Keep your client.
Earn on every door.
Your seller's listing is about to expire. Your buyer is relocating. Or the PM's sales team is waiting to take them next. All three end the same way — you lose the client forever. Refer to us: get paid, keep the client in writing, get the listing back when they're ready to sell.
You send the intro. You get paid. You keep your client.
No tiers. No percentage math. No chasing checks six months later. No losing your client to our sales side — because there isn't one pitched at them. Flat $400 per signed door, paid once the lease is active and we've collected our first management fee.
Your biggest fear —
in writing. Every time.
You've been burned before — or you've watched it happen to someone on your team. Refer a rental client out, and two years later they sell through the PM's in-house agent. It's commission you can't claw back. Here's what we wrote into every single referral agreement so that never happens to your clients.
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Your Client Comes Back to You
When your referred client is ready to buy, sell, or invest again, we send them straight back to you — in writing, in the referral agreement.
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We Don't Cross-Sell Sales Services
FFL manages the door. That's it. We don't pitch our brokerage to your client. Not now, not later.
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You Stay in the Loop
Ongoing status updates from intake through lease-up and throughout the life of the management agreement. Your client is still your client.
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Referring Agent of Record
Your name stays on the client's account and owner portal. When their property sells in 3, 5, or 10 years, there's no confusion about whose client this is.
Founder & Designated Broker, Flat Fee Landlord
Referring Agent
Every referral gets its own written agreement before we contact your client. No exceptions.
Why Agents Refer to Us.
A good referral is a three-way win — you earn, your client gets a real solution, and we earn your trust for the next one.
Get Paid Today — and Tomorrow
Earn $400 per signed management agreement — flat, clean, no tiers. Then earn again when they sell the property down the road with you.
Solve for the Accidental Landlord
Your buyer is relocating. Your seller can't get their price. Your investor doesn't want to self-manage. Now you have an answer that keeps them as your client.
Look Good to Your Client
Referring a trusted property manager shows you're thinking long-term about their interests. It builds loyalty, not just a transaction.
Turn a Dead Deal Into a Live Relationship
Listings that don't sell become rentals. Rentals become sales in 2-3 years. A referral keeps the client in your pipeline instead of at a competing brokerage.
No Extra Work on Your End
Send us the intro, we handle the rest — pricing the rental, marketing, tenant screening, lease, and ongoing management. You get updates, not to-do lists.
15+ Years, 2,000+ Placements
We're not a fly-by-night operation. Your client gets managed by a brokerage with a track record — which reflects well on you.
The clients you're about to lose — and how to keep them.
The expiring listing. The relocating buyer. The investor tired of self-managing. You probably have two or three of these clients right now. Every one of them is a referral you could submit today — instead of a commission you never see again.
- A seller whose listing is about to expire — rent it now, keep the client, re-list when the market turns
- A buyer relocating who needs to rent out their current home
- A slow market where your seller just can't get the price — and you're about to lose them to expiration
- An investor who's self-managing and ready to outsource
- An estate or inherited-property situation that needs professional handling
- A client moving out of state who needs their property managed remotely
- A divorcing client who needs to keep the house as a rental temporarily
- Any homeowner who casually mentions "maybe I should just rent it out"
“Every client we receive from an agent goes back to that agent when it's time to sell. That's the deal.”
— Mo Hashem, Founder & CEO
From Intro to Paid, in Four Steps.
Submit the Referral
Fill out the short form below with your client's info and what they need. Takes 60 seconds.
We Sign a Referral Agreement
Before we contact your client, we send you a written agreement that protects the relationship and locks in your referral fee.
We Reach Out to Your Client
Warm intro — we reference you by name, handle pricing and questions, and walk them through our process. You're looped in every step.
You Get Paid
Once the lease is active and the tenant's first rent lands — meaning we've earned our first management fee — your $400 referral fee goes out. Your client is taken care of. You're still their agent for the future sale.
Before You Send Your First Referral.
How much is the referral fee and when do I get paid?
We pay a flat $400 per signed property management agreement. Payment goes out once the lease is active and the tenant's first rent has been collected — meaning we've earned our first management fee on the property. No tiers, no percentage math, no chasing. The exact terms are spelled out in the referral agreement you sign before we reach out to your client.
Will you try to convert my client into a sales client?
No. That's the entire point of the program. Our agreement explicitly states that FFL does not solicit sales business from referred clients. When they're ready to transact, we route them back to you — every time, in writing.
What if my client was going to list with someone else for their sale?
That's on them — we still won't pitch our sales services. The referral agreement protects you from us poaching the client, but we can't prevent a client from choosing someone else independently. That said, in practice, when we handle the rental well, they call you when it's time to sell.
How do I know my client is being taken care of?
You get status updates throughout intake, marketing, showings, lease signing, and ongoing management. If something goes wrong, you'll hear about it from us before you hear about it from your client.
What markets do you serve?
Northern Virginia, Fredericksburg, Richmond, Washington DC, Maryland, Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio. If your client is in any of these markets, we can take the referral.
Do I need a license in the property's state?
No — referral fees between licensed agents are legal in every state we operate in, regardless of whether you're licensed in the property's state. We handle the compliance side on the agreement.
What if my client decides not to move forward?
No harm done. No referral is converted every time. You've still done right by your client by offering a trusted option, and we haven't pitched anything outside the scope of property management.
Can I refer multiple clients?
Yes — refer as many as make sense. Each referral is tracked independently, each gets its own written agreement, and each one pays $400 once its lease activates and we collect the first month's management fee. There's no cap.
How long until my client's property is rented?
Our average time-to-place is 21 days from listing activation. We publish our guarantee and track every placement, so you and your client know exactly what to expect.
Send Us a Referral.
Fill out a few details. We'll send your referral agreement first, then reach out to your client. You get updates every step.
Explore Our Other Partnership Programs.
Referring clients isn't the only way to partner with FFL. We work with agents, vendors, and brokerage talent across every market we serve.
Preferred Agent Program
Pick up paid tasks — showings, lockboxes, inspections — and rental leads. Keep your current brokerage.
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