# Real Property Administrator

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{{short description|Professional designation for commercial property managers}}
The '''Real Property Administrator''' (RPA) designation is a professional designation for commercial [property manager](/source/property_manager)s awarded to people with several years of experience and completing the [Building Owners and Managers Association](/source/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](/source/Nonprofit_institution) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Budgeting) and [accounting](/source/accounting)<ref name=RPA-detail/>
* [Environmental health and safety](/source/Environment%2C_health_and_safety)<ref name=RPA-detail/>
* [Business ethics](/source/Business_ethics)<ref name=RPA-detail/>
* [Real estate investment and finance](/source/Corporate_finance)<ref name=RPA-detail/>
* [Design operation and maintenance of building systems](/source/Building_services_engineering)<ref name=RPA-detail/>

==See also==
* [English land law](/source/English_land_law)
* [Property manager](/source/Property_manager)

==References==
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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]
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