Hire an Austin Estate Manager

An experienced Austin estate manager restores your time and protects your privacy. You gain a dedicated leader to run your home, so you can step away from daily logistics and simply enjoy your property. Your manager keeps your life seamless behind the scenes. They handle vendor relations, oversee construction projects, direct household staff, and manage domestic budgets. Estate Managers can provide oversight for multiple properties or household management services for your primary residence. Seasoned professionals will protect your investment and bring peace to your day.

Trusted Professionals To Manage Your Busy Home


A professional Austin estate manager serves as your reliable right-hand. You get a dedicated leader who brings organizational skill, clear communication, and sharp attention to detail straight to your property. Every candidate clears a robust vetting process, chosen for their ability to align with your household tone, values, and daily needs. With an expert in place to oversee your household management services, you step back into a calm, well-run home and focus on what matters most.

Household Manager or Estate Manager Duties

Positions vary a great deal, and some possible duties may include:

Oversee hiring, training, & payroll

Providing hands-on services

Arranging external vendors & contractors

Managing a household budget & offering finance support

Keeping supplies stocked

Making travel arrangements and preparations

Maintaining care of employer’s valuables

Planning & coordinating special events

Running personal errands for the employer & household

Receiving guests & answering phones

Assisting in proper table setting (must be familiar with formal service)

Light housekeeping duties

Security planning

Administrative support

Technology support (Smart home technology, etc.)

Pricing

Mom’s Best Friend fees are transparent and worth every moment of time saved! Like you, we won’t compromise, and because of that, the majority of our business comes from returning Austin families and word-of-mouth referrals.

Type Fees
Compensation A Household Manager or Estate Manager in Austin typically starts at $150,000+/year* + benefits (+ employer portion of payroll taxes).
Search Fee To begin the search, there is a fee of $300.
Placement Fee When you hire, a referral fee of 20% of the candidate’s gross annual compensation will be due.
Type

Compensation

Fees

A Household Manager or Estate Manager in Austin typically starts at $150,000+/year* + benefits (+ employer portion of payroll taxes).

Type

Search Fee

Fees

To begin the search, there is a fee of $300.

Type

Placement Fee

Fees

When you hire, a referral fee of 20% of the candidate’s gross annual compensation will be due.

Total Annual Gross Compensation is based on 52 weeks in a year.

Our Screening Process

Each Household or Estate Manager completes a rigorous screening process. Fewer than 10% of applicants are accepted. The process includes:

1

Detailed application 

2

Verified household manager or estate manager experience

3

In-depth screening interview

4

Reference checks 

5

Comprehensive criminal background check 

6

Sex offender registry search

7

Work eligibility verification (U.S.) 

8

Motor vehicle record check

9

Education verification 

Also available per client’s request at an additional cost: 5-panel drug screening.

Search Process

Consultation

1

Schedule a call to discuss your specific needs or complete a short profile to get more information.

Starting a Search

2

We will create a job description, collect the client agreement and search fee, and begin the search.

Interviews

3

We will begin submitting (or recruiting) skilled, pre-screened candidates to interview. We recommend bringing one or two of the nannies back for “trial time” to observe them in action as part of a working interview.

Hiring

4

After you have found your perfect match, we will draft an employment agreement to create your offer, detailing the specific duties, compensation, and terms of employment. The placement fee is due on or before their start date.

Ongoing Support

5

We can be contacted for industry recommendations / standards, appropriate expectations, and any necessary coaching or issue resolution.

Happy Customers

Kudos to MBF for their teamwork, bringing great people together. They really do their due diligence to protect both the candidates & the families looking for the perfect fit. They value the human. Their process is clear and transparent. Their level of communication as well as response time is quick. They genuinely want to support their clients and their success.

Cheryl S.

MBF made it so easy to find the best candidate – screening candidates throughly before passing them along to us for interview, ultimately identifying the perfect candidate within the very first group of three.

Joseph C.

We have had tremendous success working with MBF – they are prompt, professional and found exactly what we needed in a Household Manager. Now we can spend time doing the things that we enjoy doing, rather than the things we must do to keep our household running smoothly.

Gary and Elizabeth Petersen

Mom’s Best Friend always provides excellent service. I highly recommend them.

Kelly N.

MBF is amazing to work with. Very attentive, kind, and masters of their craft. Highly recommended!

Rebecca R.

Thanks to you and your team for helping us through this process. Very smooth, efficient, thoughtful – just what we were looking for!

Anna S.