Pricing
One flat fee. No percentage of your rent.
Maintenance billed at cost, with no markup. When your rent goes up, our monthly fee doesn’t.
How it works
Three things, and that’s the whole structure
A flat monthly fee
A fixed amount per property, quoted in writing before you sign anything. Not a percentage, so it doesn't climb with your rent.
Leasing and renewal, quoted up front
A leasing fee when we place a new tenant and a renewal fee when a lease renews. Both are in the written quote before you sign, and there are no other fees.
Maintenance at cost
You pay the vendor's invoice. We don't mark up repairs, which means we have no reason to prefer an expensive one.
The difference
Where the two models diverge
Not a claim about any particular company’s rates — a description of how the two structures behave. Compare it against whatever quote you’re holding.
| Moment | Percentage manager | America’s Best |
|---|---|---|
| Every month | A percentage of the rent you collect | The same flat fee, every month |
| When your rent goes up | Their fee goes up too, for identical work | Your fee doesn't move. The increase is yours |
| When something breaks | The vendor's invoice, plus a markup on top | The vendor's invoice |
The compounding one is the rent increase. A percentage manager earns more every year the market moves, for the same house and the same work. Across a tenancy that runs several years, that is the difference most owners never sit down and calculate.
Straight answer
What flat fee doesn’t mean
It doesn’t mean cheapest. On a low-rent property, a percentage can work out lower than a flat fee, and we’ll tell you if we think that’s your situation rather than sign you up and hope you never run the numbers.
It doesn’t mean there are no costs. You still pay for repairs, for turnover work, and for the things any rental property needs. What you don’t pay is a margin on top of them.
And it doesn’t mean the fee is the thing that matters most. A manager who screens badly can cost you a year of fees in one tenancy. Price is the easiest thing to compare and rarely the most expensive thing to get wrong — which is why the rest of this site is about how the work actually gets done.
Questions about cost
Fee questions, answered plainly
- What does property management cost at America's Best?
- One flat monthly management fee per property. Not a percentage of your rent — a fixed amount that doesn't change when your rent goes up. There is also a leasing fee when we place a new tenant and a renewal fee when a lease renews, and maintenance is billed to you at cost with no markup. We quote your specific property in writing before you commit to anything, and that quote is the whole list. There are no other fees.
- Why flat fee instead of a percentage?
- Because a percentage fee quietly grows every time your rent does, and you never agreed to the raise. Raise the rent and your manager's pay goes up with it, for the same work on the same house. A flat fee means the increase is yours. Over a tenancy of several years, that difference compounds in a direction most owners never stop to calculate.
- Do you charge to place a tenant or renew a lease?
- Yes. There is a leasing fee when we place a new tenant and a renewal fee when an existing tenant renews. Both are in your written quote before you sign anything, so neither one shows up as a surprise. The monthly management fee is the part that stays flat: it doesn't rise when your rent does.
- What do you charge on maintenance?
- Nothing. You pay the vendor's invoice. Many managers add a markup to repairs — a percentage on top of every invoice — which means they earn more when your house breaks and have no reason to control the cost. We don't take a cut of maintenance, so our interest in a repair bill is the same as yours: fix it properly, once, for what it should cost.
- So why won't you publish the actual number?
- Because the honest number depends on where the property is. Our fees are set by county — a single-family home in Hemet and one in Orange County aren't the same job — and a single published figure would be wrong for most addresses. Send us the address and we'll quote your property in writing, every fee included, before you commit to anything.
- Are there other fees I should ask about?
- Ask every manager you talk to these five questions: What's the monthly fee and is it a percentage? What do you charge to place a tenant? Do you mark up maintenance? Is there a lease renewal fee? What happens if I want to leave? The answers tell you more than any sales conversation will. Ours are: a flat monthly fee, not a percentage; a leasing fee, quoted up front; no markup; a renewal fee, quoted up front; and no cancellation fee.
Get the number for your property
Tell us the address and we’ll quote every fee in writing, before you commit to anything.