A Bay Vista–managed Bay Area home at twilight, lit warmly under a pink-and-purple evening sky.

Skip the remote managers.
Hire the local one.

Tell us about your property and get a free rent estimate within one business day. When you're ready, we place the tenant, pay every bill, and handle every repair. You get a monthly deposit and peace of mind.

What hiring a property manager is supposed to feel like.

We place the tenant, pay every property bill, and handle every repair. You keep the peace of mind.

The calls stop

Tenants call us, not you: maintenance, questions, the 2 a.m. emergency. Most owners notice the quiet first.

The bills disappear

Mortgage, insurance, taxes, HOA, utilities: paid from rental income before they ever reach your inbox.

The deposit just arrives

One ACH deposit and one monthly statement. That's the whole job, from your side of it.

Management that
  • finds the tenant
  • collects the rent
  • answers the 2 a.m. call
  • fixes the water heater
  • pays the property taxes
  • renews the lease
  • clears the clogged drain
  • repaints between tenants
  • handles the HOA notice
  • replaces the garbage disposal
  • runs the move-out inspection
  • patches the roof leak
  • chases the late rent
  • re-keys the locks
  • prepares your 1099
  • schedules the landscaper

From first form to off your plate.

Every decision is made upfront, so nothing needs figuring out later. Most owners are fully hands-off within 30 days of signing.

01

Tell us about your property

Address, current or expected rent, and your situation. The form takes 60 seconds, online, and nothing else is required from you today.

Online · 60 seconds
02

You hear from us the same day

A person, not an autoresponder. A short conversation about the property, your tenants if you have them, and what you want handled.

Same-day response
03

Your rent estimate and owner plan

What your property should rent for, what we take over, and your flat annual quote. The numbers arrive in the first conversation, never on a rate sheet.

Within 1 business day
04

One agreement, signed electronically

12 months, no exit fees. Your decisions go in writing: maintenance spend threshold, update cadence, vendor preferences, emergency protocol.

The decision framework
05

The property walk

We see the property in person. Tenanted homes transfer mid-lease without disturbing the tenant. Vacant homes get prepped, priced, and shown by us.

In person
06

Off your plate

Rent flows, bills get paid, repairs get handled. One monthly statement and the deposit that comes with it. Same-day response whenever you need us.

One deposit. Full accountability.

Never think about maintenance again.

One maintenance plan, built for your property ahead of time. The tenant calls, we answer, and the fix runs on guidance you already approved. No call to you.

A dining room with a chandelier in a Walnut Creek rental managed by Bay Vista PM.

The plan comes first

Before anything breaks, we build the maintenance plan for your property: spend threshold, preferred approach, emergency protocol. Decided once, in writing, ahead of time.

A furnished living room in a Walnut Creek rental managed by Bay Vista PM.

The tenant calls us, not you

Maintenance requests come to us, 24/7. The decisions are already made, so nothing waits on a phone call to you.

A craftsman home exterior in Berkeley managed by Bay Vista PM.

Emergencies dispatch immediately

A burst line at 2 a.m. gets a crew at 2 a.m. Bay Vista Construction, our CA-licensed general contractor, is in-house.

A workshop with tools at a Pleasant Hill rental property.

Small fixes run on your threshold

Anything under your pre-agreed spend limit is handled the next business day, and the work is under warranty.

A granite kitchen in an Orinda rental home.

Big items get one call

Above the threshold, you get options, a price, and our recommendation. One decision from you, then it's handled.

A bright bedroom in an Orinda rental home.

Everything lands in the statement

Every job documented in your owner portal: what happened, what it cost, what it fixed.

Find out what your property should rent for.

Get my free rent estimate

This model works well for some owners. Not all. Here's the honest breakdown.

✓   This is a great fit if you…
Own a single-family or 1–4 unit home in the Bay Area at premium rents
Want a property manager who handles every property expense, including the bills
Want to hand off completely. No micromanaging. No approval calls.
Have relocated, work demanding hours, or simply want your investment to be genuinely passive
Are new to renting out a property and want it run by people who've done it for years
Value trust and long-term relationships over switching managers every other year
✗   This probably isn't a fit if you…
Want to stay closely involved in day-to-day decisions and approve every maintenance call
Own commercial property, large multifamily (5+ units), or vacation/short-term rentals
Are looking to manage the property yourself and just need occasional help
Need management outside of Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, or Sonoma counties
Prefer a percentage-based fee structure to a single annual rate

Everything you'd want to ask before signing.

One flat annual rate, quoted for your property. No leasing fee. No percentage of rent. The industry standard is 8 to 10 percent of the rent, plus a leasing fee. We quote one flat annual fee. That's the whole bill. Because the number depends on the property, it arrives in your custom owner plan, delivered within one business day of you requesting your free rent estimate.
Everything in the outline above: tenant placement, rent collection, every property bill paid from rental income, 24/7 tenant communication, maintenance through Bay Vista Construction, inspections, renewals, compliance, monthly statements, ACH deposits, and year-end 1099 preparation. If it touches the property, it's ours to handle.
Every agreement runs 12 months. No long contracts, no exit fees. If we're not delivering, you leave at the end of the term with no penalty. We've built this business on long-term owner relationships and referrals, and that only works when we earn your trust every year.
Your rent estimate and custom owner plan arrive within one business day. Most owners are fully hands-off within 30 days of signing, and we regularly take over mid-tenancy: the existing lease, deposit, and tenant relationship transfer to us without disturbing the tenant.
We do, in person. Every showing is hosted by us. No lockboxes, no self-guided tours. Hosted showings protect the property, and we meet every applicant before an application is ever reviewed.
Tenants reach us 24/7. Emergencies dispatch immediately to Bay Vista Construction, our in-house CA-licensed general contractor, with the work under warranty. Non-emergencies are handled the next business day under the spend threshold we agree with you upfront, so you are never woken up for a decision you already made.
For covered properties, state law caps annual rent increases at 5% plus local inflation, never more than 10%, and requires just cause to end a tenancy. Many individually owned single-family homes and condos are exempt when the tenant receives the required written notice, and newer construction is exempt for its first 15 years. We track exactly which rules apply to your property and keep every increase and every notice compliant.
Since July 2024, California caps security deposits at one month's rent for most landlords (AB 12), and pet deposits count inside that cap. Small landlords who are natural persons with no more than two rental properties and four total units can collect up to two months, except from service members. We set your deposit at the maximum your property legally qualifies for and run the deposit accounting and refund timelines to the statute.
Careful screening makes evictions rare, but when one is unavoidable we manage the process end to end: proper notices, just-cause compliance, coordination with eviction counsel, and re-leasing once the unit is back. You get informed decisions at each step, not surprises.

Find out what your rental
should be earning.

Request a free rent estimate for your property. You'll hear from us the same day, from a person, with what it should rent for in today's market. If you like the number, we'll show you how we take everything off your plate: the tenant, every property bill, every repair. No commitment.

Free, no obligation  ·  Takes 60 seconds  ·  Same-day response, from a person