RPM Reliable Property Management

Name

RPM Reliable Property Management

Legal name

RPM Reliable Property Management, Inc.

Website

https://landlordaustin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Property Management

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAJAFAA

Multifamily Apartment Property Management

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Residential Property Management

SECONDARYBPAJAMAA

Residential Real Estate Asset Management

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Real Estate Asset & Portfolio Management

Keywords

• Residential property management
• Rental property leasing
• Tenant screening services
• Real estate investment brokerage
• Austin rental property services

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Management Fees: Management fees charged as a percentage of gross monthly rental income, ranging from 6% to 10%. Fees are based on gross rent received, property location, and service level required.
2. Leasing Commissions: Commission of 60% of the first month's rent for new tenant placement. This covers all agent costs, MLS listing, website listing, additional property listing sites, lease document preparation, and lease orientation with tenants.
3. Vacant Property Advertising: Owners are charged $100 per month advertising expense while the property is vacant.
4. Real Estate Sales: Full service real estate brokerage providing acquisition and sales services for investment properties, including detailed investment analysis over a 4-6 year holding period.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RPM Reliable Property Management provides full-service residential property management for rental property owners, including tenant screening, leasing, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and accounting. The firm also offers real estate investment brokerage services, helping investors buy and sell income-producing residential properties in the Austin, Texas metro area.

Product overview

RPM Reliable Property Management offers a unified property management and real estate investment service platform. The core offering consists of property management (managing approximately 275 properties with tenant screening, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and eviction handling), rental property leasing (listing in MLS and 12-15 websites, lease preparation, tenant orientation), and real estate investment services (brokerage for acquisition and sales with investment analysis). Services cover Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Leander, Cedar Park, Hutto, Pflugerville, and surrounding areas in Travis, Hays and Williamson counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Service Residential Property Management Ongoing management of single-family and small multifamily rental properties for owners, including tenant placement, rent collection, maintenance coordination, vendor management, and accounting, charged as a percentage of monthly rental income.
• Rental Property Leasing and Tenant Placement Marketing of vacant units, applicant screening through National Tenant Network, and execution of lease agreements for owners, charged as a leasing commission equal to 60% of the first month's rent plus a flat $100/month advertising fee.
• Real Estate Investment Brokerage Brokerage representation for residential investors buying and selling income-producing properties in the Austin metro, leveraging the broker's 30+ years of local market experience and MLS exposure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98%+ on-time rent payment rate from tenants
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Tenant NetworkcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1984Tenant screening partnership providing comprehensive background checks including previous rental history, criminal records, credit reports from all three bureaus, employment verification, and eviction records. Enables 10-minute application approvals.
• AppFoliocoreTechnology or IntegrationProperty management software platform providing tenant portal for online rent payments, maintenance request submissions, and electronic communication. Tenants can access the portal 24/7 for non-emergency repairs and payments.
• Austin Board of RealtorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMLS partnership providing access to the Multiple Listing Service where properties are listed and visible to Realtors throughout the Austin area.
• Shannon Smith (Mortgage Broker)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred mortgage broker partner who works with RPM to qualify investors for loans, determine borrowing amounts, interest rates, and mortgage costs. Contact: 512-560-4590.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Real Property Management: National franchise system providing residential property management services to single-family and small multifamily landlords. Closely comparable business model to RPM's per-door fee structure, tenant screening, and leasing services, with a similar SMB/investor target customer.
• RPM Living: Austin-headquartered residential property management and investment firm with a similar full-service model (management, leasing, and investment services). Despite sharing the RPM name and Austin base, RPM Living is materially larger in scale, but operates in the same niche and competes directly for the same owner and investor pool.
• HomeRiver Group: National single-family rental property manager offering full-service management to individual and institutional investors. Highly comparable business model and customer base to RPM, with technology-driven owner reporting and tenant screening.

Broad incumbents

• Asset Living: National residential property management firm managing approximately 250,000+ units across conventional, affordable, and student housing. Overlaps with RPM on third-party management services for residential owners and offers a regional/Austin presence.
• FirstService Residential: Large North American residential property management company serving HOAs, condominiums, and rental communities. Comparable in offering full-service property management to owner-clients, but its scale, geographic breadth, and association-management focus put it in the broad-incumbent category.
• Camden Property Trust: Publicly traded multifamily REIT that internally manages its own portfolio of apartment communities. While primarily an owner-operator rather than a third-party manager, it competes for Austin renters and benchmarks service standards that drive owner expectations of managers like RPM.
• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Largest residential property manager in the U.S., operating across multifamily, student, and active-adult housing. While much larger and primarily multifamily-focused, it competes for institutional and high-net-worth residential owners in Austin and defines the upper bound of service quality and scale in this space.
• BH Management Services: Large U.S. multifamily and single-family residential property manager with a similar fee-based third-party management model. Comparable in core service offering to RPM but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic diversification.
• Lincoln Property Company: Diversified real estate services firm with a sizable residential management division alongside commercial and multifamily operations. Offers overlapping owner-services (leasing, management, brokerage) and competes in the same Austin-anchored investor pool.

Emerging players

• Pegasus Residential: Multifamily residential management firm with a focus on third-party management for institutional and private owners. Comparable on management services and tenant experience, but heavier multifamily/institutional skew versus RPM's single-family investor focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/100063643702712
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reliable-property-management-inc.

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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