Every non-renewing resident is a vacant unit, turn cost, and re-leasing cycle waiting to happen. Disciplined renewal outreach 60-90 days pre-expiration is one of the highest-ROI workflows in property management — and almost nobody runs it consistently.
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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 send renewal letters at 60 days but never make the personal contact that drives commitment. By the time conversations happen, residents have already toured competitors.
Renewal conversations are time-consuming, sometimes uncomfortable, and constantly get pushed behind leasing, tours, and maintenance. The list of residents to call grows but the calls do not get made.
Most communities cannot tell you how many renewal conversations happened, who got reached, or what objections came up. Without measurement, the workflow stays broken month after month.
When renewal calls do not happen, residents see the rent increase letter in isolation — without context, without negotiation, and without an offer alternative. They tour competitors and leave.
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 runs a structured outreach cadence per resident — pulled from PMS lease-end dates — with voice and SMS touches that actually happen.
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 delivers renewal offer terms — pulled from PMS — in a conversational tone with handling for common objections and routing to humans on exceptions.
More capabilities
Every renewal conversation surfaces sentiment — what residents like, what they want fixed, and what would make them stay — feeding the operations team actionable data.
Frontdesk reports outreach attempts, conversation rates, and renewal conversion per community — making retention a measurable workflow.
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
Run disciplined 90/60/30-day renewal cadences without adding headcount
Capture resident sentiment proactively and surface escalations
Improve portfolio retention rate by 5-15 percentage points
Avoid turn cost and vacancy days on residents who would otherwise non-renew
Report renewal-outreach KPIs to ownership
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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Reduce missed calls, improve response time, cut staffing costs, increase NOI, lower vacancy, boost renewals, reduce delinquency, scale property management.
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 Frontdesk.
ROI of AI renewal outreach, AI renewal calling multifamily, renewal outreach automation, multifamily renewal ROI, retention AI multifamily, lease renewal AI.
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 supportEach retained resident avoids $1,500-3,000 in turn and re-leasing cost. A 5-10 percentage point retention improvement on a 200-unit community is 10-20 retained leases per turn cycle — $15-60k/year in avoided cost.
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