1–20 unit landlords
Landlord software guides for people with a few doors — not a call center.
Small Portfolio Desk is a quiet directory of useful pages for independent landlords managing roughly 1–20 residential units. We focus on tools you can actually run yourself: rent collection, screening, leases, maintenance, and light bookkeeping.
Affiliate / referral disclosure: Some pages may later include affiliate or referral links. If we earn a commission, we will say so on that page. Recommendations are written against published criteria first; sponsorship never buys a top slot. No affiliate programs are connected yet.
Who this is for
- Owners self-managing a duplex, a few SFHs, or a small multifamily
- Landlords outgrowing spreadsheets who are not ready for full PM-company software
- Anyone comparing flat-rate vs per-unit pricing before locking in
How pages are chosen
- Start from a real search question landlords ask every week.
- Score tools on criteria you can verify (pricing model, rent collection, screening, maintenance, accounting depth, mobile apps) — not star ratings we invent.
- Call out uncertainty: fees change, free tiers shrink, “unlimited” often has caps.
- Skip thin listicles. If a page cannot earn a bookmark, it does not ship.
Start here
Best PMS for 1–5 units
Criteria-first shortlist for DIY landlords. Flat-rate vs free tiers vs “too much software.”
RentRedi vs TurboTenant vs Avail
Side-by-side on pricing shape, rent collection, screening, maintenance, accounting, and mobile for ~1–20 units.
Coming next
- Per-unit vs flat-rate pricing math (3 / 8 / 15 units)
- Switch checklist before you migrate
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