Metes & Bounds Realty

What Metes & Bounds Realty does

Metes & Bounds Realty, LLC is a privately held, family-owned property management and real estate services firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hampton, Georgia, serving the McDonough and south-metro Atlanta area. The company operates a full-service residential property management platform targeting individual property owners and small-scale real estate investors who own single-family homes, duplexes, condos, townhomes, and small multi-family properties across approximately 12 communities in the region, including McDonough, Jonesboro, Morrow, Stockbridge, Griffin, Warner Robins, Macon, Fayetteville, Hampton, Locust Grove, Lovejoy, and Barnesville.

The product portfolio is organized around two primary service tiers: a Placement Only package priced at one month's rent for tenant placement, screening, and lease preparation, and a Full Service monthly subscription tier that adds ongoing rent collection, 24/7 maintenance coordination, scheduled inspections with 360-degree photography, financial reporting, and eviction protection. The technology backbone is RentVine, a third-party property management platform that handles listing syndication to Zillow and Trulia, tenant screening, online rent collection, maintenance request intake, and dedicated owner and tenant portals. The firm supplements this with ancillary buy/sell brokerage services, interactive financial calculators (Rent vs Sell, ROI, Vacancy Loss), a free comparative market analysis tool, and a portfolio of service guarantees (30-Day Rental, Leasing, Results, and Happiness).

Revenue is generated through recurring monthly management fees, one-time placement fees per turn, and transaction-based real estate commissions. Distribution is sales-led, combining direct outreach, digital marketing through the company website and social channels, listing syndication via RentVine, and an Agent Referral Program that channels warm leads from local Realtors. The company maintains 1-10 employees, with David Barton serving as Managing Broker and Owner backed by 25+ years of industry experience and active membership in NARPM and the National Association of REALTORS.

Name

Metes & Bounds Realty

Legal name

Metes & Bounds Realty, LLC

Website

https://metesandboundsrealty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Metes & Bounds Realty is a family-owned residential property management and real estate brokerage founded in 2002, serving individual property owners and small investors across 12+ south-metro Atlanta communities with full-service management, tenant placement, and buy/sell services on the RentVine platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Property Management

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Lease Administration & Tenant Services (BPAJAFAL)

Keywords

• Residential property management
• Tenant placement services
• Real estate brokerage
• Rental property investments
• Leasing and tenant screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Mcdonough

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Placement Only Service: One-time tenant placement service for property owners. Company finds qualified tenants, handles screening and lease preparation, but does not provide ongoing management. Fee is one month's rent.
2. Full Service Property Management: Comprehensive ongoing management including marketing, tenant screening, rent collection, 24/7 maintenance, scheduled inspections, accounting, and financial reporting. Fee structure not publicly disclosed.
3. Real Estate Sales Services: Full-service real estate agency assisting clients with buying and selling homes. Company has a team of Realtors who can help with residential and commercial property transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Metes & Bounds Realty provides full-service residential property management for individual rental property owners and investors across the south-metro Atlanta area, handling marketing, tenant screening, leasing, rent collection, 24/7 maintenance, scheduled inspections with 360-degree photos, financial reporting, and eviction protection. The firm also operates a residential real estate brokerage assisting clients with buying and selling homes, plus a separate one-time Placement Only tenant-placement service for owners who want to self-manage after move-in.

