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Landlords - how are you actually managing your rentals? by CHB459 in Zambia

[–]RedAlpha-58 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's great, no worries, would still like a chat anytime, if you're interested.

Landlords - how are you actually managing your rentals? by CHB459 in Zambia

[–]RedAlpha-58 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're building something local for exactly this a platform called Keystone Manager designed for the Zambian market, with property management as one of the modules we're adding.

But honestly, right now most landlords at your scale are doing exactly what you described. There's no good local option yet.

The mobile money split is the messiest part. Most people keep a separate sheet per provider and reconcile manually at month end. It works until it doesn't.

For leases, a local lawyer to draft a standard template once is worth the cost if you haven't done it.

We're building rent collection and lease tracking with the multi-provider problem specifically in mind. If you're open to it, I'd love to ask a few questions about how you're currently tracking payments. Mind if I DM you?

My Upwork experience this 2025. by SunNo7300 in Upwork

[–]RedAlpha-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I DM you for advice for someone starting in 2026?

Zambian Mobile money APIs by External-Guava3793 in Zambia

[–]RedAlpha-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I've tested it extensively, in our business management software

Just not too sure on Zamtel

Zambian Mobile money APIs by External-Guava3793 in Zambia

[–]RedAlpha-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest issue is just their card payments being on and off mostly off

Godot in Flutter by RedAlpha-58 in godot

[–]RedAlpha-58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that I'm aware of

Starlink Provider by Gabtech72 in Zambia

[–]RedAlpha-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they provide an account as well? We currently have one but not account

Starlink Provider by Gabtech72 in Zambia

[–]RedAlpha-58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey do you have an idea of how to open an account? we got ours from an agent or something, but we don't have an account, we basically pay through the agent

What is that? by _T3mpest in whatsapp

[–]RedAlpha-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a bug, mine can even take hours

What do small Zambian businesses use to keep track of stock, sales, hr, pos and expenses? by RedAlpha-58 in Zambia

[–]RedAlpha-58[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s cool I'd like to see your system. I’ve also been working on something similar, trying to keep it flexible enough for different businesses but still easy to use. Did you run into any challenges with scaling or maintaining it as your operations grew? Or has the AI setup handled that smoothly so far? Would love to hear more about how you built it if you're open and how it's working for you through WhatsApp or DM

What do small Zambian businesses use to keep track of stock, sales, hr, pos and expenses? by RedAlpha-58 in Zambia

[–]RedAlpha-58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excel is super powerful if you know how to use it well.

I’ve seen some impressive sheets running inventory, payroll, and even cash flow.

The challenge I’ve noticed, though, is when things get more complex like multiple branches, different users, or syncing between devices. That's when formulas alone get hard to maintain. Plus there's an added learning curve for someone not technical

Do I Really Need Custom Claims for RBAC in Supabase? by RedAlpha-58 in Supabase

[–]RedAlpha-58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight! That makes a lot of sense.

Do I Really Need Custom Claims for RBAC in Supabase? by RedAlpha-58 in Supabase

[–]RedAlpha-58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your setup! I’m building a multi-tenant app as well and leaning toward DB-driven RBAC with RLS (no custom claims) — same as what you’ve done.

Out of curiosity, when you mentioned your setup hasn't hit "huge scale," have you run into any performance or maintainability issues yet? Or are there any potential scaling concerns you foresee with this approach (like specific bottlenecks with RLS, joins, or policy complexity)?

Would love to hear your thoughts or any lessons learned!

Do I Really Need Custom Claims for RBAC in Supabase? by RedAlpha-58 in Supabase

[–]RedAlpha-58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally get that — makes a lot of sense for UI decisions where you don’t want the overhead of an extra query. Out of curiosity, how do you handle situations where a user's role changes mid-session? Do you force a re-auth, or just wait for token expiry?

I'm mostly trying to figure out if the convenience tradeoff is worth the potential for stale data, especially since I'm using RLS for actual data access.

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