Quintana Roo's state capital — predominantly residential, predominantly long-term. We manage Chetumal properties for owners renting on multi-year leases and for absentee owners who need a disciplined local layer.
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Property management in Chetumal at PlayaStays is overwhelmingly about long-term rentals — state government workers, university families, hospital staff, and Belize-border commerce. Short-term demand exists but is small. We also serve absentee owners who want disciplined caretaking on a residential property.
Tenant screening, lease drafting, rent collection, and residential operations for owners renting on 6+ month terms — including hybrid portfolios where some units run long and some run short.
10% of monthly rent · plus Property Care
Away most of the year? We pay the bills, run regular maintenance checks, manage vendors, and send condition reports — so an empty property never becomes a quiet problem.
$125 / month Property CareRenting nightly instead? You probably want vacation rental management or Airbnb management — same local team, different playbook.
The $125/month Property Care base sits under both long-term management and caretaking. In Chetumal that means humidity and tropical-storm protocols (the bay sits south of the main Caribbean storm corridor but still gets weather), CFE oversight, and inland vendor coordination — Chetumal’s vendor network operates differently from the coast.
HOA dues, utilities, and recurring accounts paid on time so nothing lapses while you're away.
Scheduled upkeep tuned for salt air and humidity — AC servicing, filters, and small fixes before they compound.
Regular walk-throughs with photos, so you always know the real condition of your property.
Vetted local technicians scheduled, supervised, and documented — every decision logged.
Basic consumables kept stocked and AC filters replaced on cadence as part of the base fee.
Documented monthly summaries with photos and costs — radical transparency, by default.
10% long-term management + $125/mo Property Care. See the full pricing breakdown →
01That's Property Care on its own — no rentals involved. We pay your bills, inspect on a set cadence, handle maintenance and vendors, and send you photo condition reports. Common for investment-owners who bought a long-term-only rental and now live elsewhere.
02We screen tenants, draft the lease, collect rent, and run the residential side end to end. Chetumal’s long-term tenant pool is steady: state workers, professors, hospital staff, and Belize-border professionals. 12–24 month leases are the norm. Centro Zócalo and the Newer subdivisions north place fastest.
A simple onboarding — most owners are set up within two weeks.
We learn your goals — rent it, keep it cared for, or both.
An on-site walk-through and condition baseline with photos.
We set the maintenance cadence, or screen and place a long-term tenant.
Documented updates, bills handled, income or condition reported every month.
Property Care is the Promise in practice — the four operating standards behind every property we manage in Chetumal and across Quintana Roo.
The day-to-day that keeps your asset functioning in a coastal climate — preventive maintenance, vetted vendors, and decisions documented with photos and cost.
Regular inspections and a preventive cadence built for salt, humidity, and storm season — catching small issues before they become expensive ones.
For owners renting long-term: screening, lease drafting, rent collection, and renewals — the people side, handled accountably.
Full Quintana Roo compliance plus transparent monthly reporting you can actually understand — never a property you’re guessing about.
We manage properties across central Chetumal and the surrounding residential zones. Pick your area for management tuned to its tenant pool, vendor network, and access.
The downtown core around the zócalo — government adjacency, walkable, steady mixed-use rental demand.
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Around the regional hospital — strong tenant pool of medical staff, residents, and commuting professionals.
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The waterfront strip facing the bay — small short-term inventory mixed with residential, premium-by-Chetumal-standards demand.
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East-side established residential — family-oriented long-term tenant pool, very low turnover.
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Coastal-fringe village adjacent to Chetumal — slower pace, mixed long-term and small short-term inventory.
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The growth wedge north of town — new construction, investor demand, fastest long-term tenant placement.
Property management here →Optional packages on top of the base Property Promise — built for Chetumal: humidity and tropical-weather protocols, Smart Home for absentee owners running a residential rental remotely, and pool care where it applies. Cards and detail pages are the same site-wide.
Owners come to us with different goals. Pick the model that matches yours — or talk to us if you're not sure.
Tenant screening, lease drafting, residential operations, and full property care for owners renting on 6+ month terms — or simply keeping a property cared for.
Airbnb, VRBO, Booking, and direct bookings run from one Chetumal operation with a unified calendar and dynamic pricing.
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I've owned and operated rental property across multiple markets — long-term leases, short-term guests, hybrid use. I've run all three models personally and learned what actually protects an asset versus what just looks good on a contract. PlayaStays is built on the operating standards I'd want for my own property in Quintana Roo. If you own here, I'd like to talk.
Whether you're renting it long-term or just want it cared for — free consultation, no commitment, response within 24 hours.