We publish what we charge.
Almost nobody here does.
Of the Monterey Peninsula management firms whose websites we have reviewed, only a handful publish a fee anywhere. You should be able to compare before you call.
Long-Term Residential
Plus a 30% leasing fee when a new tenant is placed. Calculated on collected rent.
- Pricing against leased comparables
- Photography, marketing and showings
- Full applicant screening
- Lease drafting and required disclosures
- Rent collection and owner disbursement
- 24/7 emergency line
- Vendor coordination at zero markup
- Minor repairs to $250 without a call
- Monthly statements, year end summary, 1099s
- Annual asset review
Furnished & Short-Term
All inclusive. No separate leasing fee.
- Everything in the long term package
- Thirty day minimum furnished tenancies, legal Peninsula wide
- Dynamic pricing and calendar management
- Listing management across booking platforms where permitted
- Turnover, linen and housekeeping coordination
- Permit eligibility review before you commit
- Transient occupancy tax filing
Luxury Estate
Flat retainer or percentage, quoted to the property.
- Everything above
- Absentee owner property watch
- Grounds, pool and systems vendor management
- Staff and contractor oversight
- Seasonal opening and closing
- Coordination with your family office or CPA
Eviction support is billed at $199 per hour. Capital improvements are billed direct by the vendor with no markup. There is no setup fee and no renewal fee.
What the Peninsula actually charges.
Published and commonly quoted ranges for residential management in this market, so you can see where any quote sits.
| Fee | Typical Peninsula range | Cypress & Pine |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly management | 8% to 12% of collected rent | 10% |
| Leasing / placement | 20% of one month up to a full month's rent | 30% |
| Renewal fee | $0 to $300 | None |
| Setup / onboarding | $0 to $500 | None |
| Maintenance markup | 0% to 10% coordination fee | 0% |
| Short term / furnished | 18% to 35% of gross | 22% |
The cheapest fee is rarely the cheapest outcome. A firm charging two points less that markets the property poorly, prices it two hundred dollars light, and adds ten percent to every repair will cost you more in the first year than the fee difference saves over five. Compare the whole number, not the headline.
Pricing questions, answered.
What is your management fee?
Long term residential management is 10% of collected rent per month, plus a 30% leasing fee when a new tenant is placed. Furnished and short term management is 22% of gross revenue, all inclusive with no separate leasing fee. Luxury estates are quoted individually.
Do you mark up maintenance?
Never. You see the vendor's actual invoice and pay it. There is no coordination fee and no margin added to repairs. Our compensation is the management fee and nothing else.
Is there a setup or onboarding fee?
No. There is also no renewal fee when a tenant extends, and no charge for the annual asset review.
What if the tenant does not pay?
Our fee is calculated on collected rent. If rent is not collected, we are not paid on it. That keeps our incentives lined up with yours.
How long is the agreement?
Twelve months to start, then cancelable by either side on sixty days written notice. We do not use automatic multi year renewals.
How does your pricing compare to other Peninsula firms?
Published fee schedules on the Monterey Peninsula range from roughly eight to twelve percent monthly, with leasing fees between twenty percent and a full month of rent. Very few firms publish anything at all, which makes comparison difficult. We publish ours so you can check.
What should your property actually earn?
A written rental analysis, delivered within one business day. Real leased comparables, the fee you would pay in dollars, and a straight recommendation.
- Recommended rent, supported by comparables rather than an online estimate
- What a furnished thirty day tenancy would produce at your address
- Current market value, using Sotheby's comparable sales
- An honest answer, including if the answer is that you should not hire us
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