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The Tipton Group.
Property manager.

Plano, TX · Founded 1985 · tiptongroup.com
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Investor snapshotThe questions to ask before you hireSources ↓
Can you hire them for your building?
Yes
Third-party manager: runs buildings for outside owners[15][17]
How big are they?
10,000 units
Firm's own total[26] · we count 5,138+ units in 96+ properties · our count
What do residents say?
3.8 on Google
3,745 reviews · 2025: 4 → 2026: 4.2
Legal or regulatory trouble lately?
None found since 2023
Lawsuits, settlements, fines and enforcement · details
What does management cost?
No current fee published
Only fees over 5 years old; see them
Who runs DFW locally?
Tammie Varela, Brandon Kerns +10
Executive Vice President · Regional Vice President · team
Growing or shrinking?
Not enough public data
From reported units and recent events
Who owns the firm?
Privately held
No parent company

Dots are a quick visual read of the facts next to them, not a grade. DFW numbers are our own count from county records, HUD and firms' own sites.

Years in business
41[13]
Employees
250[26]
Units nationally
10,000[26]

Not publicly disclosed: Assets under management

Property typesmultifamilytownhomescondominiumscommercial office[15][17]
Specialtiesvalue-add repositioningrenovation supervisionlease-upsacquisition due diligence and underwritingClass B and C assetsLIHTC / tax credit communities[15][17][16]
MarketsDallas-Fort WorthHouston · since 1998AustinSan AntonioTyler, TXLongview, TX[14][21][16][20][24]
01Overview

The Tipton Group is a Plano, Texas property manager that runs apartment communities and some commercial buildings for outside owners. Its legal name is Tipton Asset Group, Inc. The firm dates its start to 1985; the Better Business Bureau lists 1984.

The firm describes itself as focused only on property management, without a brokerage or development arm. Its services also include acquisition due diligence, underwriting, accounting and renovation supervision for clients.

02What sets them apart

Against the industry average.

How The Tipton Group compares with the other large DFW managers on each measure we track.

other firms average this firm, by rank: top third middle bottomThis firmRank
DFW unitsneither better nor worse5,138avg 6,306#11 of 30
Class A shareneither better nor worse17%avg 51%#26 of 30
Google rating↑ higher is betterworsebetter3.8avg 3.9#19 of 30
Rating change, last year↑ higher is betterworsebetter+0.20avg +0.11#9 of 30
Legal events, 3 years↓ lower is betterbetterworse0avg 2#1 of 30
Industry awards, 3 years↑ higher is betterworsebetter1avg 3#20 of 30

Compared with the 30 largest DFW managers. Rank 1 is the best where higher or lower is better, else the largest. DFW units use a log scale.

03Portfolio

What they run. In 6 metro areas.

Size, building class, age and location of the properties we can tie to this firm. Compare with the kind of asset you own.

Properties
96+
found so farpartial
Units
5,138+
plus 67 properties with no unit count yetpartial
Building area, sq ft
4.4M
county recordspartial
Median year built
1983
county recordspartial
Different owners
28
owners across the 29 of 96 properties with a county owner recordpartial

Building class (public record class rating, 23 of 96 properties rated)partial

A · 4B · 5C · 14
Class AClass BClass CNot ratedSize = units

Units by ZIP code

75231494 · 3 prop.
75228488 · 5 prop.
75243443 · 1 prop.
75074372 · 2 prop.
75219326 · 3 prop.
75025288 · 1 prop.
75204283 · 2 prop.
75062280 · 1 prop.

