About RL Property Management

What does RL Property Management do?

We manage single-family homes and small multifamily properties for people who own them as investments. That covers marketing and leasing a vacant unit, screening applicants, writing and renewing leases, collecting rent, coordinating maintenance, inspecting the property quarterly, keeping the owner compliant with Ohio landlord-tenant law, and running an eviction when one becomes unavoidable.

The purpose is one sentence: help property owners be successful with their real estate investments. An owner should not be fielding an 11pm call about a furnace, chasing rent that is nineteen days late, or discovering in month eight that nobody ever walked the property.

Who does RL Property Management work with?

Owners of 1 to 99 units in the Columbus metro. Portfolios in that range are large enough to behave like a business and small enough that one bad turn is felt. We work with:

• Long-term, well-capitalized investors who are growing a portfolio
• Owners of 1 to 99 rental units who want the day-to-day handled
• Accidental landlords who inherited a rental or could not sell one
• Out-of-state investors who need someone local at the property
• Owners of Class A, Class B and well-maintained Class C property in the Columbus metro

We are selective about who we work with and where we manage, and that is deliberate. A defined service area and a defined property profile is what lets a team of this size actually be at the property when something goes wrong.

Where does RL Property Management operate?

Across 25 communities in Central Ohio, anchored in Columbus and Franklin County and reaching into Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Union, Madison and Pickaway counties. Evictions run through the Franklin County Municipal Court, which is where the great majority of the portfolio sits.

The office is at 750 Cross Pointe Rd STE B, Columbus, OH 43230. Office hours by appointment only, so call ahead rather than stopping by.

See all 25 areas we serve.

Who runs the company?

Peter Lohmann is Principal Broker and CEO and the broker of record. The rest of the team, every name and every title, is on the team page. Leasing, maintenance, resident support, owner reporting and people operations are separate functions with named people in them, rather than one generalist covering all of it.

What does RL Property Management believe?

Six core values, and they are operating instructions rather than wall art: clear communication, do it in realtime, figure it out and get it done, a place for everything, we lend a hand, always, respect clients, residents and each other. Each one is explained, with what it looks like in practice, on the core values page.

How is RL Property Management paid?

A flat $117 to $184 per unit per month, depending on which of the three plans you pick. The plans differ in one thing, the per-item repair approval limit. Placing a resident costs $0 on every plan, a lease renewal is $250, and bringing an occupied unit under management costs $0.

A flat fee means our revenue does not rise when your rent does, and a $0 leasing fee means we have no financial reason to prefer a new lease over a renewal. The full schedule, including maintenance rates and eviction costs, is on the pricing page.