case studies

Rental Management App

A powerful real estate listing platform featuring advanced search filters and user-friendly navigation.

Background

With the rental industry on the rise, more and more people are turning to rental services instead of making outright purchases. However, managing rental properties can be a complicated task that requires significant effort, time, and resources. This is where custom real estate software development can be a game-changer, providing landlords and tenants with a streamlined, efficient solution for managing rental properties.

OpenGeeksLab recently designed such an application for a client in the real estate business in Germany. The client had extensive experience and networks in the field and wanted to create a product that would help real estate agents and tenants find and rent housing.

As a software development company with extensive experience in creating custom software solutions, we specialize in developing real estate apps that simplify the buying, selling, and renting process and provide a seamless user experience. In this case study, we will explore the challenges and solutions involved in developing a rental management app and the outcomes achieved through our expertise in software development.

A property listing page allows showcasing all available properties.

Problem
To Be Solved

Before partnering with our real estate website development company, our client faced several challenges when managing rental properties. One of the main problems was the time-consuming and cumbersome rental process, which involved managing multiple listings, communicating with tenants, and ensuring that all necessary paperwork was completed.

In addition, our client found it difficult to keep track of rental payments and maintain up-to-date records of tenant information. This lack of organization often led to delays in resolving issues and disputes with tenants, resulting in a less-than-optimal rental experience.

To address these challenges, our client required a comprehensive rental management app that could simplify the rental process and provide a seamless user experience for both real estate agents and tenants. OpenGeeksLab was able to deliver a custom real estate software development solution that addressed these challenges and provided our client with a competitive edge in the rental market.

Solutions

Since our aim was to create a property management application from scratch, we started with the planning stage, during which our real estate app developers prepared all project documentation, built a scalable architecture to support future platform growth, and set up servers.

For a real estate search app, we used the Scrumban methodology to provide the customer with the intermediate results of our work. With this approach, the client could easily make necessary adjustments and add new functionality to satisfy their end-users.

Also, we have implemented regression testing throughout the entire real estate application development process.

At the moment, the project is completed and is at the support stage. The client is also interested in scaling the product by introducing new functionality for cooperation between real estate agents and real estate companies on favorable terms.

Features

OpenGeeksLab thrived to create a property management app with extensive functionality to make the property renting process frictionless for both parties.

Authorization

Registration and login for real estate agents and tenants.

Form for Tenants

It allows tenants to specify the key requirements for the property, namely:

Office space/Apartment complex/House
Apartment size
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms
Apartment renovation
Lightning
Ecological friendliness of the materials used in construction
Closest parking lots
Facilities

My Account

Tenants and real estate agents can create personal profiles where they can change security settings and personal information. Additionally, tenants can set up search criteria, whereas agents can specify their work experience and closed deals.

Subscription

With the help of subscription plans, agents can add endless property listings and check their ranking among other real estate agents registered in the system.

Top Chart

It shows the ranking of top-performing real estate agents for a specific period of time.

Chat

Agents can communicate with tenants, share audio and video files, mark them as favorites, and send reports to a moderator if messages violate the platform’s policy.

Dashboard

It provides agents with analytics related to deals for a given period, including information about the properties and tenants and deal conditions. Also, agents can see the list of prospects they should contact to provide with additional information and tenants who backed out from the deal.

Property Listing Form

It enables agents to publish the main information about properties for rent, add photos and videos and save this data without publishing it on the real estate website.

Property Page for Agents

It shows a real estate agent's statistics related to each property listed on the website, such as the number of views, messages, and how many times this property was added to favorites.

Advanced Search Feature

Tenants can search for a property for rent based on specific criteria, categories, and locations. They can also add to their favorites properties they liked.

Property Page for Tenants

Tenants can view the basic information about the property they would like to rent, see photos and video reviews, and contact a real estate agent.

Real Estate Agent’s Page

To build a rental management app that will gain tenants’ trust, our real estate app developers provided them with a specific page where they can get the basic information about all real estate agents registered on the platform, their experience, and closed deals. Additionally, users can write reviews and evaluate agents’ work based on predefined criteria.

Admin Panel

Is a powerful tool that enables a system admin to manage all aspects of the rental properties and provide a seamless experience for tenants. First of all, an admin can log in and add moderators, assigning them specific permissions. Also, they can track information about users, filter, sort, and search through them. Additionally, admins can view reports on messages and reviews, with the ability to delete or block a user. On top of that, they can view statistics on subscription purchases in the system.

The property page for tenants displays crucial property-related information such as Apartment size, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, facilities, and more.

Technology Stack

We used the top-notch technology stack for real estate application development to help real estate agencies have a strong digital presence and allow tenants to rent the property of their dreams.

Frontend:

Backend:

Design:

Team
Composition

OpenGeeksLab houses a close-knit team of experienced real estate app developers, designers, project managers, and quality assurance engineers. All of them have a perfect understanding of the competitive nature of the real estate industry and made the maximum effort to create a rental management app that would stand out from the crowd.

There were two Front-end developers engaged in the project.

Business Analyst

There was one Back-end developer engaged in the project.

Software Architect

There was one mobile iOS/Android developer engaged in the project.

Project Manager

Quality Assurance Engineer

Our UX UI Designers was on the same page with the client to ensure that the software is easy to use

UX and UI Designers

Front - and back-end developers

Project
Outcomes

Through partnering with our real estate application development company, our client was able to achieve outstanding results. Our team designed and developed a custom rental management app that streamlined the renting process for both real estate agents and tenants.

The rental management app provided a range of benefits, including:

Reducing the amount of time and resources required for property managers to manage rental properties.
Improving the communication between property managers and tenants, enabling faster resolution of issues and concerns.
Enhancing the user experience for tenants, making it easier for them to find and rent properties.
Providing the client with valuable insights and data on the rental market, enabling them to make informed business decisions.
Increasing the client's revenue and profitability by streamlining the rental process and reducing vacancies.
Helping the client establish a competitive edge in the rental market by providing a modern and efficient rental management solution.

Overall, our real estate website development company delivered a powerful software solution with exceptional functionality, ensuring that our client is able to maintain a seamless rental process.