Looking To Help My Fellow Landlord

[Devon Zvanovec]

Hey all,

I’m toying with an idea and wanted to get some real feedback from people actually in the trenches.

I know most of us don’t want/need a full property manager (8–12% of rent is steep, and a lot of us still want to keep control). But at the same time, being “on call” or chasing trades can be a headache.

What if I were to create a service that ONLY handled landlord tasks — not rent collection, not tenant screening, not managing the whole property — just the annoying one-off things like:

• Coordinating with a plumber/electrician when something breaks.

• Doing move-in/move-out inspections with photos/video to document condition.

• Overseeing a turnover (cleaning, patch/paint, locks).

• Handling those random city compliance to-dos (smoke detectors, inspections).

Basically: you keep control of your property and tenants, but you can call someone local to be your “boots on the ground” when you don’t want to drive across town or deal with contractors.

My questions for you:

1. If something like this existed in your city/town, would you use it?

2. Which task(s) would you actually pay for?

3. What would be a fair price? (Flat fee per task? Small monthly subscription? Something else?)

Trying to figure out if this solves a real problem for other landlords or if it’s just something I personally find annoying. Appreciate any feedback — honest or brutal.