Product overview

Metes & Bounds Realty offers a unified property management and real estate services platform built around its core Residential Property Management, Leasing Services, and Buy/Sell Home offerings. The product portfolio is organized around two pricing tiers — Placement Only (tenant placement at one month's rent) and Full Service (comprehensive ongoing management with 24/7 maintenance, inspections, and rent collection) — supplemented by service guarantees, interactive financial calculators (Rent vs Sell, ROI, Vacancy Loss), a free Comparative Market Analysis tool, and dedicated Owner and Resident portals powered by RentVine. The company also provides an Agent Referral Program for real estate agents. All services are localized to the south-metro Atlanta area across multiple Georgia communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Property Management Full-service day-to-day management of residential rental properties, including marketing, tenant screening, rent collection, 24/7 maintenance coordination, financial reporting, and eviction protection for individual property owners in the south-metro Atlanta area.
• Leasing Services Tenant placement and leasing support for investment properties, including property marketing, tenant screening, lease preparation, and move-in/move-out inspections.
• Buy/Sell Your Home Full-service residential real estate agency assisting clients with buying and selling homes, including comparative market analysis and home valuation services.
• Placement Only Package One-time tenant placement service for a fee equal to one month's rent, covering marketing, advertising, tenant screening, tenant selection, lease preparation, and deposit collection. Does not include ongoing management.
• Full Service Package Comprehensive ongoing property management on a monthly subscription basis, including all Placement Only services plus rent collection, accounting and bill pay, online owner statements and reports, 24/7 maintenance, scheduled inspections with 360-degree photos, move-in/move-out inspection reports, pest inspection, tenant placement guarantee, and lease renewal services.
• Service Guarantees Performance guarantees bundled with management services, including a Results Guarantee (no payment until a qualified tenant is placed), a Leasing Guarantee (free re-tenant if lease broken within 9-10 months), a 30-Day Rental Guarantee (one month of management free if not leased within 30 days), and a Happiness Guarantee (cancel anytime).
• Agent Referral Program Partnership program through which real estate agents refer their property management clients to Metes & Bounds, allowing agents to focus on sales while Metes & Bounds handles full-service management of the referred properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-day rental guarantee: If unable to lease home in 30 days or less, one month management is free.
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)coreOthersActive professional membership organization. Company has been an active member since inception in 2002, staying current on property management industry trends. Membership provides credibility, professional standards adherence, and industry networking.
• National Association of REALTORS (NAR)coreOthersDavid Barton served as Federal Political Coordinator (FPC) to a U.S. Congressman for NAR. Company agents are members of NAR, Atlanta Realtors Association, and Georgia Association of Realtors.
• RentVinecoreTechnology or IntegrationProperty management software platform used for listing syndication to Zillow, Trulia and other rental websites. Handles tenant applications, rent collection, maintenance requests, and owner/tenant portals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Real Property Management: National franchise network providing residential property management for single-family and small multifamily rentals. Direct competitor to Metes & Bounds in the south-metro Atlanta market, with similar single-family focus, owner-client base, and recurring-fee model.
• Property Management Inc. (PMI): Franchise brand for residential and small multifamily property management with multiple Southeast U.S. operators. Comparable in offering full-service management to individual owners of small residential portfolios, often competing head-to-head with independent local operators like Metes & Bounds.
• HomeRiver Group: National residential property management firm serving owners of single-family and multifamily rentals across the U.S., including the Southeast. Comparable owner-client base, full-service management offering, and recurring fee structure.

Broad incumbents

• RPM Living: Large national third-party residential property manager serving institutional and individual owners across the Sun Belt, including Atlanta-area markets. Competes for the same owner-client base with a much larger operating footprint and corporate infrastructure.
• FirstKey Homes: Single-family rental owner-operator with a sizable Atlanta-area footprint. Competes indirectly with Metes & Bounds for tenants in south-metro Atlanta submarkets and represents the institutional SFR alternative to locally managed rental homes.
• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Largest U.S. residential property management firm, primarily focused on large multifamily but expanding into build-to-rent single-family. Represents the institutional scale and capital depth against which local operators like Metes & Bounds compete for owners and tenants.
• Invitation Homes: Largest U.S. single-family rental owner-operator with a deep Atlanta-area portfolio. While an owner-operator rather than a third-party manager, Invitation Homes competes for the same renter pool in south-metro Atlanta submarkets and exerts pricing pressure on local rents.
• Lincoln Property Company: National residential and commercial property management firm with Southeast regional presence. Comparable third-party management services for residential owners at significantly greater scale than Metes & Bounds.

Others

• DoorLoop: Property management software platform targeting small-to-mid-size landlords and managers. Powers competing local PM firms in the Atlanta metro that compete against Metes & Bounds with similar SaaS-enabled operating models.
• AppFolio: Cloud-based property management software platform serving small and mid-size residential managers. While not a direct PM competitor, AppFolio-powered managers in the Atlanta area compete with Metes & Bounds for owners and benefit from similar SaaS-enabled operating leverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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