Marin Rental Property Association

What Marin Rental Property Association does

The Marin Rental Property Association (MRPA) is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation founded in 1976 (as the Marin Income Properties Association) and renamed in 2017, operating as Marin County's only local association dedicated to rental property owners and managers. MRPA serves several hundred members, including individual landlords, property owners, professional property managers, and service providers such as contractors, attorneys, and financial professionals, with the core mission of providing resources, expertise, and peer support for operating rental properties in Marin County. The organization generates revenue almost exclusively through annual membership dues structured into four tiers based on rental units owned or managed, ranging from $60 (0 units) to $175 (51+ units), collected online via Stripe or by check.

MRPA distributes member value through a tiered annual subscription, bi-monthly in-person evening meetings held at McGinnis Park Golf Center in San Rafael, a holiday dinner, board governance, and an online glossary of landlord-tenant terminology. As a local chapter of the California Apartment Association, MRPA extends member benefits to include state-level advocacy, operational forms and materials, the PERSPECTIVES magazine subscription, conferences, and eligibility for CAA Value Insurance Plans. The organization also participates in the Landlord Partnership Program, a 2016 collaboration with Marin County, Marin Housing Authority, and CAA North Coast to expand rental opportunities for housing-voucher holders through security deposit assistance and landlord incentives.

The technology stack is minimal and administrative: a Squarespace-based website for content and member sign-up, Stripe for online dues payment, and a Gmail address for contact. There are no proprietary technology products, AI capabilities, mobile applications, or data products. Go-to-market is event-driven, relying on bi-monthly meetings (where prospects attend one session free as guests), word-of-mouth within the Marin rental community, and referral flow from the California Apartment Association. The association is led by a volunteer board of directors, including President Ian Gruber, Secretary Joby Tapia, Treasurer Brent Jarcik, and Director Bobby Elam, with no disclosed employees, funding rounds, or institutional investors.

Name

Marin Rental Property Association

Legal name

Marin Rental Property Association

Website

https://marinpropertyassociation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marin Rental Property Association is a Marin County, California nonprofit membership association founded in 1976 serving rental property owners, landlords, managers, and service providers through tiered annual dues, bi-monthly meetings, government affairs advocacy, and chapter affiliation with the California Apartment Association.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association Services

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (531110)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Family Rental (SFR) Property Management (BPAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Rental property association
• Landlord membership
• Property management support
• Rental housing advocacy
• Marin County landlords

Headquarters

HQ city

San Rafael

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues billed during the same month a new member joins. Membership must be renewed annually through active member steps; automatic renewal is not facilitated. Dues are based on the number of rental units owned or managed by the member.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Marin Rental Property Association is a nonprofit membership association that serves rental property owners, landlords, property managers, and service providers in Marin County, California. It sells annual and lifetime memberships that grant access to regular meetings, a holiday dinner, an industry glossary, news and updates, a landlord partnership program, and California Apartment Association partnership benefits. Its core service is peer networking, education, and advocacy support for the local rental housing industry.

Product overview

Marin Rental Property Association (MRPA) is a membership-based organization serving rental property owners, landlords, and managers in Marin County, California for over 40 years. The organization offers a tiered annual membership structure based on the number of rental units owned or managed ($60-$175 annually). Core offerings include bi-monthly evening meetings at McGinnis Park Golf Center featuring guest speakers and industry updates, board meetings, and annual social events. Members receive access to a comprehensive glossary of landlord-tenant terminology, legislative updates, and networking opportunities with property professionals. MRPA operates as a chapter of the California Apartment Association, providing additional resources including operational materials, advocacy, and insurance program access. The organization also participates in the Landlord Partnership Program with Marin County to facilitate housing voucher acceptance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Membership

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• California Apartment Association (CAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRPA is a local chapter of the California Apartment Association. Through this affiliation, MRPA members can access additional CAA benefits including advice on operating income property, operational materials and forms, political advocacy, the PERSPECTIVES Magazine subscription, rental housing conferences, educational opportunities, industry partner access, and eligibility for CAA Value Insurance Plans.
• Marin Housing AuthoritymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Landlord Partnership Program, a collaborative effort with Marin County, MRPA, and CAA to expand rental opportunities for families with housing vouchers. The program makes landlord participation more attractive through security deposit assistance, loss mitigation, and vacancy loss coverage.
• Marin CountymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on policy solutions to preserve affordable housing in Marin County, including voluntary rent guidelines and the Landlord Partnership Program. MRPA worked with the County Board of Supervisors on alternatives to rent control.
• CAA North CoastminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with MRPA and Marin Housing Authority on the Landlord Partnership Program to preserve affordable housing in the region.
• McGinnis Park Golf CenterminorOthersVenue partner for MRPA meetings, hosting the association's every-other-month evening meetings. Located at 350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael, CA.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sonoma County Landlords Association: Local trade association serving rental property owners in Sonoma County. Directly comparable to MRPA as a North Bay regional landlord association providing advocacy, education, and networking to small residential landlords in a similar California coastal-county market.
• San Francisco Apartment Association: Local chapter trade association serving rental property owners and managers in San Francisco. Directly comparable to MRPA as a regional CAA-affiliated chapter offering membership, advocacy, and educational resources to small landlords in a similar high-cost Bay Area county.
• East Bay Rental Housing Association: Regional trade association serving rental property owners and managers in the East Bay area of Northern California. Directly comparable to MRPA as a Bay Area regional landlord association providing advocacy, education, and networking for small-to-mid-size rental property owners.

Broad incumbents

• National Apartment Association: National trade association for the U.S. rental housing industry, providing advocacy, education, and resources to apartment owners and operators. Comparable to MRPA as a membership association serving rental property owners, but operating at the national level rather than locally.
• California Apartment Association: State-level trade association for the rental housing industry of which MRPA is a local chapter. Directly comparable in serving rental property owners with advocacy, education, and resources, though CAA operates statewide and MRPA at the Marin County level.
• National Association of Residential Property Managers: National professional association and certification body for residential property managers. Comparable to MRPA as a membership organization serving residential rental property professionals, though NARPM focuses on professional managers (not owners) and operates nationally.

Others

• Marin Association of REALTORS: Local professional trade association serving real estate practitioners in Marin County. Comparable to MRPA as a regional professional association in the same Marin County geography, though MAR serves brokers and agents rather than rental property owners and managers specifically.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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