Name the percent
8 to 12 percent of collected rent is the usual management fee. Write what it includes, and what owners still pay.
Start a PM business Aspiring PMs, first 15 doors
A business in a box for your first doors
You decided to absorb the landlord heat and take a management fee. Pro is the software side: ops, statements, and a waitlist for when we open. Help winning landlord clients is forthcoming. It is not a live CRM today.
No demo call required. Self-serve when we open.
Fee education first
Know what you charge before you take the keys. Most shops in this path take about 8 to 12 percent of rent.
Leasing and other work
Many shops add a leasing fee, markups on maintenance, or a setup charge. Be explicit. Ambiguity looks amateur.
Pro gating, on purpose
Cost-bearing features such as SMS, Twilio numbers, and paid screening stay Pro-gated when they open. Profitability first.
Software is not the whole job
Ops and statements are the product you can waitlist for now. Getting the first owners is still your work, with acquisition help on the roadmap.
A path to the first 10 doors
Low switching cost on software. High cost on actually getting clients. Stay honest about both.
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Decide you are the PM
Pick a fee, a service list, and the doors you will take. Friends-and-family units count.
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Run ops like a shop
Properties, owners, lead to lease, maintenance, and statements. That is the software side Pro is built for.
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Grow past ten
Look legit, keep owners, and take the next doors without hiring yet. Join the waitlist for the workspace.
Landlord-prospect pipeline, coming
A CRM for landlord prospects is planned for aspiring PMs. It is not coded and not live today. Do not join the waitlist expecting a prospect pipeline this month.
Roadmap, not a live CRM
Acquisition help is forthcoming: a simple pipeline so you can track owner conversations on the way to your first doors. What exists to waitlist for now is the Pro ops and statements story. The CRM stays on the roadmap until it is built.
Join the waitlist
Work email is enough. Self-serve when we open. No demo call required.