Welcome calls are inconsistent at best
Property managers know they should call every new resident. Between turn season, leasing, and walks, the calls don't happen consistently.
Welcome calls are the highest-leverage 5 minutes in the lease. Frontdesk runs them automatically — branded, warm, and logged — for every new resident across the portfolio.
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Coverage
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Avg response
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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
Property managers know they should call every new resident. Between turn season, leasing, and walks, the calls don't happen consistently.
When welcome calls happen, they're short and transactional. The resident doesn't feel the connection.
Calls are made and forgotten — no transcript, no sentiment, no follow-up action.
Without a welcome call, move-in issues fester for weeks before showing up as a work order or complaint.
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?”
Frontdesk places a warm, on-brand welcome call to every new resident within 72 hours of move-in — natural voice, scripted but conversational.
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
Any maintenance issue mentioned on the call gets opened as a work order in the PMS in real time — with photos via SMS.
More capabilities
Every call is scored for sentiment, and low-sentiment residents are flagged for PM follow-up the same day.
Every welcome call — transcript, recording, outcome, action — is logged to the resident record. Onsite team has full context.
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
Hit 100% welcome-call coverage on every new lease
Open work orders within hours of move-in instead of weeks
Identify early-risk residents on day 3 instead of at renewal
Trigger Google review asks where the sentiment supports it
Run welcome calls in English and Spanish without bilingual staff
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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What this page covers
Topics, integrations, channels, property types, and workflows covered by Welcome call automation.
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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 supportIn practice, a Frontdesk welcome call that actually happens beats a human welcome call that didn't. Where a strong onsite team has time to call every move-in, layer Frontdesk on day 30 and day 90 instead.
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