Compare Austin flat-fee plans, leasing-fee minimums and discount conditions.
What this comparison covers
Flat Fee Landlord publishes this comparison as a service provider. It is not an independent ranking. We reviewed 1836’s Austin pricing page on October 13, 2026. Published terms can change; obtain a written quote for your address and service before choosing.
Published competitor fees
- Silver lists $154/month, Gold $184/month and Platinum $234/month before discounts. Diamond requires a custom monthly quote.
- One-year leasing fees are 100% of a month’s rent with a $1,500 minimum on Silver; 75% with a $1,500 minimum on Gold; and 50% with a $1,250 minimum on Platinum.
- The lower advertised rates require discounts tied to portfolio size and reserve/repair settings. The page shows conflicting property add-on amounts, so confirm those in writing.
Check the competitor’s published source.
Flat Fee Landlord fees and service scope
Basic $139/mo, Preferred $179/mo and Concierge $349/mo with annual billing. Monthly billing is $149, $199 and $369/mo respectively.
Tenant Placement + Management has a $350 listing and activation fee, a placement fee of one month's rent when a tenant is placed, and the selected management fee. Tenant Placement Only has a $500 listing launch fee plus one month's rent at lease execution, with no ongoing management. Management Only starts with a $500 activation fee and offers Preferred or Concierge; Basic is not available for that service. Every home after your first has no activation fee: sign up your next home with the same email or phone and it comes off automatically, no code needed.
The monthly management fee is not an all-inclusive price. Repairs have a 10% coordination fee in addition to vendor costs. Renewals, inspections, multi-year leases and other charges depend on the plan. Review the fee schedule.
Placement only or ongoing management?
Tenant Placement Only includes photography, listing, showings, screening and lease preparation and execution. Our role ends at lease execution and payment of the placement fee. The owner handles the security deposit, move-in and ongoing tenancy. Management Only is for an existing tenancy. Tenant Placement + Management combines leasing with the selected ongoing management plan.
Screening and placement benefits
The Perfect 10ant System™ is our 10-point tenant screening process: identity, income, employment, credit, rental history, previous landlord references, criminal background, sex offender registry, bankruptcy and foreclosure history. Screening supports a placement decision; it does not guarantee future rent payments or eliminate every risk.
With Tenant Placement + Management, if no completed application is generated within 21 days of the home being rent-ready and listed, we waive the first two months of management fees. This is an application milestone, not a guaranteed lease-signing or move-in date. Owner restrictions, pricing outside our recommended range, access or readiness delays, and events beyond our control are excluded. It does not apply to Tenant Placement Only or Management Only.
Tenant assurance applies to tenants we place through a Preferred or Concierge Tenant Placement + Management bundle: 9 months on Preferred and 12 months on Concierge. For a qualifying lease breach or eviction during that window, we find a replacement without another placement fee, subject to the agreement. Owner-caused departures, agreed early exits, military SCRA terminations, owner sale or occupancy decisions, and events after the management agreement ends are excluded. Third-party costs such as photography may still apply. Basic, Tenant Placement Only and Management Only do not include tenant assurance.
Application deadlines, signed-lease deadlines and replacement-fee benefits measure different things. Compare each benefit’s trigger, remedy and exclusions. Read Flat Fee Landlord’s eligibility and limits.
Agreement commitment
Monthly and annual options are available. Annual pricing carries a term commitment, and early termination can require payment of the remaining management fees. Notice, renewal, refund and termination rules depend on the service agreement you select. Review those terms in the quote builder before signing; the monthly rate alone is not the full agreement.
How to compare your quotes
For a lower-rent home, a leasing minimum can matter more than the advertised percentage. For a home with a pool or older construction, ask 1836 to resolve the add-on amounts before comparing totals. A discounted management rate alone does not establish which agreement costs less.
- Specify the same address, property type, rent, lease length and occupied or vacant status.
- Separate launch or takeover costs, monthly management, tenant placement, renewals and maintenance charges.
- Confirm who handles deposits, move-in, inspections and outside professional services.
- Read cancellation, refund and replacement-placement conditions in both agreements.
The published fee model does not establish which company will place a better tenant or lease a home faster. We do not have a comparable audited outcome dataset supporting that conclusion. Read a documented customer experience and ask each provider for evidence relevant to your situation.
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