One leasing line, too many callers
Most communities run a single leasing number staffed by 1-2 agents. When both are on tour, on another call, or at lunch, the third caller hits voicemail — and roughly 80% of voicemail callers never leave a message.
If your community misses even 20% of inbound calls, you're handing tours to the property down the street. Voicemail doesn't fix it, an answering service doesn't fix it, and on-call staff burn out. Frontdesk answers every call in under a second, qualifies the prospect, and books the tour.
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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
Most communities run a single leasing number staffed by 1-2 agents. When both are on tour, on another call, or at lunch, the third caller hits voicemail — and roughly 80% of voicemail callers never leave a message.
Industry data shows 40-60% of rental inquiries come outside 9-5. A voicemail box catches a handful; the rest hang up and dial the next listing.
By the time your team listens to a voicemail and calls back, the prospect is on a tour somewhere else. Studies show response time over 5 minutes drops conversion by 80%.
Making leasing agents take after-hours calls leads to burnout, missed pickups, and turnover. The fix usually lasts 60 days before someone quits.
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 answers every inbound call within one ring — overflow, after-hours, weekend, holiday. No queue, no IVR, no voicemail.
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
Frontdesk pulls live availability and writes the tour appointment plus guest card into AppFolio, Yardi, RealPage, Entrata, Buildium, ResMan, or whatever you run.
More capabilities
If a call somehow drops (carrier issue, unknown caller flagged), Frontdesk calls back automatically within 60 seconds and finishes the qualification.
See every inbound call, pickup rate, tour booked, and outcome — by property, by day-part, by lead source — in one dashboard.
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
Communities with single leasing lines that overflow during peak hours
Portfolios with 40%+ of inquiries coming after 6 PM
Properties running on-call rotations they want to eliminate
Operators currently using a traditional answering service
Properties seeing high voicemail-to-no-callback ratios
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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Multifamily AI hub
Frontdesk runs leasing, residents, renewals, and collections — and integrates with every property management system multifamily operators use.
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Topics, integrations, channels, property types, and workflows covered by Stop missing leasing calls.
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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 supportNAA and Zillow data put the industry average at 30-50% of inbound leasing calls missed across the day — closer to 70%+ after hours. Most operators are shocked when they pull their call logs and see the real number.
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