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Right now their platform just lets you rent for longer terms, but what I'm saying is that they could get into property management as a way to continue growing.
by jedberg 5y ago
Right now their platform just lets you rent for longer terms, but what I'm saying is that they could get into property management as a way to continue growing.
- lozenge 5y agoThat's not a tech business though, you need local cleaners and handymen and locksmiths and phone lines and invoicing and... obviously that can get subcontracted, but that bites into margins and service quality. If I were a property owner I'd prefer to build a relationship with a local business managing hundreds of apartments than an online multinational support portal based giant.
- theplumber 5y agoProperty manangement it's more complicated than a pretty UI
- jedberg 5y agoAs someone who has been managing properties for 25 years, I'm well aware of that. But it's also not a far leap from "rent this house for a month" (which they already do) to "rent this house for a year".