Cost & Pricing
What you'll actually pay — and how flat-fee compares to a percentage.
Most Bronx property managers charge 8–10% of collected rent, so your bill climbs every time rent does. DoryAngel charges a flat $99 per unit per month, no matter how high the rent. On a 4-unit building renting at $2,000 a unit, a 9% manager runs about $8,640 a year while DoryAngel costs $4,752 — roughly $3,900 saved. You can model your own numbers with our free flat-fee vs. percentage calculator. There are no setup fees and no long-term contracts.
Every plan includes tenant placement and screening, online rent collection, maintenance coordination, and monthly owner statements. The Professional plan adds 24/7 emergency response, HPD and DOB compliance monitoring, a live owner dashboard, and an annual inspection. There are no leasing markups, renewal fees, or administrative surcharges — the flat monthly fee is the whole fee. See the full breakdown in our pricing section.
No. The flat monthly fee is the fee. Percentage managers often layer on leasing fees, lease-renewal fees, markups on every repair invoice, and vague administrative charges that can quietly double the headline rate. DoryAngel publishes its pricing up front, and it does not change as your rent rises. If you want to see exactly what you'd pay versus a percentage manager, run the free calculator — it shows your annual and five-year savings side by side.
A percentage fee is a moving target: raise the rent, and the manager's cut goes up with it, even though the work is the same. A flat $99-per-unit fee stays put. Over five years of normal rent growth, that gap compounds into thousands of dollars per unit. Most Bronx landlords save $2,000–$8,000 a year. Our post on self-managing versus flat-fee management walks through the real math for a typical Bronx building.
Often, yes — even for a 2 to 4 unit building. Self-managing means fielding 3 a.m. maintenance calls, chasing late rent, screening tenants without tripping Fair Housing rules, and tracking HPD deadlines that carry per-day fines. One mishandled eviction or missed inspection can erase a year of the fee. Our breakdown of self-managing versus hiring flat-fee management lays out the time and dollar cost so you can decide with real numbers, not guesswork.
Service & Operations
How the day-to-day actually runs once we take over.
We verify credit, income, rental and eviction history, and identity, and we apply the same written criteria to every applicant to stay compliant with NYC and federal Fair Housing law. Consistent, documented screening is what protects you if an applicant is denied. Poor screening is one of the most expensive mistakes a Bronx landlord can make — a single problem tenant can mean months of lost rent and legal fees. You can read more owner guides on our blog.
Maintenance is coordinated around the clock. Tenants report issues through us, we dispatch vetted local vendors, and repairs above a threshold you set always get your approval first — so there are no surprise invoices. Preventive scheduling matters most here: a small summer fix on an AC condenser or a roof drain is far cheaper than a winter emergency. Our post on July AC breakdowns shows how a $250 check prevents a five-figure failure.
Rent is collected online and deposited directly to you, and you get a clear monthly statement of income and expenses. Professional-plan owners also get a live dashboard showing rent status, open maintenance, HPD violations, and occupancy in real time — no waiting for a monthly PDF. For a deeper income-and-expense view, many owners add our Property P&L Dashboard, a one-time $29.99 spreadsheet toolkit.
Most owners are fully onboarded within a couple of weeks, and we time the handoff so you don't lose a month of rent in the switch. We collect your leases, tenant contacts, and building details, introduce ourselves to residents, and pick up rent collection and maintenance from day one. If you're mid-lease or juggling an open issue, we work around it. Request a free rental analysis to get a specific timeline for your building.
Compliance & Legal
The Bronx and NYC rules that turn into fines when a deadline slips.
The big ones: HPD Housing Maintenance Code violations (with per-day fines), rent-stabilization and DHCR rules, Local Law 97 emissions caps for larger buildings, the October to May heat-season requirements, and lead-paint disclosure and remediation. Deadlines are the trap — most fines come from missing a date, not from the underlying repair. DoryAngel's free Compliance Calendar tracks 47 HPD, DOB, and FDNY tasks with the exact penalty amounts. More owner guides live on our blog.
Yes. We monitor for violations, coordinate the repairs and re-inspections, and keep the paperwork trail that clears them. Our free Compliance Calendar maps the 47 recurring HPD, DOB, and FDNY tasks a Bronx building faces each year — lead paint, heat, boiler, facade, and more — with penalty amounts and seasonal checklists. Catching these early is the difference between a routine fix and a compounding daily fine. Owners often pair it with our free Bronx tax checklist.
Yes. Rent-stabilized buildings are common across the Bronx, and they come with specific DHCR rules on registration, allowable increases, lease renewals, and required riders. We handle that paperwork and keep your registrations current, so an honest mistake does not turn into a tenant overcharge claim. If you're weighing whether stabilized units are worth holding, our investments posts on the blog dig into the Bronx numbers.
More than most owners realize — mortgage interest, property taxes, repairs, depreciation, insurance, professional and management fees, travel, and more. The catch is documentation: deductions you can't substantiate are deductions you lose at audit. Our free Bronx Landlord Tax Deduction Checklist walks through 28 write-offs specific to NYC rental owners so you can hand your accountant a clean, complete list. It's not tax advice, but it's a strong starting point.
About DoryAngel
Who we are, where we work, and how to start.
Three things: flat pricing, technology, and local focus. You pay a flat $99 per unit per month instead of a percentage that grows with your rent; you get real-time dashboards and automated compliance tracking instead of a monthly phone call; and we're built around Bronx and NYC rules, not a generic national playbook. We've managed New York City property since 2010. See exactly what that saves you on the flat-fee calculator.
The Bronx is our home base — we're at 557 Grand Concourse — and we also manage properties in Queens, Manhattan, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and parts of North Jersey. Our expertise is deepest where the rules are toughest: NYC's HPD, DHCR, and Local Law landscape. If you own in or near the Bronx, we can help. You can see the full service overview on our homepage.
Start with a free rental analysis — tell us about your building and we'll walk through what management would look like and what it would cost, with no obligation. You can reach us through the contact form on our homepage or call (516) 847-4999. If you'd rather crunch numbers first, run the flat-fee calculator, then reach out when you're ready.