text: what is an assistance residential property manager duties?   every asst. manager job varies from property to property. it depends, mostly on the size of the property who does what. if it is a large property there is probably a leasing person to show apartments, answer phones, prepare lease files, do the filing and the correspondance. if the property is small that falls on the asst. manager to do.  the asst. manager covers for the manager, which is why they are called assistant managers. you screen calls, take care of the small problems that come in, handle walk in people,prepare newsletters and bulletins. discuss decisions with the manager if they ask for input, make decisions when the manager is not available. you do basically whatever the manager asks you to do. your job is to take the burden off the manager without acting like the manager. or trying to take over the manager's job by second guessing the manager.  that's a very general description. asst. managers are extremely difficult to find, good ones anyway. you are the most valuable person to the manager. usually when the manager leaves, the asst. moves up to take the manager's position.