We built the company we couldn't find.
Family-run, technology-first property management for the San Francisco Bay Area.
We couldn't find a property manager good enough — so we built one.
We're Bay Area property owners ourselves. When we went looking for a management company, we had a simple bar: treat our homes like they're yours, communicate like adults, and use technology that actually makes life easier.
We couldn't find one that cleared it. The traditional firms leaned on call centers, franchise playbooks, and the same off-the-shelf software as everyone else. So we built the company we wished existed — and the software to run it.
We don't buy off-the-shelf and call it innovation. We build.
Most managers rent their software. We wrote ours.
The big names run their entire business inside rented platforms like AppFolio or Buildium and call it modern. We didn't settle for that — we built our own platform, so the experience is ours to perfect, not a vendor's to limit:
- 24/7 AI showings — leads answered the moment they arrive
- Instant rent analysis — live market data, real numbers
- Real-time owner portal — you see everything we see
- Automated renewals & rent increases — handled, on time
We hold our partners to the same standard. When we needed a financial backbone, we vetted the field and chose Innago — one of the few that met our bar — then integrated our own software directly with it. We partner where it serves you, and we build where it sets us apart.
Standards we won't compromise.
Owner-first
Your investment cared for, not just collected on.
Technology that works for you
Software we built, not software we rent.
Genuinely responsive
No call centers. No franchise. Real people who answer.
Transparent
Clear pricing, no mystery fees.
Mike Mann
FounderMike founded MarinOak to prove property management could be done better. A Bay Area owner and software builder, he leads both the company and the technology behind it — from the AI that handles tenant showings to the owner portal that keeps you in the loop in real time.
He started MarinOak as a family-run business on a simple principle: manage every home like it's our own.
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