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Property management cost calculator

See what a property manager’s percentage would cost you each year — and how a flat price compares. Enter your monthly rent; the estimate is based on your number.

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Last updated: July 2026

Property managers typically charge 8–12% of collected rent every month, so the yearly cost is your annual rent multiplied by that percentage. At 10%, a portfolio collecting $4,000 a month runs about $4,800 a year — a recurring cut that compounds as rents and unit count grow. This estimate uses the rent you enter.

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What a property manager's cut would cost you.

A manager's percentage compounds with your rent, every month, forever. Aptoria is a flat price.

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$2,400–$3,600/yr

A property manager charging 8–12% would cost about $2,400–$3,600 a year on $2,500/mo in rent (~$3,000 at 10%). Aptoria is a flat price — you keep the difference, and you keep control.

Estimate based on your inputs. Not a promise of results.

Assumption: PM fee 8–12% of monthly rent — [NAMED SOURCE — verify before publish, see DEMO spec §4]. Aptoria has a small platform fee — a fraction of a PM’s cut, not every dollar.

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How it works

How this tool works.

Most property managers charge 8–12% of collected rent, every month, for as long as they manage the unit. Because it’s a percentage, the cost quietly compounds as your rent and your portfolio grow — but it rarely shows up as one obvious number.

This calculator makes that number visible. Enter your total monthly rent and it estimates the annual cost of an 8–12% management fee, so you can compare it against a flat-price alternative. It’s an illustration from the rent you enter — not a quote.

Enter the total monthly rent across the units a manager would handle.

The tool annualizes it and applies an 8–12% fee to show a low-to-high yearly range (and the midpoint at 10%).

Compare that recurring percentage against a flat price — Aptoria charges a small platform fee, a fraction of a manager’s cut, not every dollar.

The output is an estimate based on the percentages shown and your own rent figure.

Make the result useful

Compare the fee structure, not just the headline rate

A percentage fee rises automatically with rent and unit count. Run the calculation on collected rent across the portfolio, then list separately any leasing, renewal, maintenance-markup, or setup fees that are not part of the monthly percentage.

The output is a cost comparison, not a service comparison. A lower fee may still leave work, risk, or vendor coordination on the owner; a higher fee may bundle work you would otherwise buy separately.

Worked example

At $6,500/month in collected rent, a 10% monthly management fee is $650/month or $7,800/year before any separate leasing fee. A 2% change in the fee is $1,560/year at that rent level.

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Questions, answered plainly.

Where does the 8–12% range come from?

That’s the typical band for residential property-management fees on collected rent. The calculator applies it to the rent you enter; it’s a common industry range, not a rate quoted for your specific market.

Does this show what I’d save with Aptoria?

No. Aptoria’s price isn’t computed here, so the tool never asserts a savings figure against it. It shows what a percentage fee would cost, so you can compare it to a flat price yourself.

Is it really cheaper than a property manager?

A manager’s percentage compounds with your rent and unit count; a flat price doesn’t. Whether that works out cheaper for you depends on your rents — this gives you the percentage side of the comparison.

Do I give up control by dropping a manager?

The goal is to drop the fee and the middleman, not the oversight. Aptoria does the legwork within limits you set and surfaces the rest for your approval.

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