Hi all, I’m genuinely curious how you all are managing everything as landlords these days. Just want to compare notes with others in the same boat.
Lately, it’s been getting a bit overwhelming trying to stay on top of everything: EICRs, EPCs, gas safety checks, rent payments, tenant messages, and those lovely late-night maintenance requests at 10 PM.
Honestly, it feels like I need a full-time assistant to keep up with compliance stuff alone. So here’s the thing:
I’ve been toying with the idea of building a simple tool that keeps all of this in one place. Nothing over-engineered, just something that:
– Tells you when certs are about to expire
– Reminds you about inspections ahead of time
– Keeps all your documents in one place (like a digital vault)
– Helps with rent tracking and logging tenant issues
– Lets you chat with tenants, track updates and close jobs easily
– Shows a ‘compliance health score’ per property, so you know what’s urgent
– Even flags maintenance issues before they escalate (like: “Boiler check overdue by 11 months”)
I showed the idea to a few mates who also rent out properties, and their response was basically: “Why doesn’t this already exist?”
So now I’m asking you all. Would something like this be useful to you?
If there were a tool where you could log in and instantly see:
– What’s due next?
– Which property needs attention?
– And get suggestions to stay compliant and stress-free?
Would you actually use it?
Would love to hear what parts of managing your portfolio drive you nuts, and what you wish someone else (or something smart) could just handle for you.
If I move forward with it, I’d love a few of you to test it out and help shape how it works.
Let me know what you think.
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