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Frequently Asked Questions About Fractional Estate Management
Frequently Asked Questions
Expanded FAQ
The Private Estate Network is a curated national directory of individually vetted fractional estate managers, lifestyle managers, personal assistants, and household project professionals. It connects UHNW families, family offices, multiple property owners, and luxury builders with independent professionals in markets including New York, California, Colorado, Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Boston.
Fractional estate management gives property owners senior-level estate oversight on a part-time, retainer, or as-needed basis. An experienced estate manager handles maintenance, vendors, staff, projects, and residence care without the cost, payroll, and HR obligations of a full-time hire.
A property management company typically dispatches staff to complete individual tasks. A fractional estate manager is a dedicated private service professional who learns the household, its systems, and the family's preferences, and provides continuous, personal oversight across every aspect of the property.
Members offer estate operations such as maintenance, vendor management, and residence oversight; advisory work such as staffing analysis and household structure; lifestyle support; and property turnover services for builders. Each member defines scope directly with the client.
Yes. Members regularly support family offices with multiple property reporting, expense tracking, vendor consolidation, and coordination on large projects.
Yes. Through the network's builder partnership program, members provide turnover services that prepare new residences for occupancy and support introductions to buyers seeking ongoing estate care.
Fees vary by market, property size, and scope, and each member sets their own terms. In major markets, monthly engagements commonly start at several thousand dollars, and monitoring for properties left vacant while owners are away is often priced separately.
Start with the location page for your market, review the members who serve it, and contact the professional who best fits your needs directly. If no member covers your area, contact the network and we will help you find a qualified professional.
Vetting & Trust
Vetting Trust
Every professional completes a multi-step review before being listed: a personal interview with founder Andrew Beardsley, a signed nondisclosure agreement, a formal application, an independent background check, verified professional references, and proof of at least $2 million in general liability insurance. Payment alone never secures a listing; every member must clear the full review.
Discretion sits at the heart of private service and of network membership. Every member signs a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of joining, is screened in part for a record of confidentiality, and tailors privacy and security protocols to each family’s circumstances.
Because clients choose their professional directly, you’re free to contact another member serving your market at any time. If no other member covers your area, reach out to the network and we will help you find a qualified professional.
Yes. Each member passes an independent background check and must carry a minimum of $2 million in general liability coverage, with a current certificate of insurance on file with the network.
No. Members are independent business owners who contract directly with their clients and set their own fees and terms. The Private Estate Network vets and credentials members but does not employ, supervise, or assume liability for their services.
Annually. Each member renews proof of insurance and state law compliance every year, and directory listings show the date a credential was last verified.
Services & Scope
Services & Scope
Members deliver estate operations and day to day oversight, advisory services such as staffing analysis and operations manual development, and lifestyle support spanning travel, calendar management, events, and personal logistics. Many also partner with luxury builders on property turnover. The specific scope is defined with your member based on your properties and your priorities.
Often, yes, when the properties fall within a member’s service region. For holdings in distinct markets, you can select a member in each location, and network members frequently coordinate with one another to keep standards consistent.
Yes. Many members are experienced working alongside family offices, providing the reporting, accountability, and strategic oversight that a family office expects applied to its real property assets, including multi property reporting, expense tracking, and vendor consolidation.
Yes. The network offers a builder partnership program through which members provide white glove property turnover services and ongoing estate management introductions for buyers, helping builders differentiate their properties and deepen buyer satisfaction.
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