"Call us" CTAs exclude voice-impaired prospects
Most leasing funnels assume the next step is a phone call. Deaf and hard-of-hearing prospects either skip the listing or use a relay service that adds friction.
Voice-only intake leaves deaf and hard-of-hearing prospects and residents outside the funnel. Frontdesk gives every voice capability — qualifying, tour booking, maintenance intake, renewals — full parity on SMS, webchat, and TDD/TTY routing, with the same brain and the same context.
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Languages
Voice, SMS, chat, email
Channels
Works with every property management system
Yardi
Voyager, Breeze, RentCafe, Chat IQ
RealPage
OneSite, Knock CRM, AI Revenue Mgmt
Entrata
Core, Leasing AI / ELI+
AppFolio
Property Manager, Realm-X
Buildium
SMB property mgmt + HOA
ResMan
Multifamily, affordable, LIHTC
The Problem
Most leasing funnels assume the next step is a phone call. Deaf and hard-of-hearing prospects either skip the listing or use a relay service that adds friction.
SMS often returns "I'll have someone call you back" — which restarts the voice barrier. Webchat hours don't match voice hours.
Emergency maintenance, lockouts, and after-hours service requests are almost always routed to a phone line.
Where TDD/TTY is offered, it's often through a relay service the leasing team isn't trained on. Calls drop or get mishandled.
How Frontdesk Works
Built for multifamily operators on Yardi, RealPage, Entrata, AppFolio, Buildium, ResMan — and every other major PMS.
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Inbound · Zillow Rentals lead
AI Transcript
“Hi! I’d love to tour the 2-bedroom at Maple Heights. Any availability this Saturday?”
Frontdesk AI
“Yes! The 2BR at Maple Heights is $2,450/mo with a Feb 1 move-in. Saturday 11am or 2pm works for tours. Shall I book one?”
Every conversation a hearing caller can have by voice, a deaf or hard-of-hearing prospect or resident can have by SMS — same brain, same answers, same speed.
Looking for a 2BR around $2,400, move-in mid-February. Do you allow pets?
We have a 2BR at $2,450/mo available Feb 15. Cats and dogs under 50 lbs welcome. What’s your move-in date?
Captured
Webchat runs the same conversation logic as voice, with full availability, pricing, and tour booking — and runs 24/7 like voice does.
More capabilities
Frontdesk supports TDD/TTY routing on request and works with major relay services where the resident prefers voice plus relay.
Once a prospect tells you they prefer SMS or chat, every subsequent contact — tour reminders, follow-up, renewal, maintenance — uses that channel by default.
Integrations
Frontdesk is PMS-agnostic and integrates bidirectionally with Yardi Voyager (7S and One), Yardi Breeze (and Breeze Premier), RentCafe CRM, RealPage OneSite (Leasing & Rents, Facilities, Affordable, Student), RealPage AI Revenue Management (AIRM / YieldStar), Knock CRM, Entrata Core, Entrata Leasing AI (ELI+), AppFolio Property Manager, AppFolio Realm-X copilot, AppFolio Investment Management, Buildium, ResMan, Rent Manager, MRI Software, DoorLoop, TenantCloud, RentVine, Funnel CRM, Property Meld, and ServiceFusion. Lead context, guest cards, work orders, payment notes, hardship flags, renewals, and tour bookings sync in real time — no manual data entry, no broken handoffs between systems.
Yardi
Voyager, Breeze, RentCafe, Chat IQ
RealPage
OneSite, Knock CRM, AI Revenue Mgmt
Entrata
Core, Leasing AI / ELI+
AppFolio
Property Manager, Realm-X
Buildium
SMB property mgmt + HOA
ResMan
Multifamily, affordable, LIHTC
Full integration coverage
Customer stories
Real property management and real estate operators using Frontdesk to handle thousands of calls per month — across leasing, maintenance, and resident support.
Who it's for
Give deaf and hard-of-hearing prospects full SMS parity with voice
Provide 24/7 webchat that books tours end-to-end
Support TDD/TTY routing where the resident prefers it
Maintain channel preference across leasing and resident services
Cover after-hours maintenance for hearing-impaired residents on SMS
The journey
Every step syncs to Yardi, RealPage, Entrata, AppFolio, Buildium, or ResMan in real time.
Step 1
Inbound voice calls, outbound AI voice, SMS, WhatsApp, web chat, email, ILS lead forms (Apartments.com, Zillow Rentals, Zumper, Rent.com, ApartmentList, HotPads, Realtor.com Rentals), and walk-in inquiries are answered instantly with portfolio-aware context — across multifamily apartment communities, build-to-rent (BTR), single-family rental (SFR), student housing, senior living, and affordable / LIHTC properties.
Step 2
Guest cards, work orders, renewals, payment notes, hardship flags, and tour bookings flow into Yardi Voyager 7S, Yardi Breeze, RentCafe, RealPage OneSite, Knock CRM, Entrata Core, AppFolio Realm-X, Buildium, ResMan, Rent Manager, MRI Software, DoorLoop, TenantCloud, and Funnel CRM in real time. Calendar sync with Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, and PMS-native calendars. No double-entry.
Step 3
No-show recovery within 5 minutes, dormant-lead reactivation, 90/60/30/15-day renewal cadences, day-of-due rent reminders, tiered delinquency outreach, payment-plan negotiation, autopay enrollment, maintenance status updates, and Google review requests fire automatically — with the right cadence and channel per resident persona.
Step 4
Cross-property dashboards track speed-to-lead, tour-booked rate, tour-to-lease conversion, no-show rate, recovery rate, average maintenance SLA, emergency response time, renewal rate, delinquency reduction, payroll savings, and NOI impact — across every community. AI call scoring and QA flags replace mystery shopping.
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Multilingual coverage (Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Haitian Creole, French), ILS lead sources, smart locks, virtual tour platforms.
Multifamily AI hub
Frontdesk runs leasing, residents, renewals, and collections — and integrates with every property management system multifamily operators use.
What this page covers
Topics, integrations, channels, property types, and workflows covered by TDD/TTY AI.
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FAQ
Frontdesk integrates with Yardi Voyager, Yardi Breeze, RentCafe, RealPage OneSite, Knock CRM, Entrata, AppFolio, Buildium, ResMan, Rent Manager, and MRI Software. Here's what multifamily operators ask most.
Contact supportYes. SMS uses the same conversation brain as voice — same qualifying questions, same tour booking, same maintenance triage, same renewal flow. It's not "I'll have someone call you back".
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