RPA Designation
Real Property Administrator (RPA®)
BOMI International’s RPA® designation program serves the educational needs of both third-party property managers and corporate property managers. By familiarizing you with the many aspects of operating a commercial building, the RPA® designation program helps you integrate these issues into the broader task of property management.You’ll gain the insight and knowledge necessary to analyze a building in its entirety: building systems design, operation, and maintenance; commercial real estate law; investment and finance; risk management and insurance; leasing and marketing; asset management; environmental health and safety; and more. The RPA® program teaches you to maximize a building’s net income while minimizing risks, thereby enhancing your standing in the industry and positioning you for long-term success.
Experience Requirement:
Before you can be awarded your RPA® designation, you are required to demonstrate three years of verifiable property management experience. This experience must be performed for a portfolio or building 40,000 square feet or larger. The Real Property Administrator (RPA®) Experience criteria have been expanded to reflect the varying responsibilities of a property manager in the current industry. Students enrolled in the RPA® program are required to complete 18 of the 33 criteria. Click here to download the RPA® Experience Requirement Form
Required Courses:
- Budgeting and Accounting
- Environmental Health and Safety Issues
- Ethics is Good Business® ShortCourse™
- Law and Risk Management
- Real Estate Investment and Finance
- The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part I
- The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part II
Elective Course (choose one):
- Asset Management
- Fundamentals of Real Property Administration
- Leasing and Marketing for Property Managers
