Next Step Community Management

Name

Next Step Community Management

Website

https://nextstepcommunities.com

Company type

Private

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Management Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (551114)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAJAHAD

Master-Planned Community & POA Management

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/HOA/Condominium Association Management

SECONDARYBPAJAHAF

Mixed-Use Community Association Management

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/HOA/Condominium Association Management

SECONDARYBPAJAHAN

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/HOA/Condominium Association Management

Keywords

• Property management services
• Community association management
• Management consulting
• Financial management services
• HOA management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Next Step Community Management is a consulting firm that provides management consulting, financial, and property management services to community associations. The firm operates with 1–10 employees out of San Jose, California, and serves clients through its website at https://www.nextstepcommunities.com/.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Association Management Day-to-day management of residential community associations and homeowner associations, including administration, vendor coordination, and operational oversight for community boards in the San Jose area.
• Management Consulting Consulting services for community associations and related clients, advising on governance, operations, and organizational matters.
• Financial Management Services Financial administration and oversight services for community associations, including accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting support for HOA boards and community managers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• FirstService Residential: One of the largest North American residential and community association managers; comparable because it serves HOA, condominium, and master-planned community boards with a bundled management, financial, and consulting offering — the same end-market Next Step Community Management targets, but at national scale.
• CCMC (Community Company): National community management firm serving homeowner associations, condominiums, and master-planned communities with management, governance, and financial services; directly comparable in offering and target customer base.
• Associa: Large national HOA and community association management company providing consulting, financial, and property management services to residential communities; comparable in service mix and customer type to Next Step Community Management, with substantially greater scale and geographic reach.

Regional players

• Keystone Pacific Property Management: West Coast-focused community association manager serving HOA and condominium communities with management and consulting services; comparable because of its concentration in California and its mix of management, financial, and advisory work similar to Next Step Community Management.
• Powerstone Property Management: California-based community association and HOA management firm offering management, financial, and consulting services to homeowner associations; comparable in geography and bundled service model.

Direct peers

• Sudler Property Management: Specialized community association management firm providing management, financial, and consulting services to condominium and cooperative boards in select U.S. markets; comparable in offering, target customer, and consulting-driven delivery model.
• Western States Property Management: Western U.S. community association management firm serving HOAs and planned communities with management, financial, and consulting services; comparable in geography (Western U.S.), customer base, and bundled service model.
• Vintage Group (HOA management): Community association management firm providing HOA and condominium management, financial, and consulting services; comparable in offering mix and target market, representative of the long tail of small-to-mid management firms Next Step competes against.
• Cardinal Management Group: Community association management company providing management, financial, and consulting services to HOA and condominium communities; comparable in customer base and bundled service structure to Next Step Community Management.
• AMS - Association Management Services: Mid-sized community association management company offering management, financial, and consulting services to HOAs and condominiums; closely comparable in service mix and customer profile to a small-scale HOA manager like Next Step Community Management.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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