Property Management - Evolving Trends

[Franklin Spees]

I'm curious about the real estate market evolution of the property management industry. I am a relatively seasoned real estate professional with experience as a broker, property manager, investor, syndicator, attorney and urban planner...and I like to think I have at least a sense of the CA market from multiple perspectives. My current focus is property management. The industry is so ripe for discussion with all of its: negative stigma, tenants/toilets/trash, fee-drivenness, landlord friendly, investor driven, technologically evolving and legislatively active...environment.

There's the historic landlord and agent PM legal agency relationship with a traditional scope of service, duties/responsibilities between LL&T, evolving retail/consumer trends/expectations, etc. But I am also witnessing as well as organizing a newer more scalable model providing for a more cloud-based, remote, less-than-full service--model that is appealing for a large amount of investors and property owners who are interested in receiving many of the traditional services (rent collection, bookkeeping, leasing, noticing, maintenance coordination, answering phones, etc.) but who would be willing to pay about 1/2 the monthly fee in exchange for participating by physically being present to allow access, showings, servicing notices, etc.

Curious to know what anyone else thinks about this new evolution in the property management industry...

Franklin Spees
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