Own 3-20 Units in Vancouver? You're The "Intentional Investor" We Built This For
If you own 3-20 rental units in Vancouver, you're in the 'Growth Gap'. Too big for DIY, too smart for property managers. Propilot is built for you.
Own 3-20 Units in Vancouver? You’re The “Intentional Investor” We Built This For
The rental industry ignores you.
- “Free” apps (TurboTenant, Avail) are built for the accidental landlord renting out their basement suite. They lack the power, compliance, and multi-unit features you need.
- Enterprise software (Buildium, AppFolio) is built for the mega-PM managing 500+ doors. They won’t even talk to you unless you pay hefty minimums.
- Property Managers love you… because they can extract $10,000-$30,000/year from your portfolio while doing minimal work.
But you? You’re in the “Growth Gap.”
You own 3 to 20 units in Metro Vancouver. You aren’t just “renting a place.” You are building a business. You are an Intentional Investor.
Who Is the “Intentional Investor”?
We analyzed thousands of Vancouver landlords and identified this specific, underserved group.
Does this sound like you?
✅ You have a career outside real estate. You’re a doctor, engineer, tech professional, or business owner. Your time is worth $100+/hour. ✅ You treat real estate as a wealth vehicle. You’re not looking for a second job; you’re looking for ROI and appreciation. ✅ You care about quality. You maintain your properties well and want good relationships with tenants. ✅ You are data-driven. You understand cap rates, cash flow, and equity paydown. ✅ You refuse to waste money. Paying 10% to a PM hurts your soul because you know the math doesn’t make sense.
If you nodded along, Propilot was built specifically for you.
The “Growth Gap” Challenge
When you have 1-2 units, DIY is manageable. You can handle a vacancy once every two years.
When you hit 3, 5, or 10 units, the game changes.
The Multiplier Effect of Pain:
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1 Unit: 1 vacancy every 2 years.
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10 Units: 5 vacancies per year. That’s one every 2.5 months. You are constantly leasing.
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1 Unit: 2-3 maintenance calls per year.
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10 Units: 20-30 calls per year. That’s one every other week.
The Breaking Point: Somewhere around 4-6 units, most Intentional Investors break. They realize: “I can’t handle this myself anymore, but I refuse to pay a PM $15,000 a year.”
This is the Growth Gap. And until now, you had no good options.
Why Propilot Is the Answer for 3-20 Units
We designed our AI Operating System to bridge this gap perfectly.
1. Centralized Command Center (Not Scattered Spreadsheets)
Stop tracking 5 properties across 3 spreadsheets, 2 email accounts, and a shoebox of receipts.
- One Dashboard: See all properties, vacancies, and maintenance statuses instantly.
- Portfolio View: Track total revenue, expenses, and occupancy in real-time.
2. AI Scalability (Without Hiring Staff)
A property manager hires an assistant when they hit 50 units. You get an AI assistant immediately.
- Handling 1 Vacancy: Easy for AI.
- Handling 5 Simultaneous Vacancies: Equally easy for AI.
- Zero Incremental Effort: Adding your 6th unit doesn’t add 20% more work for you. The AI absorbs the load.
3. Institutional-Grade Compliance (For the Little Guy)
Large REITs have legal teams ensuring every lease is perfect. You have Propilot.
- BC RTA Compliance: Automatically updated leases for every unit.
- Consistency: Every tenant, every screening, every document is handled with the same rigorous standard.
- Risk Reduction: Protect your growing portfolio from $20,000 RTB mistakes.
4. Cost Structure That Makes Sense
- Traditional PM: Costs increase linearly with your portfolio ($250 → $2,500/month).
- Propilot: Costs remain a tiny fraction of revenue (~1%).
- The Result: As you grow, your profit margin increases instead of being eaten by management fees.
Case Study: From Stalled to Scaling
Meet Alex.
- Portfolio: 4 units (2 in Kitsilano, 2 in Surrey).
- Goal: Buy 2 more units per year.
- Barrier: “I’m maxed out. My wife said if I buy another rental and spend my weekends fixing toilets or showing condos, she’s done.”
The Decision: Alex was about to hire a PM for $1,200/month (killing the cash flow on 2 of his units) just to save his marriage and free up time.
The Propilot Shift: Instead, he moved his 4 units to Propilot.
- Time Spent: Dropped from 15 hours/month to 2 hours/month.
- Cost: ~$120/month total (vs. $1,200 for PM).
- Result: He bought Unit #5 three months later.
“Propilot didn’t just save me time. It made my business scalable. I can see a path to 20 units now without my life falling apart.”
— Alex R., Vancouver Investor
The “Intentional Investor” Advantage
Using Propilot gives you an unfair advantage over other small landlords in Vancouver:
- Speed: You respond faster than 99% of competitors (thanks to AI).
- Data: You price more accurately (thanks to market intelligence).
- Quality: You attract better tenants (thanks to professional screening).
- Efficiency: You operate with the overhead of a DIYer but the systems of a pro.
You are playing a different game.
While other landlords are drowning in paperwork or bleeding cash to PMs, you are optimizing, automating, and growing.
Are You Ready to Cross the Gap?
If you own 3-20 units, you’ve done the hard part. You’ve acquired the assets. You’ve built the equity.
Don’t let management be the bottleneck that stops your growth.
Propilot was built for you. Not the accidental landlord. Not the mega-corp.
For the Intentional Investor who wants to build a real estate empire—and still have a life.
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