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By combining local expertise with a lean, tech-enabled team, Byrd Property Management has grown from zero to over 135 units in just a few years. With three property managers, a dedicated leasing coordinator, and a maintenance coordinator, the company oversees more than 135 properties throughout the Richmond, Virginia, metropolitan area. But soon after Morgan Porter founded Byrd Property Management in 2022, his company's growth exposed the limits of his property management software.

8 Smart Strategies to Find Tenants Finding the right tenant isn’t just about filling a vacancy—it’s about protecting your property, securing steady income, and building lasting landlord-tenant relationships. The challenge? The rental market is competitive, and the old ways of listing and waiting don’t cut it anymore.

Angela Brainard is one of three property managers at First Choice Property Management. She manages 190 of the company’s 500 single-family homes, spread across four counties surrounding Fort Worth. In 2018, Angela and her team at First Choice switched from Rently to Tenant Turner. At first. the driving factor was cost-effectiveness. After seven years with Tenant Turner, she added a key integration, and the benefits for First Choice began to extend beyond price. Company profile

The Problem: Leasing Calls that Never End You’ve got a handle on most of your property management duties by now—collecting rent, managing maintenance requests, and keeping owners happy.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re running a part-time call center instead of managing properties, you’re not alone. Leasing calls tend to show up at the most inconvenient times for property managers—during dinner, in the middle of showings, even on weekends when you’re off the clock. Buy what if we said you never had to answer a leasing call again?

Every landlord wants a unicorn renter who pays on time, takes care of the place, and maybe even shovels the snow without being asked. But before you can get more leads , you’ve got to get through the tenant pre-qualifying process—a place many landlords burn more time and energy than necessary.

The lights go up. The judges lean in. Your rental listing steps onto the runway, but it's giving early 2000s Craigslist—blurry photos, ominous descriptions, all caps.