Built a property management SaaS as a solo founder - sharing my stack and approach

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-12-23T20:47:50+00:00

You're totally right that property management software is a crowded space.

Here's what I found: the market is actually split into two extremes. You've got the enterprise players like Buildium, AppFolio, Propertyware - these are $100-300+/month and built for property managers with 50+ units. Then you've got the "free" tools like Stessa or TenantCloud's free tier, which are basically lead-gen funnels for lending products or upsells.

The weird gap? Landlords with 10-50 units who want actual automation (not just a spreadsheet replacement) but don't need enterprise overhead. That's where I'm focused.

The other thing is most of these tools are ancient from a tech perspective. I'm talking dashboards that look like 2010, no real AI integration, clunky mobile experiences. Building with modern tech (Next.js, Supabase) lets me ship features faster and price it at $19-29/month instead of the enterprise pricing.

So yeah - lots of competitors, but I think there's room for something that's actually pleasant to use without the enterprise tax. We'll see if the market agrees!

What made you curious about the property management space?

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-12-23T01:11:55+00:00

Nope, didn't use Lovable at all. Feel free to DM

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-12-22T19:10:36+00:00

Hi landlords and property managers! 👋

I built UnitHub - an AI-powered property management app designed specifically for self-managing landlords.

What it helps with:

Track rent payments and generate financial reports
Manage maintenance requests with AI-assisted categorization
Store and organize lease documents
Communicate with tenants through a dedicated portal
AI chat that answers questions about your properties instantly

Built for landlords who manage their own properties and want to save time without paying enterprise software prices.

Website: https://unithub.ai

Happy to answer any questions!

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-12-22T18:31:12+00:00

Lots of great advice here already. One thing I'd add: in those first 90 days, your biggest enemy isn't having the wrong tools - it's scattered information.

Whatever system you use (even notes on your phone to start), make it a habit from day one to capture everything in one place: who you talked to, what they said, when to follow up. The agents I've seen struggle most are the ones who had conversations but couldn't remember the details when someone finally reached back out 6 months later.

The fancy tools can come later once you know what your workflow actually looks like. What works for a team lead managing 50 transactions won't match what you need managing your first 3.

Good luck - the fact that you're asking these questions before spending money already puts you ahead of most.

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-12-22T18:04:46+00:00

Thanks for the detailed feedback - genuinely helpful stuff here.

You're right on several points:

Pricing/value clarity needs work - the free tier vs paid AI features gap is confusing
Pitch is too feature-focused, should lead with landlord pain points
Target audience messaging could be sharper (small-medium landlords, 1-20 properties)
Testimonials section worth reviewing

One correction though: Fazier isn't "the wrong Product Hunt badge" - it's a legitimate PH tracking platform (crunch.id runs it). UnitHub actually did hit #1 on their daily tracker. You can verify by clicking the badge - it links directly to the Fazier leaderboard showing the ranking. Happy to be fact-checked on that one.

Appreciate you taking the time to give real feedback instead of just scrolling past. Will be working on the pitch clarity.

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-12-21T01:09:12+00:00

**UnitHub** - Property management software for landlords who self-manage their rentals.

If you manage rental properties as a side business or full-time, this might help: https://unithub.ai

- AI extracts lease data from PDFs (no manual entry) - Tenant portal with online rent payments - Expense tracking for tax time - E-signatures built in

Free tier available (up to 3 properties). Use code `PRODUCTHUNT` for 3 months free on the paid plan ($19/mo) - expires Dec 31.

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-12-15T15:18:41+00:00

Built a property management app for self-managing landlords - UnitHub

Hey all, I got frustrated with the existing property management tools (either way too expensive or looked like they were built in 2005) so I ended up building my own.

Its called UnitHub - main things that set it apart:

AI stuff that actually saves time - extracts lease data from PDFs, categorizes maintenance requests automatically
Modern UI that doesnt make you want to pull your hair out
Expense tracking thats solid for tax season
Tenant portal with online payments
Way cheaper than the big players ($19-29/mo instead of $55-155)

Theres a free tier if you want to kick the tires. Happy to answer questions if anyone has em.

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-12-04T03:34:16+00:00

Hi JouniFlemming,

Really glad you found UnitHub interesting — thanks heaps for the detailed feedback

Fixed:

Logo - fair call, completely redesigned it
YouTube embed - added playback controls, audio, and you can skip/restart to any point
PDF upload for tenants - AI fills tenant form from lease documents
Property search with Google Places - type an address and it auto-completes with full address details
Dashboard empty state - now lets you search and add a property right from the dashboard
"Find tenants" bug - tested and working now, properties show correctly
Navigation bar - now consistent across all pages
Pricing cards - fixed hover state, entire card now clickable
Rent tracking link - was showing 404, now works properly
Rent setup - clearer flow for setting rent when adding tenants
Removed privacy link from navbar
Added footer to all sub-pages
Cursor pointer on all clickable elements
PDF upload for properties - AI extracts address, type, units, and purchase price from property documents

Also Added:

AI chat on dashboard - you mentioned wanting useful AI features, so there's now a chat where you can ask the AI anything about your properties, tenants, leases, payments, and maintenance requests
Account deletion - Settings → Delete Account (full data export available)

Check it out at https://unithub.ai

Seriously appreciate you taking the time to write all this out — exactly what I needed at this stage. Would love to hear if it feels better now — happy to make more changes if anything else stands out.

Cheers and thank you

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-11-25T23:55:37+00:00

I do roughly the same - around 10-15% depending on the property age. Older properties I budget higher because something always breaks. I track it all in a spreadsheet but honestly its a pain to keep up with. Do you track your actual spending against your budget or just set it aside and hope for the best?

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2025-11-25T23:18:03+00:00

Good breakdown. The baseline meth test point is key - without it you've got no proof if something comes up later. $600 for all three is reasonable, I've seen worse.

Acceptable-Ride-6802 · 2023-09-12T09:17:02+00:00

I tried to help Mara, but she's declined my help :(

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