We fund the build and maintain the network. Residents pay only for the plans they choose.
LiveOak serves the whole market around your property, not just your building.
89% of renters wanted high-speed internet at home. They priced it above soundproof walls and walk-in closets.
Lease easier. Zero stress. Spend nothing on the build.
Lease easier. Reliable gig-speed fiber is a listing line that matters to every renter who works from home, games, or streams. Which is most of them.
Deliver peace of mind. Connectivity complaints are the calls that fill a leasing office's afternoon. Buried fiber that stays online through coastal weather means fewer of them, and one local contact means the rest get resolved without you chasing anyone.
Spend nothing on the build. We fund and maintain the network. Residents pick and pay for their plans, and your property gets infrastructure that newer buildings market against you.
Renters place additional value on high-speed internet
89% of renters wanted high-speed internet in their home. Asked what it was worth, they put it at $48 a month above their current rent, on average. That's more than they'd pay for soundproof walls or a walk-in closet.
At $48 a month, one unit carries $576 a year. Apply your cap rate to see what that does to value.
You spend nothing on the build and nothing on upkeep, and residents buy their plans direct from us. That rent lift carries no offsetting expense, so it lands in net operating income.
Estimates only. Rent achieved and cap rates vary property by property.
NMHC and Grace Hill Renter Preferences Survey, 221,000 renters across 4,564 communities in 79 markets. Renter-stated willingness to pay. Actual rent achieved depends on your market and your comps.
Fiber internet is an asset that pays you back
Adding fiber to what your property offers changes your bottom line four ways.
Higher net operating income. The rent lift above carries no offsetting expense, so it flows straight to NOI. Fiber to the unit raises rental market value by 8% and adds as much as 11% to owner net income per unit.
Nothing added to your residents’ lease. Residents buy direct from us at our published rates. No mandatory fee, no line item to explain at renewal, and nobody pays for service they didn't choose.
Operating costs that stay flat. You pay nothing to build and nothing to maintain. There's no contract to renew and no rate to renegotiate, so your technology line stays at zero for as long as the fiber is in the ground.
Value you can showcase on the tour. 89% of renters wanted high-speed internet in their home, and they priced it above soundproof walls and walk-in closets.
Fiber Broadband Association economic impact research. NMHC and Grace Hill Renter Preferences Survey. Renter expectations around internet have climbed every survey cycle since.
Two ways to structure it.
The bulk agreement model
You sign one agreement for the whole property and buy at a wholesale rate. Service is included in rent or billed as a technology fee. Residents pay less than they'd signing up one at a time, and the property keeps the difference as predictable monthly revenue.
- You earn twice. Once on the higher rent, and again on the gap between what you pay us and what residents pay you
- Every unit connected from day one, no lease-up gap
- You own the contract, the term, and the resident relationship
The open network model
LiveOak funds and builds the network. You allow the build and owe nothing. Every resident chooses their own plan and holds their own account with us.
- Zero cost and zero administration for the property
- Nothing added to the lease and nobody forced onto a provider
- No contract to renew and no rate to renegotiate
Some properties want the simplicity and buying power of one agreement across every unit. Others want residents to choose and be billed on their own. We look at how your property is built, how it's run, and what your residents expect, then recommend the structure that balances value, choice, service, and accountability. You decide from there.
Cartesian analysis for the Bulk Broadband Alliance, drawn from more than 1,000 active bulk agreements, found residents under bulk pay well under comparable retail pricing.
One more thing a building-only provider can't offer
LiveOak serves the whole market around your property. Your residents already know the name from their last home, their office, and their neighbors. You're adding the network your market already trusts, not introducing a building-only vendor. And when a resident moves anywhere in our footprint, they stay a LiveOak customer, which means they arrive at your property already set up.
What property leaders say
Questions owners and managers ask
Building new?
Fiber is cheapest and cleanest when it goes in during construction. We coordinate directly with your GC from the ground up, so the network is live before the first lease is signed.
Get LiveOak Fiber For Your Community
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Why LiveOak Fiber For Your Community
As a local fiber internet provider, we live and work in the communities we serve. We want to be great neighbors in addition to offering a great service. Here are just some of the benefits of choosing LiveOak Fiber for your community:
- Our network is buried underground and therefore more resilient to inclement weather.
- We will do everything possible to avoid disrupting sprinkler systems, invisible dog fences, and anything else residents have in their yards. If there are any damages, LiveOak is responsible and will repair as quickly as possible.
We’ve worked with several HOA and MDU communities and are happy to provide references upon request.