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Property Management Inc. Partners with Blanket

May 25, 2026 | By Startuprise io

Property Management Inc., the world’s largest property management franchisor with more than 400 offices, announced a strategic partnership with Blanket, an AI powered owner experience platform for residential property managers.

This partnership helps Property Management Inc. expand and standardize performance management services across its residential property management offices.

For many years, residential property management companies mainly competed by offering lower prices. Most firms provided similar services, so growth often depended on charging less than competitors.

Over time, this “race to the bottom” reduced profit margins, and made it harder to provide high quality service. Teams became overloaded, employee turnover increased, and most service investments focused on tenants, while the property owner experience received less attention.

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To take advantage of this opportunity, property managers need to focus on delivering more value instead of competing only on price. This means strengthening their advisory role, improving service quality, and helping property owner's achieve better long term returns.

Property Management Inc. is helping lead this shift by supporting property owners with stronger guidance, better service, and a focus on long-term success and financial security.

Property Management Inc. announced that it will roll out Blanket’s Agentic Owner Experience Platform across all of its residential management offices. The company believes this will strengthen its position in the single-family and small multifamily property management market.

By expanding its role as a trusted performance manager, PMI aims to help more Americans feel confident about building long-term financial stability through residential real estate investing.

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"Property owners today expect more than basic management," said James Philipps, Executive Director of Residential and Commercial at PMI. "Our partnership with Blanket allows us to equip our franchise network with cutting-edge tools that enhance transparency, improve communication, and ultimately drive stronger financial performance for our clients."

"Owner experience management is a new and exciting frontier in the residential property management industry that promises to help firms close more doors, improve retention, and generate more revenue per door," said Lior Abramovich, co-founder and CEO of Blanket. "PMI proves they are a market leader by breaking this new ground and showing the rest of the industry what the future of property management looks like."

About PMI

Founded in 2008 by Steve Hart, Property Management Inc. is a property management franchisor with more than 400 independently owned locations across the United States. The company provides technology, systems, and training to help franchise owners deliver professional property management services for residential, commercial, association, multifamily and short term rental properties.

About Blanket

Founded in 2023 by Lior Abramovich and Sagi Medina, Blanket is an AI powered owner experience platform for residential property managers. The company helps property managers attract, retain and grow clients, and its platform currently supports more than $30 billion in assets under management.

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