TCS Property Management and Keller Williams Empower: A Shared Ownership Relationship
By Benjamin Oller, Principal at TCS Property Management · About the author
What happens to the client relationship when a homeowner decides not to sell? For most agents, that's where it ends. At TCS Property Management, we believe it shouldn't.
That belief is behind a unique connection between TCS Property Management and Keller Williams Empower. Benjamin Oller and Gaurav Gambhir, owners of TCS Property Management, also hold a substantial equity ownership interest in Keller Williams Empower.
This shared ownership brings professional property management and residential brokerage into closer alignment. Each company still runs independently and stays focused on what it does best.
Two companies, independently operated
TCS Property Management began in Philadelphia and has grown into a national residential property management platform. Today we serve individual landlords and real estate investors in markets across the United States.
Keller Williams Empower is a full-service residential brokerage. It supports real estate professionals, buyers, sellers and investors throughout the Greater Philadelphia region.
To be clear, this is not a merger. TCS Property Management and Keller Williams Empower remain separate businesses, each with its own:
- Leadership and personnel
- Systems
- Clients
- Professional responsibilities
What the shared ownership does connect are two important stages of the residential real estate lifecycle: buying and selling a home, and owning and renting one.
Bringing brokerage and property management closer together
“Gaurav and I have spent years building businesses throughout the residential real estate industry, and we see tremendous value in bringing brokerage and property management closer together,” said Benjamin Oller, co-owner of TCS Property Management. “TCS has developed into a national property management platform, while Keller Williams Empower provides real estate professionals with the resources and brokerage infrastructure to build their businesses. Our ownership in both organizations gives us the opportunity to create greater connectivity between the two while allowing each company to remain independently operated.”
When your client isn't ready to sell
For real estate professionals, this relationship matters most when a homeowner isn't ready, or doesn't want, to sell.
Too often, an agent loses touch with that client once the property becomes a rental. Instead, the agent can introduce professional property management through TCS and stay connected to the owner for future real estate needs.
“Our philosophy is simple: property management should protect the agent-client relationship, not replace it,” Oller added. “If the right decision for a homeowner is to rent today and sell several years from now, TCS can professionally manage the property during that period while the agent maintains the relationship they worked hard to build.”
Philadelphia roots, national reach
The shared ownership also links Keller Williams Empower's Philadelphia brokerage presence with TCS Property Management's growing national footprint.
Many clients have real estate interests outside Pennsylvania. For them, TCS offers property management across multiple U.S. markets, supported by:
- Centralized technology and accounting
- Client services and compliance
- Maintenance coordination
- Local market relationships
Philadelphia roots. National property management reach. Shared ownership. Independent operations. One commitment to the long-term real estate relationship.
Have a client who's thinking about renting instead of selling? Contact TCS Property Management at (888) 827-6485 or [info@tcsmgt.com](mailto:info@tcsmgt.com).