to coordinate repairs on acquired properties.
• Maintained and scheduled home inspections pre-acquisitions.
• Reported analysis on national and local market cost efficiency.
• Negotiated with vendors to bring renovation costs down.
• Managed all repairs for listed properties in Sacramento, CA, and Phoenix, AZ, markets.

Highlights:

Key founding member of the Sacramento, CA, Launch team.

Created office launch setup guides, syndicated throughout eight additional markets.

Played a key role in company wide-centralization efforts to move the Reno coordination duties from LA, Riverside, and Sacramento offices to the Phoenix, AZ hub.

• Assisted and supported the Project Manager in daily duties.
• Quickly address and resolve issues with the team on a project.
• Manage material purchase orders, and ensure the delivery of material.
• Work in partnership with PMs and others to coordinate appropriate field labor.
• Respond with urgency and flexibility to meet frequently changing project schedules.
• Tracked and reported project progress.
• Updated documentation, ensuring project deadlines were met.

Highlight:

Ensured relevant information was captured and analyzed in a timely manner.

Closed the project or phases on time, and passed it to the project owners or management team.

• Executed sales contract for each purchase, including addendum, and supplements.
• Submitted offers for Fannie, Freddie, VA, and Hub.
• Coordinated property inspections after contract acceptances.
• Maintain a property database for tracking reports.
• Filed, faxed, and recorded consolidation as necessary.
• Negotiated purchase price of homes not listed.
• Performed leasing activities as an interdepartmental liaison.
• Maintain and input rental information, reconciliations, and payments in Yardi.
• Point of contact for the acquisition department for all private investors, groups, and companies looking to sell properties.
• Interdepartmental liaison for locating properties through MLS, Craigslist, Hubzu, Auction.com, HomePath, HUD, etc.

Highlight:

Obtain a Real Estate License.

Developed essential processes to track cancellations, counters, and rejections.

Developed a marketing campaign through social media and print ads to generate home purchases.