{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Manage to Exit","title":"Selling a Property Management Business in 2026: Valuation, Timing and What Sellers Get Wrong","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2277,"description":"Is 2026 the right time to sell your property management business, or are you about to leave real money on the table?\nIf you are a property management owner who is feeling burned out, wondering what your company is actually worth, or telling yourself you will sell in a few years, this episode is for you. Aaron McElhinney and Hunter Goodall of PMI's acquisitions team pull back the curtain on what they are seeing in the market right now, including the story of a seller who waited too long and lost $1.2 million in value.\nIn this episode\nProperty management business valuation: why demand for valuations keeps growing (30+ valuations and 74 deals in progress this year)\nThe right time to sell: burnout vs. market timing, and why a strategic exit beats a rushed one\nWhy a record surge in seller leads is happening now\nHow losing a key team member mid-sale affected a seller's price, and how transparency can offset the discount\nWhy rushing the close hurts sellers, including the 15-day due diligence story\nTwo sellers, two outcomes: the real cost of waiting too long\nThe assignable contracts scramble and why you should start prep early\nWhy PMI is not a business brokerage and how buyer and seller matching really works\nRoll-ups, stabilization, and why your buyer is probably down the street\nWhether interest rates, elections, and world events really move your valuation\n\nThis episode is for you if\nYou own a property management company and wonder if now is the time to sell\nYou are burned out but not sure whether to keep growing or exit\nYou want to know what your business is worth before you make a decision\nYou are thinking about buying a property management business and want to understand the seller side\nTimestamps\n0:00 - Cold open: \"transparency is critical\"\n0:38 - Welcome back, and this episode's topic: selling in 2026\n1:02 - By the numbers: 30+ valuations and 74 deals in progress this year\n1:43 - Why the need for valuations keeps growing\n2:17 - When is the \"right time\" to sell:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QrgAOTgFMLQ_DzIWuh9NfurBUKKdCpT1sGnwdSgKb2M/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ODQ5/NzA5MTQ4YTRiMTFl/NGU1YzI5MWU3YWQ2/YmU4NC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}