Property management · Utah County

Aligned with your returns. Not your vacancies.

Habitat runs residential and by-the-bed rentals near BYU and UVU, end to end. A 10% fee on what is collected, and nothing for vacancies, leasing, renewals or setup.

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The problem

Most property managers profit when you don't.

The usual fee structure pays the manager whether or not your property performs.

Vacancy fees

You pay while the unit sits empty - for their failure to fill it.

Hidden markups

Repair invoices marked up 20-50%, buried in a summary you cannot check.

Fee after fee

Leasing, renewal, setup, inspection and statement fees, each billed separately.

Numbers you take on trust

A monthly total with no detail behind it, and no way to tell whether it is right.

Our promise

Three commitments. No asterisks.

We earn when you earn

Our fee is a share of rent actually collected. A vacant month earns us nothing, so filling it fast is our problem as much as yours.

Pricing on one page

Three charges, all written into the agreement. If it is not on the list, we do not charge it.

Statements you can check

Every month, an itemised statement: what came in, what went out, what we took, and what was paid to you.

What you pay

If you don't collect, we don't collect.

What we charge

10%of rent and other income collectedBase rent and the recurring income that comes with it - late fees, pet rent, parking. Only on what is actually collected, so a vacant month costs you nothing.
+10%on third-party repair invoicesWhen a vendor does the work you pay their invoice plus a 10% markup, and the markup is its own line on your statement rather than folded into the price.
$50/hrwhen our own team does the workCharged in half-hour increments, with materials passed through at cost. No markup on in-house labour or on materials.

What we don't

Vacancy fees
Leasing or tenant-placement fees
Lease renewal fees
Setup or onboarding fees
Inspection fees
Monthly statement or reporting fees

If it isn't on the list, we don't charge it.

The comparison

See the difference, line by line.

Management fee: Typical8-10% of rentHabitat10% of rent and other income collected
Vacancy fee: TypicalOften chargedHabitatNone
Leasing fee: Typical50-100% of the first monthHabitatNone
Lease renewal fee: Typical$200-$500 each timeHabitatNone
Setup fee: Typical$200-$500HabitatNone
Inspection fee: Typical$50-$150 a visitHabitatNone
Repair markup: TypicalOften 20-50%, not shownHabitat10%, shown as its own line
Contract term: Typical12-month lock-inHabitatMonth to month, 30 days' notice

Fee	Typical manager	Habitat
Management fee	8-10% of rent	10% of rent and other income collected
Vacancy fee	Often charged	None
Leasing fee	50-100% of the first month	None
Lease renewal fee	$200-$500 each time	None
Setup fee	$200-$500	None
Inspection fee	$50-$150 a visit	None
Repair markup	Often 20-50%, not shown	10%, shown as its own line
Contract term	12-month lock-in	Month to month, 30 days' notice

Next step

Find out what your property could do with us.

Tell us about the property and we will talk through the rent it can command, what managing it involves, and the agreement. No obligation.

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