A Bay Vista–managed single-family rental home with a landscaped front yard.

Residential property management

If you own a home, condo, townhome, or duplex in the Bay Area, you're exactly who we built this service for. Long-term residential rentals are all we manage. We place the tenant, pay every bill, and handle every repair under one flat annual rate.

Serving Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin & Sonoma counties

Homes are all we manage

Single-family homes, condos, townhomes, and duplexes: long-term residential rentals are the whole business. No commercial space, no vacation rentals, no large apartment buildings.

That focus is why the service runs deep: every property bill paid, every repair handled by our own construction company, and every tenancy documented in your owner portal, across Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, and Sonoma counties.

What we manage
  • Single-family homes
  • Condos and townhomes, HOA handled
  • Duplexes and 2-4 unit properties
  • Long-term residential tenancies only
  • Full service on every door

Everything is handled

We place the tenant

Marketing across Zillow and the major Bay Area platforms, full screening, the lease, and the move-in walkthrough. Every showing is hosted by us. No placement fee.

We pay every property bill

Mortgage, insurance, property taxes, HOA, and utilities, all paid from rental income. Nothing forwards to your inbox.

We handle maintenance in-house

Repairs run through Bay Vista Construction, our CA-licensed general contractor. Optional for every owner, and the work is under warranty.

We run the day-to-day

Rent collection, tenant communications, inspections, lease renewals at no fee, and move-in/out documentation. All logged in your owner portal.

We keep the books

Monthly statements, ACH deposits, and year-end 1099 preparation, all in your owner portal.

You pay one annual rate

Custom-quoted per property. No leasing fee. No percentage of rent.

Residential property management, in depth

  • Single-family homes
  • Condos with HOA rules handled
  • Townhomes
  • Duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes
  • Long-term residential only
  • Across Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, and Sonoma counties

The heart of the portfolio: family homes whose owners have moved away, upgraded, or inherited. Full service means the tenant placed, every property bill paid from rental income, and every repair handled by our own construction crews, with your deposit arriving by ACH.

HOA properties add a layer: dues, architectural rules, and an association that expects answers. Dues are paid from rental income like every other property bill, and we deal with the association directly so neither you nor your tenant has to chase it.

Two to four units means multiple tenancies, staggered leases, and shared systems. The service is the same full service, multiplied: per-unit accounting in your owner portal, renewals timed sensibly, and one flat annual rate for the property.

No short-term or vacation rentals, no commercial space, and no large apartment complexes. Long-term residential is the whole business, which is why the service runs deep. If your property is bigger than four units, call us and we'll talk it through.

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What our owners actually say

Bay Vista owners, in their own words, from our public Google reviews.

★★★★★
We are so glad to have chosen Sean and Bay Vista Property Management to handle our rental property in Petaluma. They were professional, effective, quick at communicating and answering any questions-concerns we had and able to have our house rented in 10 days.
Alice Google review
★★★★★
We had a great experience working with Sean to prepare and lease our rental property. He gave us a realistic rental estimate, and we ended up leasing the home above our asking price.
Nathaniel Google review
★★★★★
Sean at Bay Vista Property Management was referred to me by my trusted real estate agent to manage my rental property. He is very experienced and efficient, he took the time to answer my questions about their services.
Gordon Google review
★★★★★
Had a wonderful experience dealing with Sean O'Farrell at Bay Vista. Extremely professional and efficient. He helped me to get a great tenant. Also helped me when they moved out.
Shamim Google review
★★★★★
As a Realtor, I'm always looking for trusted professionals to refer my clients to, especially when they decide that selling isn't the right move and would rather rent out their property.
Anna Google review
★★★★★
Great smooth transition from purchase to renting! Love their professional seamless efforts!
Steve Google review
★★★★★
Sean is very professional and had beautiful photos of my unit and we got renters the first weekend it was on the market. He made the process seamless and responds quickly when I reach out to him.
Janice Google review
★★★★★
I lived at Walnut Park Condominiums for seven years and worked with Sean O'Farrell throughout my time there. Sean was always professional, kind, responsive, and easy to get in touch with whenever I had a question or concern.
Joel Google review
★★★★★
Very professional, trustworthy.
Hossein Google review
★★★★★
Sean and the staff have been amazing with me as a new client. They walked me through their procedures and have been genuinely helpful as I navigate being a landlord.
Rose Google review

Residential owners usually ask

Single-family homes, condos, townhomes, and duplexes through fourplexes, all long-term residential, across Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, and Sonoma counties.
Yes. HOA dues are paid from rental income like every other property bill, and we deal with the association directly so neither you nor your tenant has to chase it.
Up to four units. Beyond that, call us and we'll talk it through or point you in the right direction.
No. Long-term residential tenancies are the whole business, and the service is built around them.
One flat annual rate, quoted for your property. No leasing fee. No percentage of rent. The industry standard is 8 to 10 percent of the rent, plus a leasing fee. We quote one flat annual fee. That's the whole bill. Because the number depends on the property, it arrives in your custom owner plan, delivered within one business day of you requesting your free rent estimate.
Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, and Sonoma counties, including Walnut Creek, Concord, Danville, San Ramon, Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, El Cerrito, Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda, Fremont, Pleasanton, Castro Valley, San Rafael, Novato, Mill Valley, Sausalito, Tiburon, Larkspur, San Anselmo, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Windsor, Sonoma, Healdsburg, Sebastopol, and Guerneville.

Find out what your property
should be earning

Request a free rent estimate for your property. You'll hear from us the same day, from a person, with what it should rent for in today's market. If you like the number, we'll show you how we take everything off your plate: the tenant, every property bill, every repair. No commitment.

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