National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)

What National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) does

NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers) is a private, non-profit professional trade association founded in 1988 and headquartered at 1403 Greenbrier Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia. It serves more than 6,000 members — individual property managers, property management company owners, brokers, support staff, and vendor affiliates — who together manage well over $20 billion in single-family and small residential rental properties across the United States, with additional Canadian and international members. The association's stated mission is to support and empower professionals to elevate the property management industry through professional development, advocacy, and community, anchored by a formalized Code of Ethics adopted in 1994 and four registered designations: RMP® (Residential Management Professional), MPM® (Master Property Manager), CRMC® (Certified Residential Management Company), and CSS® (Certified Support Specialist).

NARPM's core offering is a membership bundle rather than a software product. Members receive subscription access to the award-winning Residential Resource magazine (11 issues/year), the weekly National Report newsletter, an online community forum, a public Property Manager Search directory, the NARPM Radio podcast, legislative advocacy through a PAC and Capitol Summit, free and paid webinars, and a structured education catalog delivered via virtual, in-person, and OMG Distance Learning channels. Four revenue streams support the association: recurring membership dues ($270–$320 individual/affiliate, $760 + $125/seat company), conference and event fees from the Annual Convention, Broker/Owner Conference & Expo, and state conferences, education and designation fees ($20–$265 depending on course type), and advertising/sponsorship sold to a roster led by Premier Partners Yardi, Enterprise Bank & Trust, LendingOne, and PetScreening. The technology stack is intentionally light: NARPM operates no proprietary platform and instead curates integrations, education, and content for a fragmented SMB customer base.

The go-to-market is community- and event-led. NARPM recruits through local and state chapters organized into 7 US regions, national conventions, a public-facing property manager search tool that converts consumer traffic into member leads, and a referral network of 20+ software, banking, and fintech partners. Recent strategic activity — including the NARPM 2.0 modernization initiative, the appointment of outside counsel in March 2026, the hiring of a Government Affairs Director in October 2025, and a transition in the CEO role during 2025–2026 — points to governance and advocacy reinforcement rather than aggressive expansion.

Name

National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)

Legal name

National Association of Residential Property Managers

Website

https://narpm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NARPM is a US-based non-profit trade association founded in 1988 serving more than 6,000 residential property managers who oversee over $20 billion in rental property. It generates revenue from membership dues, professional designations (RMP, MPM, CRMC, CSS), conferences, education, and advertising, delivered via a chapter network, annual conventions, and digital content rather than a proprietary software platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Trade Association / Residential Property Management

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote/Hybrid Leadership & Distributed Team Management (EDABAAAN)

Keywords

• Property management association
• Professional designations
• Residential property management
• Continuing education
• Industry advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesapeake

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual individual membership dues are $320 per year (less $50 new member discount, effective $270). Company membership base fee is $760 for 4 members, then $125 per additional member. National Affiliate membership is $320 per year (less $50 new member discount, effective $270). Membership includes subscription to Residential Resource magazine, access to member database, NARPM logo usage, and discounts on education and events.
2. Conference & Event Fees: Revenue from Annual Convention & Trade Show, Broker/Owner Conference & Expo, Capitol Summit, and State Conferences through registration fees, sponsorship, and exhibit booth sales.
3. Education & Designation Fees: Revenue from 3-hour virtual courses ($30 members / $45 non-members), advanced courses ($165 members / $265 non-members), designation candidacy applications, and CRMC audits. Online courses range from $20 to $99 per course.
4. Advertising & Sponsorship: Revenue from advertising in the Residential Resource magazine, Annual Convention programs, National Report (via MultiView), website programmatic advertising, sponsorship tiers, and direct mail mailing list purchases. Affiliate members can purchase mailing lists of the association's members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

NARPM is a private nonprofit professional trade association that delivers its value through tiered memberships, four industry-specific professional designations (RMP, MPM, CRMC, CSS), a catalog of residential property management education courses, national and regional conferences and trade shows, advocacy and legislative representation, the award-winning Residential Resource magazine, a podcast, online community forums, and a member discount/perks marketplace. Its paying customers are individual property managers, property management companies, and affiliate vendors serving the residential rental industry.

