Patti Ayers & Associates

What Patti Ayers & Associates does

Patti Ayers & Associates, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned residential real estate firm headquartered in Tyrone, Georgia, operating continuously since its October 1999 founding by Broker Patti Harris Ayers. The company operates with roughly 10 employees across two integrated service lines: residential sales brokerage and residential property management. Brokerage services include marketing properties to procure buyers and facilitating transactions from contract to closing, while property management covers tenant placement, lease administration, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and owner financial reporting for houses, townhomes, and condos. The active service area is concentrated in Fayette, Coweta, and South Fulton counties within the metro Atlanta region, though the firm claims expertise across all of metro Atlanta.

The company operates three revenue streams: commission-based sales brokerage on closed transactions, recurring property management fees on its managed rental portfolio (approximately 100 properties overseen by senior agent Wesley Blanton), and standalone tenant procurement/leasing services for owners needing only placement or lease takeover. All pricing is individually quoted rather than publicly disclosed. Operational technology is provided by AppFolio Property Manager, a third-party SaaS platform that powers an online tenant portal (rent payment, maintenance requests, communications, renter's insurance documentation) and an owner dashboard with 24/7 access to financial statements, monthly summaries, and year-end tax documents. Distribution relies primarily on the company website (pattiayers.com) for-sale and for-rent listings, supplemented by referral networks through memberships in the Fayette County Board of REALTORS, Georgia Association of REALTORS, National Association of REALTORS, and the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM).

The team consists of a broker/founder, an office manager/REALTOR/property manager (Kristen Walker), and approximately eight additional agents and property managers carrying an unusually dense set of professional designations (GRI, ABR, SRI, SRES, CRS, MRP, RENE) across specializations including new construction, foreclosures, senior relocations, military relocations, and investment properties. The business is bootstrapped with no external investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. The founder also serves as Broker for Cedar Rock Premier Properties in Woodbury, GA, representing a separate affiliated brokerage outside the core Tyrone-headquartered operation.

Name

Patti Ayers & Associates

Legal name

Patti Ayers & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://pattiayers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Patti Ayers & Associates is a founder-owned residential real estate firm in Tyrone, Georgia, providing residential sales brokerage and property management services for homeowners, rental property investors, and tenants across Fayette, Coweta, and South Fulton counties in the metro Atlanta area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multifamily Brokerage (BPAJABAD)

Keywords

• Residential real estate
• Property management
• Sales brokerage
• Rental services
• Tenant placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Tyrone

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales Brokerage: Commission-based real estate sales services for property sellers. The company markets properties to procure buyers and facilitates sales from contract to closing.
2. Property Management Services: Ongoing property management fees for rental property owners. Services include advertising properties for lease, tenant procurement, lease management, property maintenance coordination, and financial reporting.
3. Tenant Procurement/Leasing Services: Standalone tenant procurement services for property owners who need only lease placement or takeover of existing leases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Patti Ayers & Associates is a full-service residential real estate company offering residential sales brokerage and residential property management. The company markets properties to procure buyers and facilitates sales from contract to closing for sellers, and for rental property owners provides leasing, tenant procurement, lease management, and ongoing property management for houses, townhomes, and condos. Services are supported by an AppFolio-powered online tenant portal and owner dashboard and primarily serve Fayette, Coweta, and South Fulton counties in metro Atlanta.

Product overview

Patti Ayers & Associates is a single-product full-service residential real estate company offering two integrated core services: residential sales brokerage and residential property management. The company operates primarily in Fayette, Coweta, and South Fulton counties in the Atlanta metro area. All services are supported by a proprietary tenant portal (for rent payments, maintenance requests, and communications) and an owner dashboard (for financial reporting and property performance insights).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 25 years in business as of 2024

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fayette County Board of REALTORScoreOthersProfessional real estate association membership. Patti Harris Ayers served as President of the Fayette County Board of REALTORS in 2007 and has served on multiple committees including Programs, Strategic Planning, Communications, and Executive Committees.
• Georgia Association of REALTORScoreOthersState-level professional real estate association membership providing networking, education, and advocacy resources.
• National Association of REALTORScoreOthersNational professional real estate association membership providing industry standards, resources, and representation.
• National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)coreOthersProfessional association specifically for residential property managers. Company maintains active membership.
• AppFolio Property ManagercoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform powering the company's online tenant portal. Provides property management software for rent collection, maintenance requests, financial reporting, and tenant communication.
• Grant Cardone's Real Estate ClubminorOthersPatti Harris Ayers is a member of Grant Cardone's real estate investing club, adding multi-family investing knowledge to her real estate expertise.
• Cedar Rock Premier PropertiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatti Harris Ayers serves as the Broker for Cedar Rock Premier Properties in Woodbury, GA, representing an additional business affiliation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Compass: Tech-enabled national residential brokerage actively expanding in Atlanta. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping sales brokerage offering, even though its scale and capital base far exceed Patti Ayers & Associates.
• FirstService Residential: Large North American residential property manager operating in metro Atlanta. Comparable on the property management side of Patti Ayers' business, though it focuses on community/HOA management rather than single-family rentals.
• eXp Realty: Cloud-based national brokerage with a growing agent roster in Georgia. Comparable broad incumbent competing for the same residential seller and buyer pool, especially digitally-savvy consumers.
• Coldwell Banker Realty: National residential brokerage brand with strong Atlanta-metro agent presence. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same sellers and listings in Fayette, Coweta, and South Fulton counties.
• RE/MAX Around Atlanta: Regional RE/MAX affiliate serving metro Atlanta including south suburban counties. Comparable broad incumbent operating in the same residential sales and rental services space.
• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties: Large metro Atlanta residential brokerage under the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices brand. Comparable as an incumbent providing full-service sales brokerage in the same suburban Atlanta counties Patti Ayers serves.
• Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners: Major Atlanta-area franchise of Keller Williams offering residential sales and, via market centers, property management referrals. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same Fayette/Coweta/South Fulton counties with a much larger agent base.

Direct peers

• Virtual Properties Realty: Georgia-based residential brokerage with strong Atlanta-metro presence covering both sales and property management. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized local real estate services firm operating in overlapping suburban Atlanta counties.

Regional players

• Harry Norman, Realtors: Long-established Greater Atlanta residential brokerage with full-service sales and affiliated property management. Comparable to Patti Ayers & Associates as a regional residential real estate brand serving metro Atlanta suburbs.

Others

• AppFolio: SaaS property management platform whose software powers Patti Ayers' tenant portal and owner reporting. Comparable as an enabling technology provider for small-to-mid residential property managers, shaping the firm's operational capability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pattiayersandassociates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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