Property managers · San Jose, California
Best Property Management Companies in San Jose (2026)
By Andreis Bergeron, Head of GTM and Partnerships
Last updated
Nine San Jose property managers compared on 2,271 homes listed for rent in Parcl Labs data, each checked against the California DRE. Pulled 4 Nov 2026.
On this page
The short answer, as of 4 November 2026:
- Ziprent, Intempus and DWM Properties listed the most rental homes across the San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara metro in Parcl Labs data: 725, 255 and 232 homes.
- All nine firms on this page name San Jose as a place they manage property or have their office there, and each holds a California DRE license that we checked by number.
- Together they account for 2,271 homes listed for rent across the metro, and 280 of those were listed in the last 90 days.
- This page ranks listing activity, not service quality. Ask every firm for a written fee schedule before you sign.
San Jose's market is spread across many local firms. After Ziprent, no firm on this list topped 255 homes in Parcl's data. Five of the nine have an office in San Jose itself, on East Santa Clara Street, Santa Teresa Boulevard, Hamilton Avenue, Lincoln Avenue and Saratoga Avenue. Three more work from Saratoga, Los Gatos and Cupertino and name San Jose on their own sites.
Quick comparison
Homes listed is the number of homes Parcl Labs saw each company list for rent across the whole San Jose Sunnyvale Santa Clara metro, which reaches well beyond the city. The last 90 days column is the same measure for the most recent three months. Median asking rent is company wide, so we show it only for firms that Parcl places in California alone. Data pulled 4 November 2026.
| # | Company | Based in | Best for | Homes listed, San Jose metro | Listed, last 90 days | Median asking rent (company wide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ziprent | Downtown San Jose office, East Santa Clara Street | Owners with homes in several Bay Area or California cities | 725 | 91 | Not shown |
2 | Intempus | Saratoga | Owners who want a South Bay firm with a Gilroy office too | 255 | 59 | Not shown |
3 | DWM Properties | Los Gatos | Owners in Los Gatos, Campbell and San Jose | 232 | 20 | $4,795 |
4 | Cal West Property Management | San Jose, Santa Teresa Boulevard | Owners in San Jose, Morgan Hill and Gilroy | 231 | 22 | $3,295 |
5 | CM Property Management | San Jose, Hamilton Avenue | Owners of homes, condos and small multi unit buildings in Santa Clara County | 213 | 23 | Not shown |
6 | Property Management Silicon Valley | Cupertino | Owners in Cupertino, Sunnyvale and San Jose | 203 | 34 | $4,800 |
7 | Excellence Property Management | San Jose, Lincoln Avenue | Owners who want a small San Jose firm that covers the whole valley | 147 | 13 | Not shown |
8 | Western Property Group | San Jose, Saratoga Avenue | Owners who want sales and management from a family owned firm | 133 | 8 | $2,695 |
9 | Mynd Property Management | Oakland | Owners of single family rentals who want a national operator | 132 | 10 | Not shown |
The metro reaches well beyond San Jose, so a firm's count here is not a count of San Jose homes alone.
