Single-Family Rental Property Management: Shelby County, AL
Leasing & Property Management
To protect your investment, we adhere to strict screening criteria, and we have never had an eviction since we opened in April 2014. We disclose in the online advertising for each home the minimum requirements for lease application approval — credit score, income-to-rent ratio, debt-to-income ratio, and credit delinquency limit — which are designed to dissuade Renters with non-qualifying credit and income profiles from registering to view the home or applying.
Leasing Service with Agent Escorted Showings
100%
of the first month’s rent
- The Broker lists the property in the Greater Alabama Multiple Listing Service. Cooperating Agents may show the property to their clients. If their client leases the home, their Broker is paid out of this fee — nothing more is charged to you.
- Our Agents also show the property, under the conditions in our Agent Showing Policy.
- Required for every property advertised at $3,000 per month or more, for homes in gated neighborhoods, and for homes listed before the Owner moves out. Available at the Owner’s option for any other property advertised under $3,000 per month. Minimum credit score for Applicants: 740.
- Listing on the MLS, Zillow, Trulia, HotPads, and other rental websites.
- Lease Only Service is available on this option. See the Conditions for Lease Only Service.
- Electronic Lease Execution with DocuSign.
Leasing Service
50%
of the first month’s rent
- For properties advertised to rent for less than $3,000 per month. Minimum credit score for Applicants: 600.
- Rently® Self-Guided Tour showings are provided to Rental Customers who have passed identity verification.
- Rently® Self-Guided Tours provide the highest number of showings in the shortest time.
- Listing on Zillow, Rently®, Trulia, HotPads, and other rental websites.
- Electronic Lease Execution with DocuSign.
Monthly Property Management
$99
per month
Your monthly management fee covers:
- Rent collection and monthly disbursement
- Repair ordering service with no markup
- Owners may order repairs or assign that responsibility to the Broker
- Accounting and year-end 1099 service
- Move-In and Move-out condition reports
- Security Deposit escrow and itemized accounting
- Lease Renewal Service and Annual Inspection Service at no additional fee.
Add Eviction Protection (with up to two months of unpaid rent) for $35 per month
Eviction Protection can be added to the $99 plan for an additional $35 per month when the management agreement is signed. Homes with Eviction Protection are enrolled in a third-party protection program that applies to Tenants we place under our published screening standards. Benefits are paid by the program provider, not by Dean & Associates Inc, under the program’s terms and eligibility rules, and are credited to your Owner account.
- Up to two months of unpaid rent after a Tenant defaults.
- Up to $1,500 toward eviction legal costs, court costs, and the cost of re-letting the home after a Tenant defaults.
- No Leasing Service fee to replace a Tenant after an eviction.
When Eviction Protection is added, the $99 management fee and the $35 Eviction Protection fee are both charged every month the agreement remains in force after the first Tenant is placed, including months the home is vacant between Tenants, so the program stays in force.
The Lowest All-In Management Fee Among Full-Service Brokerages
At $99 per month with Lease Renewals and Annual Inspections included and no setup fee, our monthly management fee is the lowest published by any full-service real estate brokerage managing single-family homes in Shelby County. Most brokerages charge 8% to 10% of rent — $144 to $220 per month on a $2,200 home — and most add $250 to $375 for a lease renewal and $149 to $175 for an annual inspection. On a $2,200-per-month home, that is $900 to $1,900 more in the first year for the same services. Comparison based on management fees published on competitors’ websites as of October 2026; flat fees from online platforms that require Owners to show their own homes are not included.
Property Management Service Area
We provide property management for single-family rental homes across the Shelby County suburbs of the Birmingham metro area. Our active service area includes Hoover (Shelby County), Chelsea, Helena, Pelham, and Alabaster, plus surrounding Shelby County communities including Inverness, Meadowbrook, and Mt Laurel.
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