Units by decade built

1950s104
1960s740
1970s729
1980s2,199
1990s676
2000s129
2010s561

Largest properties

PropertyAddressUnitsBuiltClassCheck it
SUMMERWOOD COVE9821 SUMMERWOOD CIR, 752434431982B-County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
RANCH AT RIDGEVIEW APARTMENTS2901 RIDGEVIEW DR, 750252881998County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
LA DERA RANCH3303 ESTERS RD, 750622801983C+County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
CROSSCREEK APTS6033 E NORTHWEST HWY, 752312641977C+County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
WOODLANDS OF PLANO APARTMENTS TC1300 RIGSBEE DR, 750742321968County recordFirm site
MODENA APARTMENTS8275 WALNUT HILL LN, 752312302015ACounty recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
HATHAWAY AT WILLOW BEND2525 PRESTON RD, 750932291984County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
STONE RIDGE APARTMENTS4750 HAVERWOOD LN, 752872281995County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite

Our count from public property records, HUD and the firm's own site; a listing alone never counts.

The portfolio is mostly multifamily in Texas, with some townhomes, condominiums and commercial office property. Its property list covers Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. HUD records also list the firm as management agent for two HUD-insured apartment communities in Tyler and Longview in East Texas. Leadership bios describe work across Class A, B and C assets, lease-ups and tax credit (LIHTC) communities. Building-level figures are shown from our data.

No dedicated affordable housing division was found, and no HUD-subsidized properties list the firm as agent. The two HUD-insured properties carry FHA Section 221(d)(4) loans and are classed by HUD as unsubsidized.

04Resident experience

How residents rate their buildings.

Resident ratings drive leasing and renewals. Look at the trend and at which problems are rising, not only the average.

Average Google rating
3.8
weighted by review count
Google reviews
3,745
across 22 properties

Properties by Google rating

4.5+3
4-4.56
3.5-49
3-3.52
under 32

Resident reviews over time

Our read of public resident feedback on 19 of its DFW properties, 2012-03 to 2026-09. Years with little feedback are left out, and earlier years rest on fewer properties. No resident comments are shown.

123452016: average rating 3.2, sentiment +0.27 (from -1 to +1)20162017: average rating 5, sentiment +1 (from -1 to +1)20172018: average rating 3.7, sentiment +0.33 (from -1 to +1)20182019: average rating 3.8, sentiment +0.37 (from -1 to +1)20192020: average rating 4.1, sentiment +0.55 (from -1 to +1)20202021: average rating 4.1, sentiment +0.49 (from -1 to +1)20212022: average rating 4.1, sentiment +0.54 (from -1 to +1)20222023: average rating 4.3, sentiment +0.59 (from -1 to +1)20232024: average rating 3.6, sentiment +0.27 (from -1 to +1)20242025: average rating 4, sentiment +0.5 (from -1 to +1)20252026: average rating 4.2, sentiment +0.57 (from -1 to +1)2026

━ average rating · ╌ sentiment · higher is better for both

What residents complain about lower is better

How often residents raise each problem, our assessment: before the last 12 months and in the last 12 months. Fewer is better. Shown only when enough residents raise it.

ProblemBeforeLast 12 monthsChange
Poor communication15%11%↓ 4 pts fewercould be chance
Maintenance delays13%8%↓ 5 pts fewercould be chance
Rude staff7%4%↓ 3 pts fewercould be chance
Pests6%5%↓ 1 pts fewercould be chance
Staff unresponsive6%4%↓ 2 pts fewercould be chance

Other review sites, our read

BBBMixed

Not accredited; 30 complaints closed in three years plus 5 customer reviews, modest for a firm running about 97 communities[3][4]

Our assessment · Sep 2026View profile ↗
ApartmentRatingsMixed

Company page covers 97 communities and about 900 resident reviews; big Dallas property pages show recurring staff and deposit complaints[5][6][7][8]

Our assessment · Sep 2026View profile ↗
YelpToo few reviews

No company page; Dallas property pages Vue Fitzhugh, Vue Live Oak and Coronado hold 7 to 25 reviews each and are listed as closed[9][10][11]

Our assessment · Sep 2026View profile ↗

Our assessment of each site's record, not the site's own score, which we don't reproduce. Follow the link for the profile.

The firm's website cites third-party management rankings, including a 2025 ApartmentRatings / SatisFacts Top 50 Management Company listing and a J Turner Research Division III Top 25 listing.

