Bay Area Real Estate & Rentals, Inc.

Star ratings from every review site, trusted more as reviews add up. Scored on the star scale, not compared.

SiteRatingReviewsEach review counts

Google4.1831.0

Yelp3.080.6

Facebook3.020.3

The 4.0 next to the name counts every review once. How we rank

How much public evidence shows the company serves rental investors, compared with the strongest on this list.

• ✓Manages single-family or 2–4 unit rentals (2 of 2) (met)
• ○Supports owners who live out of state (not met)
• ○Owner portal with monthly statements (not met)
• ✓Investor tools or services (rent analysis, rent-versus-sell, acquisition help, rehab coordination) (1.5 of 1.5) (met)
• ○Portfolio or multi-door pricing (not met)
• ✓Share of reviews written by owners, not tenants (0.67 of 3) (met)

4.17 of 10 checklist points. Full marks on this list start at 7.5 points, so 5.6. See the property manager checklist

How many people search for the company by name to hire it, such as its name with the city or the service, compared with the most-searched on this list. Searches from tenants and job seekers do not count.

Searches counted: bay area real estate and rentals tampa (10); 10 a month in all. Full marks on this list start at 70 a month, so 5.6.

How many reviews the company has and how many are recent, compared with the most-reviewed on this list.

93 reviews, 4 in the last 12 months. Full marks on this list start at 608 reviews and 97 in the last 12 months, so 5.6. Most recent: Sep 20.

Published fees, an active license, years in business and memberships, compared with the most transparent on this list.

• ✓Publishes its fees or pricing (met)
• ✓License verified active (number 1007528, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation). (3 of 3) (met)
• ✓Years in business (met)
• ○BBB accredited or rated A- or better (not met)
• ○A professional designation or membership confirmed in the organization's directory (not met)

8 of 10 points. Full marks on this list start at 6 points, so 10.0.