Scott, Bennett & Stein Properties

Name

Scott, Bennett & Stein Properties

Legal name

Scott, Bennett & Stein Properties, LLC.

Website

https://sbsproperties.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA)

Keywords

• Real estate investment
• Property management services
• Investment portfolio consulting
• Foreclosure search services
• Rental property administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Naperville

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Investment Sales: Facilitates buying and selling of investment properties including single family homes, multi-family properties (up to fourplexes), apartment buildings, and commercial high rises. Revenue generated from transaction fees and property appreciation.
2. Property Management Services: Manages rental properties including tenant relations, lease management, and eviction processes for investors. Ongoing revenue from management fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Scott, Bennett & Stein Properties is a real estate investment company that helps individual investors build customized investment portfolios of residential and commercial properties. Core services include pre-approval/borrowing assessment, property acquisition across single-family rentals, multi-family units, apartment buildings, and commercial high rises (including foreclosure, REO, auction, and MLS resale opportunities), and ongoing rental property management covering tenant relations, lease administration, and eviction support.

Product overview

Scott, Bennett & Stein Properties operates as a real estate investment company offering a unified suite of services centered on property investment and management. The core offering combines Property Listings (full-color secured listings with pricing) with Real Estate Investment Services (portfolio consultation and strategy development). Supporting services include Pre-Approval Process (financial assessment for borrowing capacity), 10 Steps to Investing Program (educational materials), Forms & Agreements (legal and administrative documents), Mortgage Tools (calculators and borrowing estimators), Property Management (tenant and lease administration), Foreclosure Search Services (REO and auction property guidance), and Market Research Services (market analysis and investment optimization). The company serves investors seeking residential and commercial properties ranging from single-family rentals to multi-family units and commercial high rises, with over 30 years of collective team experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Investment Services Portfolio consultation and investment strategy development for individual investors, covering acquisition of single-family rentals, multi-family units (up to fourplexes), apartment buildings, and commercial high rises.
• Property Listings Full-color property listings with investment pricing and location details, accessible only to registered users via a secured online portal; hard copies available through Property Specialists.
• Pre-Approval Process Review of investor financial information and determination of the maximum borrowing amount available for investment property purchases, supported by a downloadable Pre-Approval Checklist.
• 10 Steps to Investing Program Educational program outlining ten steps to real estate investing success, provided as downloadable materials and a slide presentation.
• Forms and Agreements Downloadable forms and templates including tenancy applications, lease agreements, property inspection checklists, and other investment-related documents.
• Mortgage Tools Online mortgage calculator and borrowing estimation tools that help investors assess financial capacity for property investments.
• Property Management Services Full-service rental property management for investors, including tenant relations, lease administration, and eviction handling support.
• Foreclosure Search Services Research and consultation for investors interested in pre-foreclosure, auction, bank-owned (REO), for-sale-by-owner, and resale MLS properties.
• Market Research Services Market analysis to help investors identify optimal investment strategies and maximize returns based on prevailing market conditions.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Auction.com: Online marketplace for foreclosure, bank-owned, and distressed investment properties. Directly comparable to SBS's 'Foreclosure Search Services' product and to the bank-owned (REO) property guidance the firm markets to investors.

Broad incumbents

• Zillow: Dominant online residential real estate marketplace and brokerage. Competes for the same investor buyers' attention and listing supply in Illinois and Michigan, with vastly greater technology, traffic, and brand recognition.
• Compass: Technology-forward national real estate brokerage with significant Chicago-area presence. Competes for both the brokerage and the property management services on the same investor customers SBS serves, with proprietary tech and strong marketing spend.
• Redfin: Technology-enabled residential brokerage with a large national footprint including the Midwest. Competes for the same SFR brokerage customers SBS serves, with a self-serve platform model that pressures small brokerage economics.
• Keller Williams Realty: Large national franchise brokerage with deep agent networks in Illinois and Michigan. Competes for both buyer-side and listing-side investor business, with established agent training and lead-generation infrastructure that small brokerages cannot match.
• Realty ONE Group: National real estate brokerage with strong presence in Midwest metros. Comparable investor-services positioning and franchise-driven local office model that competes for the same small-investor and property-management customers.

Direct peers

• BiggerPockets: Education, community, and marketplace platform for real estate investors covering SFR and small multifamily. Overlaps with SBS's investor education content and consultation model, serving the same end customer (individual investors) but through a digital-first, scaled offering.
• Roofstock: Online marketplace and management platform dedicated specifically to single-family rental investment properties. Directly comparable to SBS's core focus on SFR and small multifamily investment buyers, with a similar buyer-advice-plus-property-management value proposition but at national scale and on a proprietary tech stack.
• HomeVestors of America: Franchise network that buys, sells, and manages investment properties including foreclosures and older single-family homes. Closely comparable in property type (distressed/older SFR), buyer profile, and service mix (acquisition + ongoing management).

Regional players

• eXp Realty: Cloud-based national brokerage with a large agent base across Illinois and Michigan. Competes for investor-side brokerage and management at lower fixed-cost structure than a traditional small brokerage like SBS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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