Employee review sites show a largely positive picture, with some criticism of on-site pay and resources. This is our assessment.

05Risk and compliance

Lawsuits, settlements and regulators.

Newest first. These are what public records and news show; allegations are reported as allegations.

≈Matched by nameA record can concern an owner, an affiliate or a similar name. We label it when the source shows that.
§Unproven until decidedA lawsuit or complaint is an allegation unless a court or regulator decided it.
↗Check the sourceEach item links to the record it comes from. Read it before relying on it.
  • 2016-02 · lawsuitA personal injury suit was filed in Dallas County Courts at Law naming Tipton Asset Group, Inc. with the ownership entities of a Dallas apartment property (WRPV XI Vue GV Dallas, L.P. and related Waterton entities) as defendants. The court record shows a final judgment entered on July 7, 2021; the outcome is not stated in the public summary.[30]
  • 2012 · related partyPure Multi-Family REIT LP disclosed Tipton as a related party because Bryan Kerns was an officer and director of a Pure subsidiary while Tipton managed Pure's properties (2012 to 2017), with fees reported in Pure's related party notes.[35][36][37]
Our summary

A personal injury suit filed in Dallas County in 2016 named Tipton Asset Group alongside the ownership entities of a Dallas apartment property. The court record shows a final judgment in 2021; the public summary does not state the outcome.

While Tipton managed Pure Multi-Family REIT LP's properties, Pure disclosed the firm as a related party because Bryan Kerns was also an officer and director of a Pure subsidiary. Pure reported the fees paid to Tipton in its related party notes.

No fair housing actions, regulatory actions or other risk events naming the firm were found. The firm does not appear among defendants named in the RealPage rent-pricing litigation.

06Key personnel

Key personnel.

For an owner, the regional leaders in its own metro matter most, so leaders in DFW are listed first.

Bryan Kerns
Bryan KernsDFWLinkedIn
CEO and Principal[16]
CEO · joined 1989 (37 yrs)
Before: Performance Properties Management Corporation[16]
Kelly Miller
Kelly MillerDFWLinkedIn
President[16]
President · joined 2007 (19 yrs)
Before: JMBFirst Worthing[16]
Tammie Varela
Tammie VarelaDFWLinkedIn
Executive Vice President[16]
Operations · joined 2003 (23 yrs)
Before: Hall FinancialCenterfirst ManagementJG Jones Management[16]
Brandon Kerns
Brandon KernsDFWLinkedIn
Regional Vice President[16]
Regional · joined 2015 (11 yrs)
Patrick Kerns
Patrick KernsDFWLinkedIn
Regional Vice President[16]
Regional · joined 2017 (9 yrs)
Amy Bartlett
Amy BartlettDFWLinkedIn
Regional Vice President[16]
Regional · joined 2000 (26 yrs)
Janelle Rogers
Janelle RogersDFW
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · North Texas
Jenna Perucci
Jenna PerucciDFWLinkedIn
Regional Manager[16]
Regional
Before: Valiant ResidentialKarya Property ManagementR & V ManagementSouthern Land Company[33]
Anna Salcedo
Anna SalcedoDFW
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · Dallas-Fort Worth
Before: RPM LivingS2 ResidentialCREA ManagementLincoln Property CompanyGreystar[16]
Beth Kruk
Beth KrukDFWLinkedIn
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · DFW, Houston and Chicago
Before: GreystarS2 ResidentialRPM Living[16][41]
Rhonda Parr
Rhonda ParrDFWLinkedIn
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · joined 1998 (28 yrs)
Before: Krupp Residential[16]
Danni Spencer
Danni SpencerDFW
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · East Dallas · joined 1999 (27 yrs)
Sheri Kerns
Sheri KernsDFW
Regional Manager (business development and client relations)[16]
Business development · joined 1994 (32 yrs)
Before: Madden Marketing[16]
Leslie Lamkin
Leslie LamkinDFWLinkedIn
Controller[16][34]
Leadership · joined 2022 (4 yrs)
Before: CardtronicsLincoln PropertyTrammell CrowPrecept Business Products[16][34]
Steve Polly
Steve Polly
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · Houston · joined 1998 (28 yrs)
Bert Secker
Bert Secker
Regional Manager[16]
Regional
Before: GreystarAlton Management CorporationOmni HotelsHilton Hotels[16]
Kassie Simmons
Kassie Simmons
Regional Manager[16]
Regional
Before: DBSITVO[16]
Nanette Meeks
Nanette Meeks
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · Houston · joined 2008 (18 yrs)
Elizabeth Longoria
Elizabeth Longoria
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · Houston
Estefany Acosta
Estefany Acosta
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · Central Texas / Austin
Lauren Ramón
Lauren Ramón
Regional Manager[16]
Regional · South Texas