The companies, in their own words
Ziprent. Its contact page lists a Greater San Jose office at 75 E Santa Clara Street. It runs offices across California and in other states, and the DRE lists its main office in San Francisco. DRE license 02095462. ziprent.com
Intempus. Its San Jose page says its nearest office is at 20640 3rd Street, Suite 300, in Saratoga, about nine miles from downtown San Jose, with a second office in Gilroy. It says it has managed California rentals since 2012 and lists NARPM among its memberships. DRE license 02117044 (Intempus Parent Company, Inc.). intempuspropertymanagement.com
DWM Properties. Based at 15760 Los Gatos Boulevard in Los Gatos. Its site has management pages for San Jose, Campbell and Sunnyvale as well as Los Gatos, and describes move in and move out inspections, maintenance and financial reporting. DRE license 02021398 (DWM Properties, Inc.). dwmproperties.com
Cal West Property Management. Based at 5671 Santa Teresa Boulevard, Suite 102, in San Jose. It says it has provided property management in San Jose, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale for more than 40 years. On 4 November 2026 its listings page showed homes in Willow Glen, Communication Hill, Gilroy and Sunnyvale. The license number is not on its site; the DRE lists Cal West Asset Management Inc, doing business as Cal West Property Management, at the same address under license 01428710. calwestrents.com
CM Property Management. Its site says it specializes in residential property management throughout Santa Clara County, managing single family homes, townhomes, condos, duplexes, triplexes and multi unit buildings, with a team that has more than 50 years of combined experience. The DRE lists its main office at 1800 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 210, in San Jose. DRE license 01889318 (CM Property Management Inc.). cmpmi.com
Property Management Silicon Valley. Based at 10080 N. Wolfe Road in Cupertino. Its service area list names San Jose, Cupertino, Campbell, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Saratoga and the Palo Alto area. DRE license 01949437. propertymanagement-siliconvalley.com
Excellence Property Management. Based at 1174 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 9, in San Jose. It names Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Campbell, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Milpitas and Cupertino as areas it serves. Its site shows DRE 01412111, the broker license of Michael Busch, whose company, Busch Real Estate Services, Inc. (DRE 01950280), does business as Excellence Property Management. excellencepropertymanagement.com
Western Property Group. Based at 1050 Saratoga Avenue in San Jose. It describes itself as a full service real estate sales and property management company and a family owned business operating since 1972. The license number is not on its site; the DRE lists Western Property Group Inc. at the same address under license 01900961. westernpropertygroup.com
Mynd Property Management. A national single family rental manager. Its California page lists an office at 2001 Broadway in Oakland and names San Jose and the South Bay among the regions it serves. DRE license 02014508 (Mynd Management, Inc.). mynd.co
What the numbers say about renting out a San Jose home
San Jose prices held their ground. Parcl Labs' sale price index for San Jose moved from $792.57 to $795.91 per square foot between 4 November 2025 and 3 November 2026, up 0.4 percent. That is well above Oakland's $451.75 and the San Francisco Oakland Berkeley metro's $644.96 on the same index.
Investors own 18.53 percent of San Jose's housing stock, about 51,298 properties, as of September 2026. With that many investor owned homes, ask each manager how many it already runs in your part of the city.
Rent rules here depend on the building. The city says its Apartment Rent Ordinance covers apartments with three or more units built and occupied before 7 September 1979, about 38,000 apartments, and allows one rent increase of up to 5 percent in a 12 month period. Single family homes are among the exemptions (sanjoseca.gov). Ask any manager whether your property is covered.
If you own rentals in more than one California market, our San Diego guide compares managers there the same way.
Frequently asked questions
Start with the firms that list the most homes near yours, then ask each for a written fee schedule, the length of its management agreement and how it approves repairs. Compare at least three San Jose firms on the same questions.
Not always. Five of the nine firms here have an office in San Jose, and three more work from Saratoga, Los Gatos and Cupertino. Ask how quickly they can reach your home and which South Bay vendors they use.
Fees are not published on a comparable basis, so we do not list them. Ask each San Jose firm for its leasing fee, monthly management fee and any renewal or maintenance markups, in writing.
It depends on how many units you own, how close you live and how much time you want to spend on tenant calls and repairs. If you live outside Santa Clara County, a local manager can reach the property when you cannot.
Only to some buildings. The city says the ordinance covers apartments with three or more units built and occupied before 7 September 1979, and allows one increase of up to 5 percent in 12 months. Single family homes are exempt.
About this data
The figures on this page come from Parcl Labs, which compiles public records: county recorder and deed data, public for sale listings and public rental listings. Data pulled 4 November 2026.
- It covers residential property: single family homes, condos, townhomes and buildings up to four units. Larger apartment buildings and commercial property are not included.
- Duplicate records were removed so each home is counted once.
- The list reflects rental listing activity, not service quality, fees or reviews.
- Licenses were checked against the California DRE public lookup. Firms we could not verify were left out.
- Figures are a snapshot and change daily.
- No company paid to be included. Brickwise AI is a property management software company.
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