Every company in your town, asked
We ask each rental management company serving your town for a written proposal, fee schedule and sample agreement.
Cape Cod & the Islands · For homeowners
Choosing a Cape Cod rental management company?
Compare what you’d keep, not the commission. Sutton asks every company serving your town for a written proposal, works out the full cost after every fee, and recommends one. We work for you, never the supplier.
$1,499Flat fee
Start with a free callYour first call is free.
- Independent
- We work for you, never the supplier
- No referral fees from rental companies
What you get
Four things, for one flat fee.
Your town’s rules, checked
State and town short-term rental registration, association rules and how many guests the house may host.
What you’d keep, after every fee
Commission, cleaning, linens, opening and closing, and off-season checks, worked out on one rent figure.
A written recommendation
Verdict first, one side-by-side table, contract and exit terms, owner references, and a call to walk you through it.
A real example
The commission isn’t the cost.
In a 2026 search for one Cape house, we asked 7 companies, compared 5 and shortlisted 3. Their commissions were within a point of each other, but once cleaning, linens, openings and off-season checks were counted, the full cost was $3,000–$4,400 a year apart.
The owner got a short report: verdict first, one side-by-side table, and the contract and exit terms.
Questions to ask
Seven questions to ask any Cape Cod rental management company.
- Is it full service? What does the commission cover, and what is billed separately?
- Who pays for cleaning and linens: you, or the guest?
- Are setup, opening, closing and off-season checks billed separately?
- What will this house earn, and what would I keep after every fee?
- Can I keep my own weeks, and do they cost me anything?
- How long is the agreement, how much notice to leave, and is there an exit fee?
- Where would this house rank among the homes you manage?
We ask every finalist all seven, in writing.
Our only client is the owner
We work for you, never the supplier.
Rental companies’ referral programs and free matching sites are usually paid for by the managers they recommend. Sutton takes no referral fee or commission from any rental company, and every report says so in writing.
The fee
$1,499, flat.
- Every rental management company serving your town, asked for a written proposal
- State, town and association rules, checked
- Finalist visits to the house, arranged for you
- Two references from homeowners each finalist works for now
- What you’d keep after every fee, on one rent figure
- A written recommendation and a call to walk through it
Your first call is free. We don’t manage the rental.
Start with a free callQuestions
Common questions.
- Do rental companies pay Sutton?
- No. We take no referral fee or commission from any rental company. We work for you, never the supplier.
- How much do Cape Cod rental management companies charge?
- Commissions in our 2026 Cape search were close, but cleaning, linens, openings and off-season checks changed the yearly cost by thousands. Compare what you’d keep, not the percentage.
- How do I choose a rental management company for my Cape house?
- Get a written proposal from every company serving your town, compare what you’d keep after every fee, read the contract and exit terms, and call homeowners each one works for now. Or Sutton does it for you for $1,499.
- I already have a rental agency. Can you help?
- Yes. We compare your current agreement with what the other companies in your town would offer.
- Is renting worth it for my house?
- The proposals and the full cost answer that. Some owners decide not to rent.
- Which areas do you cover?
- Every Cape Cod town, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
- What happens after the report?
- You choose the company. If you like, Sutton stays on as your owner’s representative for the house.
Start with a free call
Tell us where the house is and what you’re weighing. Chris or Matt will be in touch soon.