The Profitable Property Management Podcast

The Strategic Tech Stack for Modern Property Managers: Insights from Grant Drzyzga, Founder and CEO of Revela

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Aug 14, 2025

Grant Drzyzga, Founder and CEO of Revela, shares insights on transforming property management with his innovative software. He discusses his journey from bootstrapping in a college apartment to serving over 200,000 units. Grant highlights the importance of embedded lending services, the evolving role of AI in real estate, and the necessity of data ownership. He also touches on the shift in revenue models towards integrated financial services, emphasizing how modern investors are shaping new software demands. Prepare for an enlightening conversation that’s both strategic and inspiring!

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Bootstrapped Start From A Personal Problem

Grant Drzyzga started Revela in 2014 from his college apartment to solve a landlord maintenance problem he experienced.
He bootstrapped the company for over nine years before raising a Series A to scale the business.

ADVICE

Build Accounting With Customer Collaboration

Work deeply with early customers and advisors to build complex features like accounting correctly.
Invest time instead of capital early if you can, collaborating with CPAs and real operators to validate design.

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Refinancing One Investor Scaled Growth

Grant recounted meeting an investor with 200 houses who was ruined by a 15% hard-money loan.
Refinancing him pulled out $750K, which he redeployed into more assets and increased doors under management.

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Welcome to this episode of the Profitable Property Management podcast, where host Jordan Muela welcomes Grant Drzyzga, Founder and CEO of Revela, to discuss how his PropTech software is transforming property management through innovation and strategic growth. Grant shares how he bootstrapped and scaled Revela from a college apartment startup to serving over 200,000 units, all while solving real-world pain points. They explore embedded lending, the future of AI in real estate, and why data ownership is crucial in today’s tech landscape.

Whether you're scaling a property management business or building PropTech, this conversation offers key insights into evolving software from a tool to a financial platform.

What you will learn:

How to successfully bootstrap a property management software company
Why embedding lending services into PM software is a win-win for both managers and property owners
The evolution of AI in property management and how to leverage its benefits
How to navigate data ownership and privacy concerns in the PropTech ecosystem
The framework for choosing the right venture capital partners when scaling
Why modern PM software revenue models are shifting to embedded financial services
The strategic importance of maintaining an open integration ecosystem
How the professionalization of real estate investors is driving new software requirements and capabilities

Grant Drzyzga is the founder and CEO of Revela, an enterprise property management software company offering embedded lending and insurance solutions. He launched Revela in 2014 from his college apartment and bootstrapped it for over nine years before raising Series A funding from FirstMark Capital and strategic investors. With a background in philosophy and a deep grasp of property management systems, Grant has grown the company to support over 200,000 units across multifamily, single-family, and student housing. Under his leadership, Revela has achieved 120% year-over-year growth, pioneering financial innovations that are reshaping the future of property management technology.

Episode Resources:

Grant Drzyzga on LinkedIn
Revela Inc. Website
Jordan Muela on LinkedIn
LeadSimple Website
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