Premium Properties

Name

Premium Properties

Legal name

Premium Properties

Website

https://premiumprop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut Creek

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: Premium Properties charges property owners for comprehensive property management services including tenant screening, lease preparation, property marketing, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and financial reporting. The exact fee structure is not publicly disclosed but is presumably a percentage of rental income or flat monthly fee.
2. Application Fees: Non-refundable application processing fees charged to prospective tenants ($40-$50 per application).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Premium Properties is a residential property management firm that manages single-family homes, townhomes, and condominiums in Central Contra Costa County on behalf of individual investment property owners. The company delivers end-to-end tenant lifecycle services—property preparation, marketing and MLS exposure, comprehensive tenant screening, lease preparation, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and move-out inspections—and operates AppFolio-powered Owner and Tenant portals for self-service access to financial statements, rent payment, and maintenance requests.

Product overview

Premium Properties offers a unified property management platform for residential real estate in Central Contra Costa County. The core offering consists of Property Management Services encompassing the full tenant lifecycle, complemented by the Tenant Portal for resident self-service and the Owner Portal for investor management. Additional services include Tenant Screening Services to qualify applicants, Property Marketing Services for listing distribution, Maintenance Management Services for property upkeep, and Rent Collection Services. The company manages a portfolio of single family homes, townhomes, and condominiums across Walnut Creek, Danville, Lafayette, Concord, Clayton, and San Ramon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Management Services Full-service residential property management for single-family homes, townhomes, and condominiums in Central Contra Costa County, covering the complete tenant lifecycle: property preparation and inspection, market analysis, marketing and MLS exposure, comprehensive tenant screening, lease preparation, rent collection via the AppFolio-powered Owner and Tenant Portals, 24/7 maintenance coordination through trusted vendors, financial reporting (monthly summaries and year-end tax statements), and move-out inspection. Sold to individual investment property owners on a recurring (monthly) basis.
• Available Rentals Portfolio Residential rental inventory comprising single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and apartments managed by Premium Properties in Walnut Creek, Danville, Lafayette, Clayton, Concord, and San Ramon. Listings range from studios to 4+ bedroom units, with rents ranging from $2,300 to $6,400/month, and are leased to qualified tenants through the company's digital application and qualification process.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly perfect track record of not having to evict tenants procured and qualified, well below industry standard.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AppFoliocoreTechnology or IntegrationAppFolio provides the property management software platform powering Premium Properties' tenant portal, owner portal, online rent payments, maintenance request submission, and financial reporting systems. The partnership enables digital property management operations.
• California Association of RealtorsminorOthersPremium Properties uses lease template documents from the California Association of Realtors and receives updates on local, state, and federal laws pertaining to residential property management as a member.
• Contra Costa Association of RealtorsminorOthersMembership organization providing industry updates and professional standards compliance for property management operations.
• National Association of RealtorsminorOthersNational professional association membership providing industry standards, professional development, and regulatory updates for property management.
• National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)minorOthersProfessional association promoting high standards of business ethics, professionalism, and fair housing practices. Premium Properties subscribes to NARPM's Code of Ethics for property managers.
• Multiple Listing Service (MLS)coreOthersMLS listing service that exposes Premium Properties' managed rentals to over 3,000 licensed real estate agents in the area, significantly expanding property marketing reach.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Buildium: Buildium is a property management software platform widely used by small-to-mid residential managers as an alternative to AppFolio. It is comparable as an enabling technology layer that competing local PM firms can adopt, shaping the digital experience that Premium Properties must match to retain tenants and owners.
• AppFolio: AppFolio is the property management software platform that Premium Properties uses for tenant and owner portals, rent collection, and maintenance. It is comparable as a strategic enabler — many competing PM firms use the same AppFolio platform, so AppFolio shapes the competitive feature baseline rather than competing directly.

Broad incumbents

• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Greystar is the largest residential property management company in the United States, managing over 800,000 units across multifamily and student housing. It is comparable as a broad incumbent offering the full-service property management stack that Premium Properties provides, but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Asset Living: Asset Living is a national residential property management company managing over 200,000 units including conventional multifamily and SFR. Comparable to Premium Properties as a third-party manager of owner-held residential real estate, though with broader geographic and asset class reach.
• FirstService Residential: FirstService Residential is one of North America's largest property managers, handling a mix of high-rise, condominium, and townhome communities. It overlaps with Premium Properties in residential property management for HOA and owner-rental portfolios, especially in California.
• RPM Living: RPM Living is a large third-party residential management firm with a significant footprint in the Western U.S., including California. It offers a comparable full-service residential property management proposition to Premium Properties but at far greater scale.
• Lincoln Property Company Residential: Lincoln Property Company's residential division manages over 200,000 apartment units nationwide and competes for institutional and individual owner mandates. It is comparable as a broad incumbent offering professional residential management services, though at much larger scale and portfolio orientation.

Direct peers

• Mynd Management: Mynd is a tech-enabled residential property management company focused on single-family rentals (1-4 unit homes) across the U.S., including the Bay Area. It is directly comparable to Premium Properties in its target asset class (SFR/townhomes) and in layering AppFolio-class technology over a traditional property management service.

Regional players

• Essex Property Trust: Essex Property Trust is a West Coast multifamily REIT with deep Bay Area concentration, including Contra Costa County. While Essex primarily owns (not manages for others) apartments, it competes for the same renter pool and owner-investor mindshare as Premium Properties in the Walnut Creek / East Bay submarket.
• Prometheus Real Estate Group: Prometheus is a major Bay Area residential owner/operator with thousands of apartments throughout the East Bay and Peninsula. As a large Bay Area landlord, it competes for tenants in the same Walnut Creek/Danville submarket where Premium Properties places its owners' SFR/townhome units.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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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