NOLA PROPERTY MANAGERS INC

What NOLA PROPERTY MANAGERS INC does

NOLA Property Managers, Inc. is a privately held property management company headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana, serving the metro New Orleans area including Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish. Founded in January 2013 by Kel Kopecky and his wife through the acquisition of Columbia Property Management's existing contracts, the company began operations in June 2013 with an inherited portfolio of approximately 300 rental units, multiple condominium associations, and a homeowners association. The firm operates as a licensed real estate brokerage through the Louisiana Real Estate Commission, enabling it to offer integrated property management, leasing, and brokerage services to rental property owners, HOAs, and condo associations.

The company's service portfolio consists of residential and commercial property management, HOA and condo association management, licensed real estate leasing and sales, and a vacancy listings platform. Service delivery is enabled by AppFolio Property Manager, a third-party cloud-based SaaS platform that powers online tenant and owner portals supporting rent payment, maintenance requests, financial reporting, and document access via web and mobile applications. The company does not develop proprietary technology.

The business model is fee-based managed services: the company charges rental property owners for managing residential and commercial properties and charges associations for governance and community management services. Distribution is direct-to-consumer, with the company website as the primary marketing channel and phone/email as the primary contact methods. The company is bootstrapped, founder-owned, and operates with a small team of 5 employees, including leadership with CMCA and AMS certifications. No pricing tiers are publicly disclosed.

Name

NOLA PROPERTY MANAGERS INC

Legal name

NOLA Property Managers, Inc.

Website

https://nolapropertymanagers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NOLA Property Managers, Inc. is a privately held property management firm in Metairie, Louisiana, serving rental property owners, HOAs, and condo associations across the metro New Orleans area. The company is a licensed real estate brokerage and operates on the AppFolio platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Management Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

HOA / Condominium Association Management (BPAJAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN)

Keywords

• Property management services
• HOA association management
• Condo association management
• Residential leasing brokerage
• Rental property management

Headquarters

HQ city

Metairie

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

Revenue model

1. Property Management Services: Fees charged to rental property owners for managing their residential and commercial properties, including tenant management, maintenance, financial reporting, and association governance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NOLA Property Managers, Inc. provides full-service property management for residential and commercial rental properties, along with governance and management services for condominium and homeowner associations, in the metro New Orleans area (Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish). Through its licensed real estate brokerage, the firm also handles residential and commercial leasing, tenant placement, and property sales. Operations are supported by AppFolio's cloud platform, which delivers online rent payment, maintenance requests, owner statements, and document access through dedicated tenant and owner portals.

Product overview

NOLA Property Managers, Inc. is a property management company serving the metro New Orleans area (Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish). The company operates as a single unified offering using AppFolio Property Manager as the underlying technology platform. Their service portfolio consists of six integrated modules: Property Management Services (residential/commercial/HOA/condo management), Online Tenant Portal (rent payments, maintenance requests, account access via web and mobile), Online Owner Portal (financial statements, document access, payment processing), HOA/Condo Association Management, Residential and Commercial Leasing (brokerage services), and Vacancy Listings. The company is a licensed real estate brokerage and leverages AppFolio's cloud infrastructure to deliver services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential and Commercial Property Management Services Comprehensive management of residential and commercial rental properties for owners throughout the metro New Orleans area, including apartments, single-family homes, duplexes, commercial developments, and office spaces. Includes tenant screening and placement, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and financial reporting.
• HOA and Condo Association Management Professional governance and management for condominium and homeowner associations, including community building services, business/financial services, compliance management, and 24/7 online access for boards, owners, and renters.
• Residential and Commercial Leasing / Real Estate Brokerage Licensed real estate brokerage services for listing and leasing residential and commercial properties, and assisting rental owners with selling their properties when they choose to exit.
• Vacancy Listings and Rental Application Service Online searchable listing of currently available rental properties managed by NOLA, with filters for property type, price, beds, baths, and pets, and an integrated prospective-tenant application submission flow.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Louisiana Real Estate Commission (LRE)coreOthersNOLA Property Managers is licensed through the Louisiana Real Estate Commission, which is the regulatory body overseeing real estate brokerage activities in Louisiana. This licensing enables the company to legally conduct real estate transactions including property sales.
• New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors (NOMAR)coreOthersNOLA Property Managers is a member of NOMAR, the local trade association for real estate professionals in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Membership provides networking opportunities, industry resources, and professional credibility within the local real estate community.
• Community Associations Institute (CAI)coreOthersPresident Kel Kopecky is a member of CAI, one of only a handful of people in the area with this membership. CAI assists members with developing managed community associations. Kel is one of only 2 Association Management Specialists (AMS) serving the New Orleans area.
• AppFolio Property ManagercoreTechnology or IntegrationAppFolio Property Manager is the cloud-based property management platform used by NOLA Property Managers to power their online tenant portal, owner portal, and property management operations. The platform enables online rent payments, maintenance requests, financial reporting, and document management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Lincoln Property Company: National residential and commercial property management firm with a broad multifamily and mixed-use portfolio. Comparable to NOLA's combined residential + commercial leasing/management offering, but at enterprise scale across multiple U.S. markets.
• FirstService Residential: Large residential property manager serving condo, HOA, and rental communities across North America with bundled management, financial, and concierge services. Comparable to NOLA in service scope (residential + association) but operates at vastly greater scale.
• Greystar: Largest multifamily property operator/manager in the U.S., managing hundreds of thousands of apartment units. Comparable to NOLA on the rental-property-management side (NOLA manages ~300 units), though Greystar's institutional scale is many orders of magnitude larger.
• Associa: National leader in HOA and community association management, offering the same community-governance and board-support services that NOLA emphasizes. Associa's scale and brand in the HOA niche make it the most directly comparable broad incumbent, though it operates far beyond NOLA's metro footprint.

Others

• AppFolio: Cloud-based property management SaaS platform powering NOLA's tenant and owner portals. Listed as an enabling technology partner rather than competitor, but AppFolio's marketplace and customer base of similarly-sized PM firms effectively defines NOLA's peer set.
• CINC Systems: HOA and community association management software provider. Adjacent technology vendor that could power NOLA's association business in place of AppFolio and represents the broader HOA-tech ecosystem the firm competes within.
• Buildium: Property management SaaS platform serving small and mid-sized residential PM firms, functionally interchangeable with AppFolio for NOLA's use case. Reflects the broader technology ecosystem shaping competitive expectations for tenant/owner digital experience.

Direct peers

• PMI (Property Management Inc.): Franchise of locally owned property management offices providing residential, multi-family, and association services with standardized marketing and technology. Directly comparable business model and scale profile to NOLA.
• All County Property Management: Franchise network of small residential property management offices offering full-service rental and HOA management, closely mirroring NOLA's bundled service stack (rentals, associations, owner reporting).
• Real Property Management: Franchise system of locally owned residential property management offices offering single-family, multifamily, and HOA services. Highly comparable to NOLA's small-team, locally owned model serving a defined metro area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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