Average leadership tenure: 22 years. Highlighted past employers have their own page here. LinkedIn profiles are linked, not copied.

What employees say, our read

GlassdoorPositive

About 60 employee reviews, mostly favourable on culture and management; recurring complaints are low pay and older properties[1]

Our assessment · Sep 2026View profile ↗
IndeedMixed

About 50 employee reviews split between praise for culture and training and complaints about pay, workload and turnover[2]

Our assessment · Sep 2026View profile ↗
About the leadership

Bryan Kerns, CPM, is CEO and principal. He started in apartment maintenance in 1977 and was a vice president at Performance Properties Management Corporation before joining Tipton.

Kelly Miller, president, joined in 2007 after roles at JMB and First Worthing. Tammie Varela, executive vice president, joined in 2003 from Hall Financial, Centerfirst Management and JG Jones Management and oversees several operating portfolios.

Regional leadership includes Amy Bartlett, Brandon Kerns and Patrick Kerns as regional vice presidents, all of whom rose through the firm's own ranks. Steve Polly has led Houston since 1998, and Janelle Rogers oversees North Texas communities. Sheri Kerns focuses on business development and client relations.

The regional manager bench mixes long-tenured staff with recent hires from larger operators. Rhonda Parr joined in 1998 after Krupp Residential, and Danni Spencer started as a leasing consultant in 1999 and now covers East Dallas. Recent Dallas-Fort Worth regional hires came from Greystar, RPM Living, S2 Residential, Lincoln Property Company, CREA Management and Alton Management, and Jenna Perucci previously held regional roles at Valiant Residential, Karya Property Management and R & V Management. Separate regional managers cover Houston, Austin and South Texas.

Leslie Lamkin, a CPA, joined as controller in 2022 after accounting roles at Cardtronics, Lincoln Property and Trammell Crow.

07Performance and fees

What they report, and what they charge.

Private managers rarely publish results. Figures the firm reports about itself are marked "firm claim"; ask for audited numbers before you sign.

Occupancyfirm claim
95%
Example property occupancy
Firm-reported, single-property examples only: at Trails at River Park (Arlington, TX), it says economic occupancy was 65% at takeover (physical 92%) and it raised both into the mid-to-high 90s; at One Summerside Place (Dallas office, 1991-1992) it says occupancy rose from 65% to 95% within 14 months. No portfolio-wide occupancy figure is published.[17]
as of 2026-09
Rent growthfirm claim
Firm-reported, qualitative only: it says it raised market and effective rents at Trails at River Park (Arlington, TX) and raised rents with unit-upgrade premiums at The Paragon @ Kierland (Scottsdale, AZ, 2010-2014). No rent growth percentages or portfolio-wide figures are published.[17]
as of 2026-09
NOIfirm claim
Firm-reported, qualitative only: it says higher collections and lower expenses produced a significant NOI increase at Trails at River Park, and that occupancy, rents and NOI rose significantly at The Paragon @ Kierland before a sale about four years after purchase. No NOI figures or portfolio-wide data are published.[17]
as of 2026-09
Expense controlfirm claim
over $150,000
Annual property expense savings
Firm-reported, single-property example: at Trails at River Park (Arlington, TX) it says cancelling a bulk TV contract cut annual operating expenses by over $150,000. No portfolio-wide expense data is published.[17]
as of 2026-09
Collectionsfirm claim
Firm-reported, single-property example: at Trails at River Park (Arlington, TX) it says it evicted residents who were several months delinquent and increased collections. No portfolio-wide collections or bad-debt figures are published.[17]
as of 2026-09
Retention and renewalsfirm claim
Firm-described, qualitative only: its website says retaining as many current residents as possible is critical to every property's success. No renewal rates, turnover rates or other retention figures are published.[29]
as of 2026-09
CapExfirm claim
The firm lists capital improvement analysis, pricing and supervision as an owner service, and its case studies describe supervising major work such as siding and roof replacements and unit interior upgrades for clients. No capital spending figures are published.[29][17]
as of 2026-09

