Harborline ResidentialGet a rental analysis

Property management for single-family homes to 40-unit buildings in Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and San Leandro.

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A two-storey pink stucco apartment building with white sash windows and a tiled roof edge, under a clear blue sky.

The terms, before the first call.

  • 8%of rent collected. Nothing on a month the unit sits vacant.
  • Half a monthLeasing fee, charged only when a lease is signed.
  • $500Above this, no repair starts without your approval.
  • By the 10thYour statement and payout, every month, per unit.
  • In writingScreening criteria, given to every applicant before they apply.
  • Licensed, localA California DRE licensed broker, with managers based in Oakland.

Owner questions

The five things owners ask us first.

How long will my unit sit empty?

We list within 2 days of the unit being rent-ready, with photos, a floor plan and a rent set from comparable leases signed in the last 90 days, not from asking rents. Showings run weekday evenings and Saturdays, and your portal shows every showing and application as it happens.

SampleOne unit turnover, notice to signed lease

21days vacant

94.2%occupied over the year

  1. Day 0Tenant moves out
  2. Day 4Make-ready done
  3. Day 6Listed with photos
  4. Day 9First showings
  5. Day 17Application approved
  6. Day 21Lease signed

Sample figures. A real timeline depends on rent, condition and season.

What will I net each month?

Rent is due on the 1st and collected by ACH. By the 10th you get one statement and one payout: rent in, our fee, approved repairs out, and the net to you, broken down by unit with every invoice attached.

Security deposits sit in a separate trust account. They never pay for operating costs.

Read the sample statement

Who approves repairs, and up to what amount?

  • Under $500We send a licensed vendor and itemize the job on your statement, invoice attached.
  • $500 and overYou get the quote by text and email. Work starts when you approve it, not before.
  • EmergenciesNo heat, an active leak or no power: we act first and call you within the hour.

You can raise or lower the $500 limit for any property, in writing, at any time.

How do you choose tenants?

Our screening criteria are written down and given to every applicant before they pay to apply. Applications are reviewed in the order they arrive, and the first one that meets every line is approved.

  • Gross income of 2.5 times the monthly rent
  • Verifiable rental history for the last 2 years
  • Credit report reviewed for unpaid rental debt
  • The same criteria for every applicant, every time

What does it cost, all in?

Management
8% of rent collected
Leasing
Half of the first month's rent
Lease renewal
$250
Setup
$0
Vacant months
$0
Markup on vendor invoices
$0

Month to month. Cancel with 30 days’ notice and no termination fee.

One statement a month, by the 10th.

Every dollar in and out, per unit, with the invoice and your approval attached to each repair. Pick a unit to see its lines.

This is the format owners receive. The building and every figure in it are a sample.

Owner statement

Fourplex, Oakland, September 2026

Sample statement
Show units
Rent collected
$9,550.00
Management fee, 8%
−$764.00
Leasing fee
−$1,262.50
Repairs approved
−$1,426.00
Net to owner
$6,097.50
Net to owner by unit
UnitRentOutNet
Unit 1$2,450.00−$196.00$2,254.00
Unit 2$2,395.00−$477.60$1,917.40
Unit 3$2,180.00−$1,314.40$865.60
Unit 4$2,525.00−$1,464.50$1,060.50

Paid to your account by October 10. Invoices and approvals attached.

Built for the buildings the East Bay actually has.

Stacked bay windows on a row of painted wooden flats, one cream and one lavender, beside a street tree.
Single-family homes and duplexes. One ledger, one rent roll and one vendor list per property, so a duplex never waits behind a bigger building.
A three-storey olive green apartment building with two columns of bay windows, flower boxes and a garage at street level.
Fourplexes to 40 units. Rent control filings, common-area upkeep and laundry contracts handled with the building, not per unit.
A pale Victorian house in Oakland behind tall palms and a hedge covered in vines.

Four cities, one team that can be there today.

  • OaklandTemescal, Grand Lake, Fruitvale, Laurel
  • AlamedaWest End, Gold Coast, Park Street
  • BerkeleyElmwood, Westbrae, South Berkeley
  • San LeandroEstudillo Estates, Washington Manor

Office open weekdays, 9 to 5. Residents reach a repair line that answers 24 hours a day.

For owners

Find out what your property should rent for.

Within 2 business days you get a rent estimate per unit, drawn from comparable leases signed nearby, and a written fee quote.

Get a rental analysis(510) 555-0148

What to send

  1. The property address
  2. Number of units and bedrooms
  3. Current rents, if occupied
  4. When you want management to start