AMO® firms have served the property management community since 1948. IREM\'s consistent growth is indicative of the AMO® designation to real estate professionals. The most recent survey indicates that AMO® firms are responsible for managing 2.1 million residential units valued at $85 billion and 561 million square feet of commercial property with an estimated value of about $39 billion. AMO® firms manage a variety of investment properties. The typical AMO® portfolio includes office buildings, apartments, federally-assisted housing, condominiums, single family dwellings, and industrial properties. Whatever the size of type of your real estate investment, here is an AMO® firm prepared to manage it for you. Furthermore, AMO® firms are frequently involved in some type of real estate activity in addition to property management. Surveys reveal that while 85 percent of the business generated by AMO® firms relates to property management, other real estate functions include brokerage, 10 percent; appraisal, 7 percent; development, 10 percent; consulting, 5 percent; and syndication, 9 percent.