Avail

Avail is landlord software for people who manage their own rental property, and is part of Realtor.com. One dashboard covers listing a unit, screening applicants, signing a lease, collecting rent, and tracking maintenance.

A listing posts to 19 rental sites in one click, among them Realtor.com, Redfin, Zumper, Padmapper, and ApartmentList, with an optional paid promotion for better placement and a Rent Analysis report on local comps. Applicants complete an online application covering income, employment, and residence history, and tenant-initiated TransUnion credit, criminal background, and eviction reports come back into the same dashboard; reference checks and tour scheduling are automated. Leases use state-specific, lawyer-reviewed templates with digital signing, and rent is collected online alongside income and expense tracking and a tenant portal.

The company was started by working professionals who had been managing their own families' investment property and found that the tools institutional owners used were too costly and complex for owners like them. It says more than one million landlords have used the platform. The free plan runs at $0 per unit; Unlimited Plus, at $9 per unit, adds FastPay, waived ACH fees, custom application questions, editable and reusable lease templates, a branded property website, and priority support. Customer care is on 312-292-9347 from an Austin, Texas office.

Avail is aimed at landlords managing their own units; the site does not describe tools for managing other owners' portfolios. Before moving rent collection across, check that a state-specific lease template exists for the property's state and how quickly funds settle on the plan being bought.