// what it costs
Most managers in the East Bay quote by phone. We would rather you compare first. Here is every fee we charge and what it buys.
| Service | Fee | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Full management | 7% of rent collected | Rent collection, monthly statements, maintenance coordination, renewals, inspections, and every registry, fee and notice filing your city requires. |
| Tenant placement | Half of one month's rent | Pricing, listing, showings, screening to a written standard, the lease with the right notices, and the move-in report. Charged once the tenant has signed and paid. |
| Lease renewal | $195 | Rent analysis against the cap that applies, the increase notice with the required attachments and notice period, any filing the city requires, and the renewal document. |
| Vacancy | $0 | No management fee while the unit is empty. If it is not producing rent, we are not producing a bill. |
| Eviction coordination | At cost, no markup | Attorney and court costs passed through as invoiced. We prepare the file, serve and file notices, and coordinate the case; you approve each step. |
// for comparison
Taken from each company's own price page in October 2026. Most firms do not publish one at all.
| Company | Published fee |
|---|---|
| All East Bay Properties | 6 to 8% of collected rent; placement 50% of a month (managed) or 75% (placement only) |
| Stokley Properties | 7%; leasing 50% of a month or $1,500 minimum; no fee during vacancy |
| Parks Property Management | 6.5 to 8% tiered; $199 leasing; renewal included |
| Apexnest | 5.9% + 50% leasing + $250 renewal, or 10% all-in |
| Hayward Property Management | 5% + 50% leasing |
| Utopia | 8 to 10%; no leasing or renewal fees |
| Ziprent | $150/mo flat + $1,500 placement + $250 renewal |
| Mynd | $169 to $199/mo flat |
Fees change; confirm with each company. Listed so you can compare, not as a recommendation.
// questions
Published rates run from 6 to 10% of collected rent plus a leasing fee of half to one month's rent. All East Bay Properties lists 6 to 8%, Stokley 7%, Parks 6.5 to 8%, Utopia 8 to 10% with no leasing or renewal fees, Hayward Property Management 5% plus 50% leasing, Apexnest 5.9% plus 50% leasing or 10% all-in. Our 7% sits in the middle, with no vacancy fee and no repair markup.
A flat fee is not always cheaper. Ziprent is $150 a month plus $1,500 for placement and $250 per renewal; Mynd is $169 to $199 a month. On a $2,085 Oakland 1BR, $150 a month is 7.2% before the $1,500 placement, which is more than half a month's rent there. On a $5,200 house in Lafayette the flat fee is a better deal on paper. What to ask before you pick one: whether local registry filings, business tax certificates and increase notices are included, whether showings are in person, and what the placement and renewal charges add up to over a year.
It is charged once, when a tenant has signed the lease and paid. It covers the work of pricing the unit, listing it, running showings, screening every applicant to the written standard, preparing the lease with the AB 1482 or local notices the unit requires, and the move-in condition report. If we do not place a tenant, nothing is owed. By comparison, All East Bay Properties charges 50% of a month for managed units or 75% for placement only, and Stokley charges 50% of a month or $1,500, whichever is more.
The rent, plus whatever you keep paying on the building. At Oakland's average rent of $2,323 an empty month is $2,323 gone; in Berkeley at $2,597, Walnut Creek at $3,100 or Fremont at $3,177 it is more. Against that, a 7% management fee on a $2,323 unit is about $163 a month, so one avoided month of vacancy pays for more than a year of management. Pricing to the market and turning the unit fast is where a manager earns the fee.
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A written rental analysis with the fee schedule applied to your actual rent, free, within one business day.
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A written rental analysis for your property, free, within one business day. No obligation and no sales call unless you ask for one.