Property Inspector, Vacation Rentals

Property Inspector, Vacation Rentals

Blue Gems Management

Full-time | On site — Orlando, Florida

Department: Housekeeping & Field Ops

Schedule: Eastern Time | Varies with owner arrivals and new property onboardings

Compensation: USD $17–$20 / hour

About the brand
Blue Gems Management manages vacation homes in the Orlando area. Many of our guests are families who have been planning this trip for months, often arriving after a long day of travel, and many of our owners stay in their homes themselves. Pools, hot Florida days and back-to-back stays are hard on a house, so the details matter: a pool that is not working or a home that is not quite ready is the first thing a guest or owner notices.

The role
You are the last set of eyes before an owner or guest walks through the door. About half of your time goes to owner arrivals and new property onboardings, and the other half to inspections at our highest-risk homes, plus about 30 minutes a day overseeing cleaner scheduling and inspector hiring.

Your day is spent walking properties efficiently and thoroughly, checking that each home is truly ready, documenting what is not, and making sure every issue reaches the right person the same day. Noticing a problem is not the same as getting it fixed. If a home is on your list, you own it until it is ready.

Where you sit
You work closely with the housekeeping lead, the maintenance team, vendors and owners.

This is an on-site role in the Orlando area. Your schedule follows owner arrivals and new property onboardings, so it changes week to week.

What you’ll own
- Owner-arrival inspections: inspect every home before the owner arrives (about 290 a year, most on the same day the previous guest checks out), send the owner a pre-arrival summary and log your findings the same day.
- Onboarding walk-throughs: complete the first walk-through of every new listing within five business days of go-live, including full inventory, photos, appliance and equipment data plates, access codes, Wi-Fi and pool equipment, with a complete record in our Notion Maintenance Database before the first guest arrives.
- Turn inspections at high-risk homes: run a 30-minute inspection after cleaning and before check-in at the properties with the most negative reviews, and at every first turn after a new property is onboarded.
- Cleaner scheduling oversight: publish the following week’s cleaner schedule by Thursday at 5pm, monitor late and missed cleans, and coordinate with the housekeeping lead.
- Inspector hiring and scheduling: build and maintain the candidate pipeline for additional inspectors, run first interviews, and schedule coverage for peak weeks and days with three or more owner arrivals.
- Escalation: turn every failed check into a photographed Notion ticket the same day, send pool issues to the pool vendor the same day, and call in anything that would embarrass an owner or stop a check-in instead of just filing it.

What you bring

• Experience in property inspections, housekeeping, hospitality or vacation rental operations.
• A sharp eye for detail and a strong work ethic.
• The ability to work efficiently across several properties in a day without cutting corners.
• Clear written communication with owners and the team.
• Comfort with tools like Notion and scheduling systems.
• Flexibility to adjust your schedule around owner arrivals and onboardings.
• A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Experience hiring, scheduling or leading a team is a plus.

Compensation

$17–$20/hour, depending on experience.