To put it bluntly, property management as we all know it today needs a change.
There’s far too many property manager “horror stories” out there for us to deny it. Stories like the property manager who…
…took weeks to replace a heater (right in the dead of winter)…
…needed to be pestered constantly to send owners their rent checks…
…price gouged consistently on maintenance and didn’t really do enough
to justify their fees…
…was rude and took forever to respond back to tenant concerns…
As two realtors who have experience managing our own properties and working with other property managers ourselves, we’ve encountered stories like this more times than we care to count.
And that’s why we decided to team up to create MerGo – as the modern, updated approach to property management in the Boston area.
By not only managing your property and dealing with maintenance, but also helping you optimize your property to earn as much on it as you can, treating your tenants like people, auditing your insurance policy, providing lawyer-reviewed leasing documents, and more, we’re here to make that much-needed change in the property management industry.
Today, we manage over 150 properties in the Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge area and help owners turn their properties into the most profitable passive-revenue-generating investments they can possibly be.
When I first brought Nate & the MerGo team onboard in September 2017, the properties were in really rough shape, as they had been neglected for the past several years. Nate and his team’s hard work, expertise, commitment and vision have helped transform a once inefficient and stagnant business into one with tremendous potential.
In addition to great day-to-day property management, MerGo has spent countless hours identifying inefficiencies, exploring cost-effective solutions, and providing thorough projections along with sound advice. If you are looking for a quality management company to help maximize potential and give you peace of mind knowing that your property is being managed properly, I highly recommend MerGo.
Meet MerGo’s founders: Nate & Luke
Nathaniel Gopen – Founder & Head of Property Management
Certified Realtor &
IREM Certified Property Manager
Nathaniel is a fourth generation real estate professional, certified realtor, and Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) Certified Property Manager.
Nate got his start in real estate in 2013, by buying and self-managing a multifamily home in Chelsea. As he ventured deeper into the world of property management, he soon realized that there were a lot of problems with the “big” property management firms in the Greater Boston Area—and he saw an opportunity to change this by creating MerGo with his cofounder, Lucas.
In the following years, Nate played a significant role in growing MerGo into a major player in Boston property management. In 2019, he oversaw 1,500 maintenance issues, collected $3.75 million in rent from over 150 doors, and managed over $3 million in renovation and construction work on MerGo properties.
Nate prides himself on being different than the average property manager. He has spent years testing the best ways to run a property management firm for both owners and tenants, and his results speak for themselves.
For both owners and tenants, he runs their properties as if they were his own business by scrutinizing costs, utilizing the best technology, and staying up to date on property management laws and trends, as well as always being customer service focused. He is honest and transparent with his tenants, working hard to ensure their needs are met quickly and that problems are solved correctly the first time.
Lucas Merchant – Founder & Head of Brokerage
Certified Realtor & Real Estate Broker
With over a decade of experience across nearly all aspects of real estate, Lucas uses his depth of knowledge to provide advice, guidance, and results for his clients. He prides himself on building strong relationships with both buyers and sellers, then using his expert negotiating skills to deliver results above and beyond what his clients previously thought possible.
Having structured hundreds of unique deals, Lucas is able to think out of the box and find inventive solutions for his clients, no matter the situation. His wide variety of skill sets—including rentals, sales, property management, vacation rentals, investment, and lending—equip him to handle any residential real estate transaction.
Lucas began his real estate career in the rental niche, handling over 400 rental transactions in the Greater Boston Area. He then moved on to Berkshire Hathaway, where he now closes over $15 million per year in sales and ranks in the top 2% of Berkshire Hathaway Agents in the U.S. – making him a part of the Chairman’s Circle.
With an in-house brokerage team, MerGo is able to help their clients with every step of the process, from buying a property to turning it into a passive investment. Lucas’s experience with property management gives him a full understanding of both sides of the market, which ultimately provides a valuable asset to his sales clients.
Meet the rest of the MerGo team & a few of our vendors
Pat – Customer Service Operations Manager
Coming from an extensive background in customer service (in other words, you know she’ll treat your tenants well!), Pat is here full-time to handle all tenant communication, maintenance facilitation, and scheduling.
Claudia
Claudia is MerGo’s full-time cleaner, specializing in detailed work and going above and beyond to make sure each apartment is clean and ready for the next tenant. She also works to maintain all common areas at the properties we manage. Her team is very consistent in its performance, which is something the MerGo Group and its clients value highly.
Marcio – Head of Maintenance
Marcio, MerGo’s Head of Maintenance, handles an entire crew of construction workers, electricians, plumbers, and carpenters ready to help your tenants and improve your properties as needed. There is no job, regardless of size, that Marcio and his team can’t handle!
Lorean – Bookkeeper
Lorean has extensive expertise in property management software and bookkeeping and therefore handles all bank reconciliations, rental income, and accounts payable and receivables.