Kokopelli Property Management

What Kokopelli Property Management does

Kokopelli Property Management, operating as Kokopelli Real Estate Services, LLC, is a privately held vacation rental property management company headquartered at 616 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe, New Mexico (founded 1998). The company operates a direct-booking platform at kokoproperty.com that connects travelers seeking short-term accommodations in Santa Fe and Tesuque with property owners who list their homes, condos, and casitas for professional management. Its core product is end-to-end vacation rental management — guest acquisition, booking, and on-property servicing — delivered through a curated portfolio spanning 12+ Santa Fe neighborhoods including the Historic East Side, Plaza, Foothills, Railyard District, Casa Solana, and Tesuque, with named properties such as Hacienda Cordova, Casa Alegre, and Alma Compound carrying Spanish/New Mexican place naming. Technical infrastructure consists of a standard booking website with neighborhood- and amenity-segmented SEO landing pages, a sitemap indexing roughly 40 property/neighborhood pages, direct phone reservations (505-988-7244), and email hosted at the vtrips.com domain (suggesting a possible affiliation with a national rental platform). Melissa Prewitt serves as Qualifying Broker (Lic# 20161), providing regulatory oversight required under New Mexico real estate licensing rules for managed rental properties. The company is active on Facebook and Instagram and publishes a destination-content blog tied to Santa Fe events (Indian Market, Wine & Chile Fiesta, Opera, Burning of Zozobra).

The business model is two-sided. On the demand side, travelers pay nightly, weekly, or monthly variable rates through direct website or phone booking, with no apparent distribution through third-party OTAs. Pricing is amenity- and season-driven, supported by a structured promotional discount stack (military 10%, summer multi-night 15–20%, advance purchase, last-minute, 20% off new listings, 10% off 5+ nights). On the supply side, property owners in the Santa Fe area list homes for management through the 'list-property' page, generating fee revenue from managed services. The customer base is bifurcated: (a) individual travelers and families on the consumer side — a highly fragmented long-tail segment with use cases ranging from weekend getaways and romantic escapes to pet-friendly stays and large-group retreats (sleeps 8+); and (b) real estate owners on the supply side seeking professional short-term rental management with regulatory and operational hand-off. The company employs 1–10 people and is privately held with no disclosed funding, investors, parent company, or revenue figures; the vtrips.com email domain is the only indirect signal of broader corporate affiliation.

Name

Kokopelli Property Management

Legal name

Kokopelli Property Management

Website

https://kokoproperty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kokopelli Property Management is a privately held, Santa Fe-based vacation rental management company (founded 1998, 1–10 employees) operating a direct-booking platform for travelers and a managed-services offering for property owners across Santa Fe and Tesuque, New Mexico, serving individual leisure guests and local real estate owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacation Rental Property Management

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Vacation & Short-Term Rental Management (BPAJAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Co-Host / On-the-Ground Operations & Guest Services (BPAJAIAI), Vacation Rental Compliance, Licensing & Tax Administration (BPAJAIAN)

Keywords

• Vacation rental management
• Short-term rental bookings
• Property management services
• Vacation home rentals
• Real estate services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vacation Rental Bookings: Revenue is generated through vacation rental bookings where guests pay for short-term stays at managed properties. The company offers homes, condos, and guest houses across Santa Fe neighborhoods with varying nightly, weekly, and monthly rates.
2. Property Management Services: Property owners list their properties with Kokopelli for professional management, creating a supply-side revenue stream through property listing and management fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kokopelli Property Management manages and rents a portfolio of vacation rental homes, condos, and guest houses in Santa Fe and Tesuque, New Mexico. It provides direct online booking for individual travelers and families seeking short-term stays, alongside professional property management services for property owners who list their rental properties with the company. Operations are supported by a Qualifying Broker overseeing regulatory compliance.

Product overview

Kokopelli Property Management operates a vacation rental booking platform for properties in Santa Fe and Tesuque, New Mexico. The platform offers a diverse portfolio of rental properties across multiple neighborhoods and property types, including whole homes, condominiums, and guest houses. The core product consists of managing and booking vacation rentals, supplemented by specialized property filters for pet-friendly accommodations, mountain views, private hot tubs, community pools, and large-group capacity (8+ guests). Additional services include monthly extended-stay rentals, downtown Santa Fe locations, and promotional programs including military discounts and seasonal specials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vacation Rental Booking Service Short-term vacation rental booking service offering homes, condos, and guest houses in Santa Fe and Tesuque neighborhoods (Plaza, Historic East Side, East Side, Foothills, North Side, Mid Town, South Side, Railyard District, Casa Solana, Tesuque). Inventory ranges from 1 to 5+ bedrooms with amenities including mountain views, private hot tubs, pet-friendly options, and community pools. Available via nightly, weekly, and monthly stays with direct online and phone booking.
• Property Management Service Full-service short-term rental management for property owners in the Santa Fe area, including guest acquisition, guest handling, maintenance coordination, and regulatory compliance oversight under Qualifying Broker supervision. Property owners list their rental properties with Kokopelli to access the company's booking platform, marketing, and guest services.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Casago: Vacation rental property management franchise operating across multiple US resort markets with a similar local-manager-plus-central-platform structure. Direct competitor for owner acquisition.
• TurnKey Vacation Rentals: Vacation rental management company delivering professional cleaning, guest services, and revenue management on behalf of property owners across US destinations. Operates the same owner + traveler two-sided model.
• Evolve Vacation Rental Network: Full-service short-term rental manager with a local-market operating model and nationwide footprint. Competes for owner acquisition and traveler bookings against local specialists like Kokopelli.
• SkyRun Vacation Rentals: Network of locally operated vacation rental managers with centralized technology and marketing support. Directly comparable franchise-style model serving resort destinations.
• Vacasa: National full-service vacation rental manager that handles listings, pricing, cleaning, and guest support across hundreds of US markets. Most directly comparable pure-play competitor to Kokopelli's local property-management model.

Broad incumbents

• Vrbo: Expedia-owned vacation rental marketplace; a major distribution channel for the same travelers Kokopelli targets. Its supply-side services compete for owners who want single-platform reach.
• Rental Escapes: Luxury vacation rental aggregator and management company serving high-end resort destinations globally. Comparable curated-portfolio positioning targeting upscale travelers like Kokopelli's mountain-view casitas.
• Stay Alfred: Apartment-style vacation rental operator serving urban and resort destinations with full guest services. Targets a similar traveler segment (extended stays, group travel) but at larger unit counts.
• Airbnb: Dominant global short-term-rental marketplace whose host tools and optional property-management integrations compete with Kokopelli's direct-book channel. Broad incumbent shaping traveler demand.

Regional players

• Elite Pacific Vacations: Full-service luxury vacation rental manager operating across Hawaii and selective West Coast markets. Comparable upscale-resort property management playbook, though geographically distinct from Santa Fe.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kokopellipropertymanagement
• Instagraminstagram.com/kokopellipropertymanagement
• Xx.com/kokoproperties

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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