Onboarding
Welcome flow automation for property management
A new resident gets keys and access instructions, amenity details, parking guidance, and a move-in check-in. Frontdesk runs the workflow across voice, SMS, email, chat, and your property management system.
Journey trigger
A new resident gets keys and access instructions, amenity details, parking guidance, and a move-in check-in. Frontdesk starts the workflow from the related move-in, portal, document, or implementation update.
Coverage, including nights and weekends
Typical time to first response
Channels coordinated per journey
Conversations logged to the record
How the journey runs
A new resident gets keys and access instructions, amenity details, parking guidance, and a move-in check-in.
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Send a personalized welcome for the resident, owner, and property
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Explain immediate next steps for the resident, owner, and property
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Offer live help for the resident, owner, and property
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Confirm the customer is progressing for the resident, owner, and property
Scheduling handled inside the conversation
Kickoffs, walkthroughs, and check-ins get booked while the customer is still on the line, against your team’s real availability.
Use the right channel for each step
Keep the system of record current
Outcomes this journey is built to improve
Stronger first impression for resident and property operations
Fewer early questions for resident and property operations
More completed setup for resident and property operations
The calendar that keeps onboarding on schedule
Every onboarding milestone lands on the right calendar with reminders and reschedule handling built in.
Explore the AI Calendar →
Workflows that plug into this journey
Each journey is assembled from smaller workflows you can launch on their own.
Reminder cascade
Email three days out, text the day before, call the morning of. Each reminder can confirm, cancel, or rebook on the spot.
See the workflow →Phone intake forms
Your intake form, administered by voice. The AI asks every field, validates the answers, and files the result as a structured ticket.
See the workflow →Same-day confirmation calls
Every unconfirmed appointment on today’s calendar gets a quick AI call this morning, so the schedule you start with is the schedule that happens.
See the workflow →Common questions
What is welcome flow automation for property management?
Welcome flow automation for property management uses property, prospect, resident, and owner events to make the first days feel organized and personal. Frontdesk executes the journey across channels and records each outcome in the property management system.
When should property management teams start this journey?
A new resident gets keys and access instructions, amenity details, parking guidance, and a move-in check-in. Frontdesk starts the workflow from the related move-in, portal, document, or implementation update.
Which channels can Frontdesk use?
Frontdesk can coordinate Inbound voice, Outbound voice, SMS, Email, Web chat, Resident portal. Each step can use the channel that fits the customer, urgency, and workflow.
Which property management systems can this update?
Frontdesk can work with Yardi, RealPage, Entrata, AppFolio, Buildium, ResMan, plus API and webhook connections for custom systems.
Can a person take over?
Yes. Frontdesk can route the full context, transcript, collected data, and recommended next action to the right person.
How long does setup take?
Most teams launch a onboarding journey in under a week. The workflow is assembled from standard Frontdesk blocks, so there is no custom development.
How is each step tracked?
Every call, text, email, and chat in the journey is logged with a transcript and outcome, so you can audit any conversation and measure the journey end to end.
See this flow for all industries
The alternate version uses the same journey goal with audience-specific triggers, examples, systems, and outcomes.
Open the alternate page →Related onboarding journeys
Continue through adjacent workflows in the same customer stage.
Customer onboarding
A new resident receives move-in instructions, utility guidance, access details, and first-week support.
Account setup automation
A resident receives help activating the portal, setting communication preferences, and enrolling in online payments.
Product education journey
A resident approaching rent day receives portal payment guidance and optional autopay enrollment help.