Tenant Placement Services That Take the Guesswork Out of Your Next Tenant.
Find and screen your next tenant with the Perfect 10ant System. We handle listing, showings and lease execution across Northern Virginia, Fredericksburg, Richmond, Maryland, Washington DC, Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio. Choose placement only if you will manage the home afterward, or add ongoing management.
Find a tenant. Choose who manages next.
Can I hire Flat Fee Landlord to find a tenant and manage the home myself?
Yes. Tenant Placement Only includes professional photography, listing, coordinated showings, 10-point screening, and lease preparation and execution. Our role ends at lease execution and payment of the placement fee. You handle move-in, hold the security deposit, collect rent and coordinate repairs afterward.
| Responsibility or fee | Tenant Placement Only | Tenant Placement + Management |
|---|---|---|
| Photos, listing, showings, screening and lease execution | Included | Included |
| One-time launch / activation fee | $500 listing launch fee | $350 listing and activation fee |
| Placement fee | One month’s rent at lease execution | One month’s rent when a tenant is placed |
| Move-in and ongoing tenancy | Owner handles move-in, deposit, rent and repairs | Ongoing management under your selected plan |
| Monthly management fee | None | Selected management rate; other fees depend on plan |
| 21-day application promise | Not included | Available subject to readiness, pricing, access and agreement conditions |
| Replacement-tenant assurance | Not included | Preferred: 9 months; Concierge: 12 months; qualifying events only |
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. Placement-only listing engagements run up to 120 days. The launch fee is refundable before photos are taken or the property is listed, whichever occurs first.
Plan your owner handoff before the lease is signed
- Decide how you will collect the deposit and first rent payment.
- Arrange keys, access and a move-in condition record.
- Give the tenant your payment and repair contact instructions.
- Keep the executed lease and an organized rent ledger.
- Confirm which documents can be shared securely; screening reports contain sensitive information.
Already have a tenant?
Management Only is for an existing tenancy. Preferred and Concierge are available; Basic and placement bundle benefits are not included. Bring the current lease, ledger, deposit records and open repair requests for review.
Use the occupied-rental handoff checklist →What a Tenant Placement Service Does — and When It Beats Full Management
A tenant placement service (also called rental placement or lease-up) is a licensed team that markets your rental, screens applicants and prepares and executes the lease. With Flat Fee Landlord placement-only service, you handle move-in after lease execution and payment of the placement fee. The service focuses on the work between preparing the listing and executing the lease.
It is not property management. You arrange move-in, collect rent, handle repairs and manage the lease yourself. That is the right fit for a landlord who lives nearby, has time, and simply does not want to gamble on screening. If you also want help with rent collection and maintenance coordination, full property management picks up where placement ends.
Do it yourself
You have time, live close, and are comfortable running credit, income, and eviction checks correctly under state law.
Fair-housing mistakes and a thin screen are on you.
Tenant placement
You want the tenant found, screened to a 10-point standard, with the lease prepared and executed. You handle move-in and management.
Launch fee plus placement fee. You manage the tenancy afterward.
Full management
You want placement plus rent collection, maintenance, inspections, renewals, and lease enforcement under your selected plan and agreement.
Monthly management plus separate service charges; plan terms apply.
What Our Tenant Placement Service Costs
Tenant Placement Only costs a $500 listing launch fee plus one month’s rent at lease execution, with no monthly fee. Tenant Placement + Management replaces the launch fee with a $350 activation fee, adds the same one month’s rent placement fee, and then bills a flat monthly management rate (Basic $139, Preferred $179 or Concierge $349 per month with annual billing; $149, $199 or $369 billed monthly). Every home after your first has no launch or activation fee.
| Fee or benefit | Tenant Placement Only | Tenant Placement + Management |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront fee (first home) | $500 listing launch | $350 activation |
| Placement fee | One month’s rent at lease execution | One month’s rent at lease execution |
| Monthly management fee | None | Flat $139 to $349 per month (annual billing), never a percentage of rent |
| Who handles move-in and the tenancy | You | Flat Fee Landlord, under your selected plan |
| 21-day application promise | Not included | Included, subject to agreement conditions |
| Tenant assurance | Not included | Preferred (9 months) and Concierge (12 months) bundles only |
Fees shown are current published rates. Repairs, renewals, inspections and other charges depend on the plan and agreement. See the full fee schedule.
Screen carefully. Plan for the tenancy afterward.
Missed rent, repairs and vacancy can affect your rental income. Screening helps you evaluate an application, but it cannot guarantee future payments or eliminate every risk.
Know who handles move-in
With Tenant Placement Only, our role ends at lease execution and payment of the placement fee. You handle the deposit, move-in, condition record, rent collection and repairs afterward.
Compare placement and management scope →What Our Tenant Placement Service Includes — Everything It Takes to Get a Qualified Tenant Into Your Property.
The Perfect 10ant System™ handles every step — from pricing through lease execution. Placement-only owners handle move-in.
We Analyze & Market
We pull comps to set the right price, shoot professional photos, and syndicate to MLS and all the top rental sites through our licensed brokerage.
We Review Applications
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.
We Prepare & Execute the Lease
Lease preparation and execution are included. Placement-only owners handle the security deposit, move-in and condition record.
You Choose What Happens Next
Self-manage after placement or choose ongoing management. Tenant assurance is limited to eligible Preferred and Concierge placement-and-management bundles.
The Perfect 10ant System — 10-Point Screening
A defined screening process, with clear limits on what it can predict.
Screening supports an informed decision; it cannot guarantee future rent payments.
Built for Landlords Who Want the Hardest Part Handled Right.
Accidental Landlords
You didn’t plan to be a landlord. We handle the leasing so you can focus on everything else.
Read the accidental landlord guideSelf-Managing Landlords
You’ve been doing it yourself — until the wrong tenant slips through. Hand off the highest-risk part.
Out-of-State Owners
You own property in a market you don't live in. Our team handles the leasing work. With placement only, arrange how you will manage move-in and the tenancy from a distance.
Small Portfolio Investors
Own 1–10 properties? Compare placement-only service with ongoing management for each home.
Know Which Promises Apply to Your Service.
21-day application promise
Placement + ManagementWith 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
Eligible bundlesTenant 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.
Clear Fees for the Service You Choose.
Tenant Placement Only: $500 launch fee plus one month’s rent at lease execution. You handle move-in.
Tenant Placement + Management: $350 activation, one month’s rent for placement and the selected management rate.
Add management for a flat monthly fee that never changes based on rent.
An owner’s experience with tenant placement
Read Debra Yager’s account of finding her next tenant, communication with the team and access to lease documents. Her story describes one owner’s experience, not a promised result.
Read the sourced customer story →Tenant Placement Services: Common Questions
Yes. Tenant Placement Only is for owners who will self-manage. It includes professional photography, listing, coordinated showings, 10-point screening and lease preparation and execution. Our role ends at lease execution and payment of the placement fee; you handle move-in, hold the security deposit and manage the tenancy afterward.
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