__NOTOC__ {{short description|Professional designation for commercial property managers}} The '''Real Property Administrator''' (RPA) designation is a professional designation for commercial property managers awarded to people with several years of experience and completing the Building Owners and Managers Association advanced study program.<ref name="Kyle">{{cite book |last1=Kyle |first1=Robert C. |title=Property Management |date=2000 |publisher=Real Estate Education Company |isbn=9780793131174 |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GgFMvkuRO4IC&dq=real%20property%20administrator&pg=PA18 |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Middleton |first1=Cathy |title=Definition of Real Property Administrator |url=https://www.realestateagent.com/real-estate-glossary/real-estate/real-property-administrator.html |website=RealEstateAgent.com |access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref> The designation is administered by Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI) International, an independent nonprofit institute for property and facility management education.<ref name="idiot">{{cite book |last1=Prandi |first1=Melissa, MPM |title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Property Manager |date=2009 |publisher=Alpha Books |isbn=9781101140628 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCgibpU81TYC&q=%22Property%20manager%22&pg=PT282|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> The program covers all aspects of operating a commercial property and maximizing a net income while minimizing risk.<ref>{{cite web |title=RPA: Real Property Administrator|url=https://www.har.com/real-property-administrator/RPA_real_estate_agents?search_type=member&designation%5B0%5D=RPA&sort=most_showings# |publisher=Houston Association of Realtors|website=Find a Pro |access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref>
Required coursework includes: * Law and Risk management<ref name=RPA-detail>{{cite web |title=Real Property Administrator |url=https://www.bomi.org/RPA.aspx |publisher=Building Owners and Managers Association |access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> * Budgeting and accounting<ref name=RPA-detail/> * Environmental health and safety<ref name=RPA-detail/> * Business ethics<ref name=RPA-detail/> * Real estate investment and finance<ref name=RPA-detail/> * Design operation and maintenance of building systems<ref name=RPA-detail/>
==See also== * English land law * Property manager
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== External links == * [http://www.bomi.org Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI) International] * [http://www.boma.org Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International] {{Real estate}}
Category:Property management Category:Financial services occupations