You look after their properties. Build the company behind the work.
Turn your experience with owners, residents, and vendors into a business.
We're looking for experienced Bay Area residential property managers who want to go independent. We help plan the business, find owner clients, and set up the systems behind day-to-day service.
No fee to apply. About 5 to 8 minutes.
Built for the Bay Area
We back businesses across all nine Bay Area counties. This is where we know the market, the licensing, and the neighborhoods, and where we can show up in person.
- Alameda
- Contra Costa
- Marin
- Napa
- San Francisco
- San Mateo
- Santa Clara
- Solano
- Sonoma
Live outside these counties? Apply anyway and tell us where. We expand based on where strong candidates are.
Why ownership
Why owning this business is worth it.
Lasting owner relationships
Responsive service and clear reporting give property owners reasons to keep working with you.
Local experience matters
Knowing the neighborhoods, buildings, and service providers helps you coordinate work and respond to problems.
Systems support growth
Consistent maintenance, communication, and reporting workflows can help a team manage a growing portfolio.
The honest part
What usually makes it hard
Most people who are excellent at this work never start a company. It is rarely the work that stops them. It is everything around it.
- Confirming the licensing and operating structure for the services offered
- Winning owner clients and setting clear management agreements
- Coordinating maintenance and responding to urgent issues
- Keeping owner and resident records, reporting, and funds organized
What Framework does for a residential property management business
You bring the skill and reputation. We help build everything around it.
If selected, we build a launch plan with you. It includes:
- Business setup
- Licensing and insurance coordination
- Brand and website
- Owner client acquisition
- Management software setup
- Maintenance and vendor workflows
- Owner reporting systems
- Hiring and growth
The specifics depend on the business and on you. We work them out together, in writing, before anyone commits.
No fee to apply. About 5 to 8 minutes.
Apply nowWho we look for
Who is a strong candidate
We care more about your ability and ambition than whether you've started a business before.
- Residential property management experience
- Strong communication with owners and residents
- Organized maintenance and vendor coordination
- Required qualifications or a realistic path to them
- Desire to own a company
Licensing and eligibility
Before launch, confirm the licensing, supervision, client-fund handling, and local housing requirements for your services. We can help coordinate that review, but you must meet all applicable requirements to operate.
Applicants must satisfy all applicable licensing, professional, and regulatory requirements for their field. Framework can help coordinate the process but does not grant, waive, or substitute for any license or credential.
- We put up to $25,000 into customer acquisition for each business we back.
- Framework also covers year-one setup and software costs where applicable, and works alongside you on systems, hiring, and growth.
- You own and control the company.
- Our standard structure is 7% ownership and 7% annual revenue royalties. There is no franchise fee.
- If your business becomes more valuable, our 7% becomes more valuable too.
Some regulated professions, including law practices, require a different legal structure with similar economics. We review the exact terms with you, in writing, before anyone commits.
Your next chapter
Ever seriously thought about owning your own residential property management business?
Tell us about your experience. If it looks like a fit, we'll set up a conversation. No fee, no commitment.
Let's build what's next, together.
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