Property management in Markham & York Region
Owning a rental property should feel like an investment, not a second job. K8 Realty manages residential and commercial properties across York Region and the GTA from its Main Street Unionville office: tenant placement, rent collection, maintenance, inspections, and leasing, handled end to end.
What makes this different from a typical management company: your property manager is also a licensed RE/MAX broker. Rents are priced against live market comparables, not last year's guesses. And when it's eventually time to refinance, expand the portfolio, or sell, the person who knows your property best is already your realtor.
Katherine manages the full investor lifecycle, helping clients buy the right income property, lease it well, run it professionally, and exit at the right moment, with the same corporate-level rigor she brings to every transaction.
What's included
Tenant placement & screening
Market-rate rental pricing backed by live comparables, professional listing marketing, and thorough screening of credit, employment, references, and history before anyone gets keys.
Rent collection
Consistent, documented collection with clear owner remittances, so your rental income behaves like the investment return it is.
Maintenance coordination
Tenant requests triaged and dispatched to trusted trades, with owner approval thresholds you set, so small issues get fixed before they become expensive ones.
Inspections & reporting
Scheduled property inspections and straightforward reporting, so you always know the condition of your asset without driving over to check.
Leasing & renewals
Compliant Ontario leases, renewal negotiations timed to the market, and turnover management that minimizes vacancy between tenancies.
Commercial management
Retail, office, and industrial property management, a capability most residential-only management firms simply don’t offer.
Why broker-managed beats management-only
Most property management firms manage, full stop. They don't transact in your market every week, so rental pricing drifts, and when your strategy changes they hand you off to someone else's realtor. A broker-managed property keeps pricing sharp because it's informed by active sales and leasing data, and it keeps your options open: refinance, restructure, sell, or buy the next one, with one person accountable across all of it.
It also means your property is being managed by someone whose licence, reputation, and referral business depend on doing it properly. If you're preparing a unit for lease or sale, that includes presentation — staging, traditional or AI virtual, is part of the same practice.
Property management questions
What does property management cost?
Management fees depend on the property type, unit count, and level of service you want. Katherine prepares a tailored quote after a short conversation about your property. Reach out through the contact form or by phone.
Do you manage commercial properties as well as residential?
Yes. K8 Realty manages residential rentals, including houses, condos, and multi-unit, as well as commercial properties including retail and office space. Commercial capability is one of the practice’s core pillars.
How are tenants screened?
Every applicant goes through credit review, employment and income verification, references, and rental history before a lease is offered. Good screening up front is the single biggest factor in a low-stress tenancy.
Do I have to buy or sell through K8 Realty to use property management?
No. Property management is a standalone service. That said, many clients value having one strategist across the full lifecycle: acquiring the property, leasing and managing it, and eventually selling it.
Which areas do you manage properties in?
Markham, Unionville, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Stouffville, Aurora, Newmarket, and Toronto: the same York Region and GTA communities Katherine serves for sales.
Hand off the day-to-day
Tell Katherine about your property and get a management quote tailored to it. No pressure, no obligation.