Rent
Run the homes you keep — fair rent, not market max
After a hunt, or after someone moves out: who lives there, what is due, what needs hands, and who is waiting. One desk for a few houses, kept honest.
Who it is for
- Owners renting out one house or a handful, who keep it all on paper and a phone.
- Families keeping a parent’s house and renting it to a neighbor who is already waiting.
What you get
- A house sheet: trash day, duties, and the facts a renter needs, with a history when they change.
- Applications, and lease drafts kept as a record of what was agreed.
- A rent ledger you confirm — cash, check, Zelle, or money order. Porchlight does not collect rent by card.
- Work that needs hands, with vendors, and a calendar of what is coming up.
- A waitlist of neighbors, with the best fits shown when a house opens up.
- A listing link you can share when the porch light is on. It never carries the wifi password.
How it works
- Add a rental, or open a house you already looked up and start a rental record.
- Fill in the house sheet and the lease.
- Log rent as it comes in, track the work, and keep the waitlist warm.
A lease draft is a conversation record, not a court filing. What you enter stays on this device until accounts are on.