The Property Management and Vacation Rental Guide

Property management is one of the most overlooked recurring-revenue businesses in real estate. The owners get hands-off ownership; the tenants get a responsive operator; the property manager gets a percentage of every rent check, every leasing fee, and every vendor markup — month after month. Done right, it's a high-margin, low-CapEx business that compounds. Done wrong, it's a 24/7 maintenance call you can't escape.

Inside this book:

• The PM landscape: models, markets, and the recurring revenue engine
• Owner acquisition and management agreements — getting properties under management
• Tenant screening, leasing, and Fair Housing compliance
• Short-term and vacation rental management — the high-revenue, high-effort model
• Maintenance operations and vendor management at scale
• Trust accounting, financial management, and PM economics
• Marketing and reputation: growing your owner portfolio and tenant pipeline
• Scaling from 10 doors to 500+ and the path to a sellable PM business

For real estate operators ready to manage properties — and own the management business too.