Starting in 2007, many real estate agents had clients who wanted to sell their homes, but couldn’t do so and still pay off their mortgage. For homeowners who moved to new cities, the only option was to rent their existing home until housing prices recovered. The sub-prime mortgage crisis hit many people hard and for many in the industry, a real estate agent salary was no longer enough. Listings were now primarily rental properties and during this time period, having a real estate license led many to property management as it showed the promise of a way to make a living during the downturn. On the surface, this seemed like a win-win situation.
There are currently 71,584 property management firms in the United States, according to InfoUSA, a database company. This number surged during the housing crisis which started eight years ago. Now that number is declining with two reasons for the change: 1) Real estate agents are exiting the property management business, and 2) Smaller property management firms are selling their business to larger competitors. We are looking to buy smaller office in Howard and Frederick County
Unfortunately, the skills, knowledge and systems needed for selling real estate are very different from what is needed for property management. Some real estate agents found property management difficult, time consuming and unrewarding. And these agents’ sponsoring brokers found that the legal liability of property management can be very expensive, if not handled well. At Real Property Management Prime we only do property management. So you can rest assured that we are here to help you in Frederick Md.
As real estate prices have recovered, “accidental landlords” began selling their properties in Frederick Maryland. Agents started making money on sales again, and those real estate agent with properties to manage found their property management clientele shrinking. Many now find property management a distraction and impediment to sales, where more money is made. So agents and their brokerage houses are exiting the property management business and referring clients to professionals like Real Property Management Prime.
In addition, smaller property management companies are finding it difficult to match the technology, systems and economies-of-scale larger property management firms such as Real Property Management enjoy. Investors have become more sophisticated and demanding during the past eight years. Many owners of smaller property management firms are baby boomers approaching retirement, and seek a profitable exit from their business. The combination of these factors is starting what will soon become a wave of industry consolidation.
Other Real Property Management offices have taken over management of smaller portfolios previously managed by real estate agents and real estate brokers. During the next five years this trend will escalate.
As the Real Property Management organization grows, so does our buying power. This means even more advancements in our technology, economies-of-scale and service quality. We are more confident than ever that we will be able to improve our services to you, and continue to raise the standard by which all property management firms are judged.
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