No current figure: Turn times. Ask the firm for these before you sign.

Fees paid by owners

Property management fees, Pure Multi-Family REIT portfoliobase feeold
$2,301,288
Annual property management fees from one REIT client (2016)
Pure Multi-Family REIT LP reported that Tipton charged it $2,301,288 in property management fees in 2016, up from $942,461 in 2013, $1,454,305 in 2014 and $1,764,027 in 2015, and $1,858,703 in 2017 up to the end of the contract on September 30, 2017. The fee rate is not disclosed.[35][36][37]
Tipton was subcontracted by Sunstone Multi-Family Management Inc. under a 2012 property management agreement; annual dollar totals, not a percentage rate.
Due diligence and acquisition analysis feesold
$706,741
Acquisition due diligence fees from one REIT client (2017)
Pure Multi-Family REIT LP reported that Tipton charged $706,741 in due diligence and acquisition analysis fees in 2017 (none in 2016), capitalized into the cost of the properties acquired.[37]
Case studies (4)
  • The Paragon @ Kierland, Scottsdale, AZ (2010-2014). The firm says it renovated amenities and units and ran a leasing campaign on a Class A community, and that the owner sold at a large gain over purchase price.[17]
  • Trails at River Park, Arlington, TX. The firm says it cleared delinquencies, repaired fire-damaged units, rebranded the 1980s Class C property, renegotiated a bulk cable contract and addressed deferred maintenance before a sale about three years later.[17]
  • England Group portfolio, DFW, Houston and Bermuda Dunes, CA (1997-2013). The firm says it managed a multi-property A and B portfolio for one client for 16 years, adding amenities and supervising capital work before the portfolio sold.[17]
  • One Summerside Place, Dallas, TX (1991-1992). The firm says it raised occupancy at a Class B suburban office building from 65% to 95% in 14 months, and the buyer kept it as manager after the 1992 sale.[17]
Our notes on performance and fees

No independent, portfolio-wide operating data such as occupancy, rent growth, NOI, collections, retention, turn times or capital spending was found. The firm is private and does not publish these figures.

The firm's own case studies give single-property examples. At Trails at River Park in Arlington, it says it evicted long-delinquent residents, increased collections, raised market and effective rents, lifted economic occupancy from about two-thirds to the mid-to-high 90s and cut annual operating costs by renegotiating a bulk TV contract, which it says produced a significant NOI increase. At The Paragon @ Kierland in Scottsdale, it says unit upgrades supported rent premiums and that occupancy, rents and NOI rose before the sale. At One Summerside Place, a Dallas office building, it says it raised occupancy from 65% to 95% within 14 months in 1991-1992. These are the firm's claims and cover older, individual assets.

The firm lists capital improvement analysis, pricing and supervision among its owner services, and its case studies describe supervising siding, roof and unit interior work. No capital spending figures are published.

The firm's website says keeping as many current residents as possible is critical to each property, but it publishes no renewal or turnover rates. No public information was found on unit turn times.

HUD's physical inspection (REAC) scores for the two HUD-insured communities it manages were in the 90s in 2024, per HUD's multifamily data.