Product overview

NARPM is a professional association (not a software company) offering a portfolio of membership-based services organized around professional development, advocacy, and community for residential property managers. Its core offerings include four professional designations (RMP®, MPM®, CRMC®, CSS®), a comprehensive education platform with virtual, in-person, and online courses through an OMG Distance Learning partnership, the award-winning Residential Resource Magazine (published eleven times annually), an online member community forum, a property manager search directory, legislative advocacy resources, national conferences, webinars, a job board, a Rent vs. Sell Calculator tool, and a member discounts marketplace. The organization also publishes the weekly National Report electronic newsletter and maintains NARPM Radio as a podcast. Together, these services are bundled as membership benefits and do not constitute a unified software product but rather an ecosystem of professional resources, credentials, networking, and learning tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Professional Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Members report tripled revenues after joining and using NARPM education and networking opportunities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered premier partner, minor and core.

• Yardipremier partnerTechnology or IntegrationYardi is a premier partner of NARPM and a leading property management software provider. Yardi Breeze logo appears prominently on the NARPM website. Yardi representatives have provided testimonials about the value of NARPM affiliation.
• Enterprise Bank & Trustpremier partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerEnterprise Bank & Trust is a premier partner of NARPM, providing banking services tailored to property managers and real estate investors.
• LendingOnepremier partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerLendingOne is a premier partner of NARPM, offering lending solutions to property managers and real estate investors in the NARPM community.
• PetScreeningpremier partnerTechnology or IntegrationPetScreening is a premier partner of NARPM. Founder and CEO John R. Bradford III co-presents NARPM webinars on topics such as HUD guidance on emotional support animals.
• Apartments.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerApartments.com is listed as a partner/advertiser on the NARPM website, serving as a listing platform for rental properties managed by NARPM members.
• MultiViewminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMultiView handles advertising sales for the NARPM National Report newsletter and website programmatic advertising program.
• The Gilroy FirmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonica K. Gilroy, Esquire, Founding Member and Managing Partner of The Gilroy Firm in Atlanta, Georgia, was appointed as Outside Property Management Counsel for NARPM National in March 2026, providing legal governance, compliance, and strategic legal support as part of the NARPM 2.0 initiative.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Counselors of Real Estate (CRE): CRE is an international member organization of real estate advisors conferring the CRE designation through peer review, with advocacy and education programs. It parallels NARPM's designation-and-advocacy model for a different real estate professional segment.
• National Apartment Association (NAA): NAA is the largest trade association for the U.S. rental housing industry, serving apartment owners and management professionals with education, advocacy, and events. NARPM serves the single-family/small residential side of the same broader rental housing professional base NAA addresses.
• International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO): IAAO is a membership association for property assessment professionals offering the RES, AAS, and PPS designations plus education and policy advocacy. It is structurally analogous to NARPM as a credentialing and education body serving a real estate professional niche.
• BOMA International: BOMA International is the leading trade association for commercial real estate professionals, offering the RPA, FMA, and SMA designations along with advocacy and education. It is structurally analogous to NARPM as a property-manager-focused association with designations and legislative engagement.
• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM): IREM is the largest international association for real estate management professionals, offering CPM, ARM, and AMO designations, education, and advocacy. It directly overlaps NARPM's professional designation, education, and community model for property managers.
• American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI): ASHI is the largest U.S. professional society for home inspectors offering the ASHI Certified Inspector credential, education, and Standards of Practice. It is structurally analogous to NARPM in operating a residential-real-estate-adjacent member association with designations and ethics standards.
• Community Associations Institute (CAI): CAI is the leading membership organization for community association management, providing designations (CMCA, AMS, PCAM), education, publications, and advocacy. It mirrors NARPM's combination of credentialing, education, and advocacy tailored to a property management sub-segment.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of REALTORS (NAR): NAR is the largest U.S. trade association for real estate professionals, with more than 1.5 million members spanning sales, brokerage, and adjacent specialties. NAR represents the broader real estate category in which NARPM operates, and many NARPM members also hold NAR affiliations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/narpmnational
• Xx.com/narpm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-association-of-residential-property-managers

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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