Residential Management Professional Overview
"The RMP® designation helped set me apart in my community from other property managers. I can refer to my designation with pride and explain the knowledge I have achieved makes me a better property manager. I became so excited about learning after taking my RMP® classes, I decided to take it to the next level and now I am the only one in my city to have an MPM®! The designations are a great way to market myself and our company and helps us to get new business."
Karen Carlson, MPM® RMP®
President
Property Management Experts
Stockton, CA
RMP® Requirements
- Be a current member of NARPM®.
- Be a currently licensed real estate agent for a period of not less than the 2 previous years. (If your state requires licensing.)
- Verification of 100 unit years of experience acquired over a minimum of two consecutive years. (One unit year equals management of 1 residential unit for 1 year.) Must manage a minimum of 25 residential units during candidacy period and at the time of achieving the designation.
- Successfully complete 18 hours of NARPM® approved RMP® coursework, plus the NARPM® Ethics course.
- Earn 50 elective points through service to NARPM®.
- Attend two NARPM® state or regional conferences OR one one NARPM® national convention prior to completing candidacy.
- Submit sealed letters of recommendation from 2 RMP® or MPM® designees and 3 clients.
- Submit a completed candidacy checklist packet within 3 years of application date.
- Non-refundable application fee of $150.
- Download the RMP® Candidacy Checklist
RMP® Designation Courses
Eighteen hours of NARPM® approved courses, plus the Ethics class, are required for this designation. With the exception of the required three-hour Ethics Course, all RMP® classes are one day (six hours) in length. Choose from the following:
- Ethics
- RMP® Office Operations
- RMP® Marketing
- RMP® Habitability Standards and Maintenance
- RMP® Tenancy
Download the brochure or request one from National.