The firm does not publish its fee schedule. The one public record found comes from a former client, Pure Multi-Family REIT LP, whose annual reports list the property management fees Tipton charged it each year from 2013 to 2017. Those fees were paid by the owner, and the reports give dollar totals, not a percentage rate. In 2017 Tipton also charged Pure separate due diligence and acquisition analysis fees on properties Pure bought.

No information was found on fees charged to residents.

08Awards

Awards and recognition.

Industry rankings and awards, newest first. Many are based on surveys the firm enters or pays for, so weigh them below results and resident ratings.

2025ApartmentRatings / SatisFacts Top 50 Management Company[12]
undatedJ Turner Research Division III Top 25 Management Companies[12]
09Technology

Software and systems.

Matters for reporting to you, integration with your systems, and how leasing and rents are set.

Property management software
RealPage OneSite[20][19]
CRM and leasing
Knock (contact and tour scheduling widget on property websites)[19][38][39][40]
Revenue management
AI revenue optimization (firm-described; vendor not named)[29]
Resident portal
RealPage Online LeasingApartments247 (property websites)[19][18]
AI and automation
AI screening tools (firm-described; vendor not named)[29]
API and integrations
Real-time ILS pricing integration (firm-described; vendor not named)[29]

Not publicly disclosed: BI and reporting

Our notes on technology

Job postings ask for experience with RealPage OneSite, and the firm's property websites send applicants to RealPage online leasing. Staff bios say the firm converted its accounting and property software from Skyline to RealPage. Property websites run on the Apartments247 platform. At least one property website says applicants' identity and income are verified through Vero.

Several of its Dallas-area property websites, including Modena, Creekstone, Stone Ridge and The Hathaway at Willow Bend, load Knock's contact and tour scheduling widget, which points to Knock as the leasing CRM.

A staff bio says the firm manages online reputation for its portfolio through Reputation.com. Vendor insurance compliance is run through Compliance Depot, per the firm's vendor page.

The firm's website lists AI screening tools, AI revenue optimization, centralized prospect management and real-time pricing integration with internet listing services among its management tools, but does not name the vendors behind them.

No public information was found on the firm's business intelligence tools, open APIs or vendor integration partnerships.

10Growth

Momentum, year by year.

Growing firms win new contracts but can stretch staff; shrinking ones may be losing clients.

Growth events
1998200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202022EVENTS1998 · expansion: Hired its first regional property supervisor in Houston, marking a Houston portfolio.2012 · contract win: Began providing property management oversight and ancillary services to Pure Multi-Family REIT LP, a Canadian-listed owner of US apartments.2017-05 · contract loss: Pure Multi-Family REIT LP announced it would bring property management in-house, moving its properties off Tipton over the following quarters with completion expected by late 2017 or early 2018. Several Tipton executives, including senior executive Lee Ann Chapman, joined Pure to run its new US management arm.2017-09 · contract loss: Tipton's role as property manager for Pure Multi-Family REIT LP ended on September 30, 2017, per Pure's 2017 annual report.2022-06 · milestone: Firm-reported lifetime total: as of June 2022 the firm described itself as having managed and leased over 40,000 multifamily units and about 4 million square feet of commercial property since its founding. Its website now gives over 45,000 units for the same lifetime measure. Both are totals since 1985, not units under management at one time.

Hover a point or an orange event dot for details. Unit counts are what the firm reported nationally.

Recent events

  • 2022-06 · milestoneFirm-reported lifetime total: as of June 2022 the firm described itself as having managed and leased over 40,000 multifamily units and about 4 million square feet of commercial property since its founding. Its website now gives over 45,000 units for the same lifetime measure. Both are totals since 1985, not units under management at one time.[43][13]
  • 2017-09 · contract lossTipton's role as property manager for Pure Multi-Family REIT LP ended on September 30, 2017, per Pure's 2017 annual report.[37]
  • 2017-05 · contract lossPure Multi-Family REIT LP announced it would bring property management in-house, moving its properties off Tipton over the following quarters with completion expected by late 2017 or early 2018. Several Tipton executives, including senior executive Lee Ann Chapman, joined Pure to run its new US management arm.[31]
  • 2012 · contract winBegan providing property management oversight and ancillary services to Pure Multi-Family REIT LP, a Canadian-listed owner of US apartments.[31]
  • 1998 · expansionHired its first regional property supervisor in Houston, marking a Houston portfolio.[16]
  • Undated · contract winThe firm's LinkedIn page announced adding The Park at LeBlanc and Saddlehorn Vista to its Fort Worth portfolio and Parkwood Plaza in Duncanville, TX to its managed communities. The posts are undated in the search results.[27]

