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Clarkdale · Historic Town Site · Verde River

Clarkdale
Property Management.

A company town that became one of the Verde Valley’s best places to live. We manage the old town-site homes and the river properties — 7% flat, no maintenance markups.

7%
Flat Management Fee
1912
Town Founded
5–7%
Cap Rate Range
24 hr
Rental Analysis
A Town Built on Purpose

Clarkdale Rents Differently.

Clarkdale was laid out in 1912 as a planned company town for the Clarkdale smelter — a designed grid, mature trees, a proper town park, and modest well-built houses. A century later that planning is exactly why people want to live here. It feels like a town rather than a subdivision, and nothing else in the Verde Valley is quite like it.

That shapes the tenant. People who rent in Clarkdale are choosing character and quiet over square footage, and they are usually choosing it deliberately after looking elsewhere in the valley. They stay longer than average, which changes the economics of a rental meaningfully.

It also shapes the maintenance. Town-site homes are approaching a hundred years old. They are solid, but they have original plumbing runs, older electrical, and quirks that a manager two hours away will discover only when a tenant calls. We are in the valley, our trades are local, and we inspect these properly.

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What You Get

Everything, For One Fee.

Seven percent covers the whole job. The things other companies bill separately are simply included.

Tenant Placement

Marketing, showings, and full screening — credit, background, income, and rental history. We place the tenant and we stand behind the placement.

Rent & Accounting

Collection, owner disbursements, monthly statements with full reconciliation, and year-end reporting your accountant will not complain about.

Older Homes, Properly Watched

Vetted Verde Valley trades who know century-old construction. Vendors bill at their real rate and the invoice passes straight through — no markup, ever.

Inspections

Move-in, move-out, and periodic condition inspections with photos, included in the fee rather than billed per visit.

Compliance & Trust Accounting

Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act compliance, proper trust accounting, and ADRE oversight. Licensed brokerage, general liability and E&O insured.

The Difficult Parts

Late rent, lease violations, notices, and the occasional eviction. This is the part owners hire out, and it is the part we take off your plate entirely.

Honestly Structured

What It Costs.

Long-term management7% of collected rent · $150/mo minimum
Short-term / vacation rental15–25% of gross, by service level
PortfoliosAs low as 3%
Setup feeNone
Lease renewal feeNone
Inspection feeNone
Marketing feeNone
Maintenance markupZero — vendor invoices pass through at cost

Most owners find the maintenance markup is where the money actually goes with other companies. We removed it.

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Where We Work

Clarkdale and Around It.

Owner Questions

Straight Answers.

What is different about renting in Clarkdale?
The housing stock. Clarkdale was built as a company town for the smelter, laid out on a grid with mature trees and small, well-proportioned homes on modest lots. It rents to people who specifically want that — quiet, walkable, characterful — rather than to anyone hunting maximum square footage. Those tenants tend to stay.
What does management cost?
Seven percent of collected rent, all-inclusive, with a $150 monthly minimum. No setup fee, no renewal fee, no inspection fee, no marketing fee, and no markup on maintenance. Vendors bill their real rate and you see the invoice. Short-term rentals run 15% to 25% of gross.
Does the Verde Canyon Railroad matter to an owner?
More than people expect. It runs excursions out of Clarkdale year round and brings visitors into a town that would otherwise be quiet, which supports short-term rental demand that has nothing to do with Sedona traffic. For a well-presented property near the depot it is a genuine advantage.
Are the older homes a problem to manage?
Not if someone knows them. Town-site houses are approaching a century old, which means original plumbing runs, older electrical, and foundations that behave differently than new construction. They are sturdy and rent well, but they need a manager who inspects properly rather than waiting for a tenant to report a failure.
Do you manage in Jerome and Cottonwood too?
Yes — Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Jerome, Cornville, and Camp Verde. Many owners here hold more than one property in the valley, and managing them under one company means one statement and one phone number.
How do I get started?
Send the address. Within one business day you get a rental analysis: what the property should rent for, what management costs, and anything we would repair or change before it goes to market. No cost and no obligation.
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What Would Your Property Rent For?

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