Stacey Salyer’s Built to Acquire™

None of Them Felt Ready acquisitions for property managers Oct 29, 2026

The owners behind these stories did not feel ready when they started buying property management companies. What changed for them was not their bank account. It was three things: a buy box, a process, and a room full of people doing the same work alongside them.

What does starting before you feel re...

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How Smaller Property Management Companies Are Actually Valued acquisitions for property managers Oct 23, 2026

Everyone wants a clean valuation multiple for a small property management company. There isn't one. Smaller PMCs sell on Seller's Discretionary Earnings (SDE), and where a deal lands in the range depends on add-backs, ghost revenue, churn, and what's actually inside the company.

Is there a standard...

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Grow a Property Management Company by Acquisition acquisitions for property managers Oct 03, 2026

When property managers talk about growth, the default plan is often door by door: find an owner, win a contract, then do it again tomorrow. That approach can work, but it takes years to build a company of size.

I recently invited Jeremy Harbour onto my show precisely because he has never bought a p...

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Walk In as an Operator. Leave as an Acquirer. acquisitions for property managers boomer business exits buying a property management company generational wealth transfer 2025 operator to acquirer mindset property management acquisitions property management growth strategies scale property management business Dec 09, 2025

You already know you're ready.

That's not arrogance talking. That's the version of you that sees the boomers exiting, that understands generational wealth transfer isn't just economics, it's opportunity. That version of you knows door-by-door growth is fine, but it's not fast. It's not strategic. I...

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