The firm expanded from Dallas into Houston in 1998 and later into Austin and San Antonio. It managed a Scottsdale, Arizona community from 2010 to 2014.

From 2012 the firm managed properties for Pure Multi-Family REIT LP, a Canadian-listed owner of US apartments. In May 2017 Pure announced it would take management in-house, and its annual report says Tipton's role as property manager ended on September 30, 2017. Several Tipton executives, including a senior executive, left to run Pure's new management arm.

The firm reports a lifetime total of units it has managed and leased since 1985. In mid-2022 it gave that total as over 40,000 units; its website now says over 45,000. This is a running total since founding, not the size of the current portfolio, so it shows continued new business but not whether the portfolio has grown overall. The firm's LinkedIn page has also announced new Fort Worth and Duncanville communities, without dates in the posts we found.

The HR manager's bio describes substantial headcount growth since the mid-2000s, without dates. No year-by-year unit history, NMHC ranking or assets-under-management figure was found, so we have not judged whether the firm is growing, stable or shrinking.

11Ownership

Who owns the firm, and why it matters.

A manager that also owns buildings, or answers to a fund, can have different priorities from yours.

OwnershipPrivately held[16]
Parent companyNone
Business modelThird-party manager: runs buildings for outside owners[15][17]
Affordable housingNo dedicated affordable division found and no HUD-assisted (subsidized) properties list the firm as agent. It is the HUD-listed management agent for two HUD-insured, unsubsidized Section 221(d)(4) communities in Tyler and Longview, TX. Leadership bios mention tax credit (LIHTC) community experience.[24][25][16]
Employee growthFirm-reported: the HR manager's bio says the company grew from about 150 employees to over 400 during her tenure, which began in 2004. No dates are given for either figure.[16]

Not publicly disclosed: Sister companies

Ownership changes

  • 1997 · ownership changeBryan Kerns, who joined as a district manager in 1989, purchased The Tipton Group and became its president.[16]

The firm is privately held. Bryan Kerns joined in 1989 and bought the company in 1997. Several members of the Kerns family hold senior roles, including two regional vice presidents and a regional manager.

It works as a third-party manager for other owners. Its published case studies describe client assets it took over, repositioned and helped sell.

A data provider lists a 2022 private equity acquisition of "The Tipton Group." That deal was Huron Capital's purchase of Tipton Holding Group, a logistics company, and is unrelated to this firm.

12Sources

Where every fact comes from.

Each [n] above links here. Property numbers, ratings and the map come from our database; each property links to its county record, its own website and its Google page.

