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The Benchmark
Financial intelligence for multifamily teams uncovering thousands of overpriced expenses. Quarterly reports that create clarity and unlock huge potential in value creation.
A property posts thousands of small charges in a year. No single one is worth a meeting, and nobody has time to price them against anything.
So the same filters, the same fittings, and the same appliance parts get bought at whatever the first supplier charges, every quarter, for years.
We price every one of them.
The Benchmark
A quarterly report on what your properties buy
The Benchmark identifies every product a property purchased in the quarter, down to the specific item and its SKU, and prices each one against the open market and our strategic suppliers. You get what was paid, the best available price, and a link to the cheaper source.
Finding that lower price is the whole discipline, and our search is built for nothing else, down to the niche HVAC and appliance parts most buyers stop looking for. Operating expense is the fastest lever on property value, and this is the cleanest way to pull it: no rent increase, no service cut, and nothing a resident would ever notice.
- $22,546
- Average annual savings discovered per property, across a sample averaging 200 units
- 451%
- Average return on product investment, or 4.51x
What we build
All productsThe Benchmark Search
Coming soonThe same search, used before you buy rather than after. Built for multifamily, so it finds niche HVAC and appliance parts without trawling the internet or leaning on one supplier.
Management Team Sales and Compliance Training
Coming soonSales and compliance training for management teams. In development.
Who it is for
Who is The Benchmark for?
The Benchmark is built for multifamily operators who buy the same products over and over across many properties. The more doors sitting behind a purchasing decision, the more a single corrected price is worth.
Property management companies
Third-party managers running several thousand units across multiple owners get the most from The Benchmark, because one purchasing habit repeats across every property in the portfolio. Correcting a single recurring price is not one saving, it is the same saving multiplied by every door that buys the item, and it arrives as evidence for the owner reports managers already have to defend.
Real estate investment firms
For owners holding a thousand units or more, operating expense is valuation. Every dollar removed from a recurring cost line lifts net operating income and, at prevailing cap rates, the value of the asset with it. The Benchmark reaches that line without touching rent, occupancy, staffing, or anything a resident would notice.
Asset management companies
Asset managers accountable for portfolio performance across thousands of units use The Benchmark for the layer beneath the variance report. It turns “repairs and maintenance ran over” into a specific list of products, the price paid for each, and a cheaper source, which is the difference between explaining a number and being able to change it.
Systems
Keep the system you already have
We work from the invoice exports your platform already produces. Nothing to migrate, nothing new to buy, and no change to how your team buys.
- Yardi
- RealPage
- Entrata
- AppFolio
- MRI Software
- ResMan
- Buildium
Common questions
What does Stilwell do?
Stilwell makes The Benchmark, a quarterly report for multifamily properties. It reads every invoice a property paid in the quarter down to the line item and SKU, prices each product against cheaper verified suppliers, and shows what the quarter should have cost and where to buy instead.
How is this different from a cost benchmarking study?
A benchmark tells you comparable properties spend less, which nobody can act on. The Benchmark identifies the specific product on an invoice line and links to the same product at a lower price from a named source. One is a comparison, the other is a purchase you can make today.
Do we have to change our purchasing process?
No. The property keeps its own vendors, approvals, and property management platform. The Benchmark works from invoice exports your team already produces, and the report simply tells the people already doing the buying where the same product costs less.
How much do properties usually save?
The average annual savings discovered is $22,546 per property, across a sample whose average property size is 200 units. The average return on the product investment is 451%. What a single property recovers depends on its spend profile and how much of the report it acts on.
What happens if you do not find savings?
If we do not discover at least the amount you invested in potential annual verified savings for a property, you get your money back. Terms and conditions apply, and the guarantee is assessed per property.
Do you work with our property management software?
Yes. We work from the invoice exports your current system already produces, including Yardi, RealPage, Entrata, AppFolio, MRI, ResMan, and Buildium. There is nothing to migrate, nothing new to buy, and no new software for your team to learn.
Who is The Benchmark built for?
Multifamily operators who buy the same products repeatedly across many properties: third-party property management companies, real estate investment firms, and asset management companies. The more doors sitting behind a purchasing decision, the more a single corrected price is worth, so the economics sharpen as the portfolio grows.
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