Show all 43 sources
  1. The Tipton Group Reviews | Glassdoor glassdoor.com · seen 2026-09-29
  2. Working at Tipton Asset Group, Inc.: Employee Reviews | Indeed indeed.com · seen 2026-09-29
  3. Tipton Asset Group, Inc. | BBB Business Profile bbb.org · seen 2026-09-29
  4. Tipton Asset Group, Inc. | BBB Complaints bbb.org · seen 2026-09-29
  5. The Tipton Group | ApartmentRatings apartmentratings.com · seen 2026-09-29
  6. The Chelsea on Southern Reviews, Dallas TX | ApartmentRatings apartmentratings.com · seen 2026-09-29
  7. Uptown at Cole Park Reviews, Dallas TX | ApartmentRatings apartmentratings.com · seen 2026-09-29
  8. Maverick Oak Lawn Reviews, Dallas TX | ApartmentRatings apartmentratings.com · seen 2026-09-29
  9. Vue Fitzhugh by The Tipton Group, Dallas | Yelp yelp.com · seen 2026-09-29
  10. Vue Live Oak by The Tipton Group, Dallas | Yelp yelp.com · seen 2026-09-29
  11. Coronado Apartments by The Tipton Group, Dallas | Yelp m.yelp.com · seen 2026-09-29
  12. The Tipton Group - Home tiptongroup.com · seen 2026-09-28
  13. The Tipton Group - History tiptongroup.com · seen 2026-09-28
  14. The Tipton Group - Overview & Mission tiptongroup.com · seen 2026-09-28
  15. The Tipton Group - Services tiptongroup.com · seen 2026-09-28
  16. The Tipton Group - Leadership tiptongroup.com · seen 2026-09-28
  17. The Tipton Group - Success Stories tiptongroup.com · seen 2026-09-28
  18. The Tipton Group - Our Properties tiptongroup.com · seen 2026-09-28
  19. Modena - Dallas, TX (property website) modenadallas.com · seen 2026-09-28
  20. Leasing Agent (part-time) in San Antonio at The Tipton Group talents.vaia.com · seen 2026-09-28
  21. Tipton Asset Group, Inc. | BBB Business Profile bbb.org · seen 2026-09-28
  22. The Tipton Group Reviews | Glassdoor glassdoor.com · seen 2026-09-28
  23. Google reviews of the firm's DFW properties (our analysis) google.com · seen 2026-09-30
  24. HUD Insured Multifamily Properties, management agent Tipton Asset Group Inc services.arcgis.com · seen 2026-09-28
  25. HUD Multifamily Properties Assisted, search for Tipton as management agent (no results) services.arcgis.com · seen 2026-09-28
  26. Tipton Asset Group, Inc. company profile | Indeed indeed.com · seen 2026-09-28
  27. The Tipton Group | LinkedIn company page linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  28. CourtListener search for Tipton Asset Group courtlistener.com · seen 2026-09-28
  29. The Tipton Group - Advantage tiptongroup.com · seen 2026-09-28
  30. Chapman Kelley vs. Tipton Asset Group, Inc., WRPV XI Vue GV Dallas, L.P., et al. (Dallas County Courts at Law) | UniCourt unicourt.com · seen 2026-09-28
  31. Pure Multi-Family REIT LP Commences Internalization of Property Management (May 3, 2017) puremultifamily.com · seen 2026-09-28
  32. Brandon Kerns - The Tipton Group | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  33. Jenna Perucci, CAM, CAPS, CPM (candidate) - The Tipton Group | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-29
  34. Leslie Lamkin, CPA - Controller, Tipton Asset Group | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-29
  35. Pure Multi-Family REIT LP 2014 Annual Report (related party transactions: Tipton Asset Group, Inc.) annualreports.com · seen 2026-09-29
  36. Pure Multi-Family REIT LP 2016 Annual Report (related party transactions: Tipton Asset Group, Inc.) annualreports.com · seen 2026-09-29
  37. Pure Multi-Family REIT LP 2017 Annual Report (related party transactions: Tipton Asset Group, Inc.) annualreports.com · seen 2026-09-29
  38. Creekstone - Dallas, TX (property website, managed by The Tipton Group) creekstoneapts.com · seen 2026-09-29
  39. Stone Ridge - Dallas, TX (property website, managed by The Tipton Group) stoneridgeaptsdallas.com · seen 2026-09-29
  40. The Hathaway at Willow Bend - Plano, TX (property website, managed by The Tipton Group) liveatthehathaway.com · seen 2026-09-29
  41. Beth Kruk - RPM Living | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-10-01
  42. Rhonda Parr - Tipton Asset Group, Inc. | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-10-01
  43. The Tipton Group Asset Profile | Preqin (cites the firm's 'over forty thousand units' line as of June 2022) preqin.com · seen 2026-10-01