Built by a small landlord, for small landlords

Your Tenants Text. Porter Handles It.

Text-based property management for self-managing landlords. No tenant logins.

Maintenance, rent, and records, all handled by text. Your tenants just text a number.

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10 beta spots. Free for life.

My property manager cost me $2,880 a year. RentPorter is $120.

Porter

always on

Tonight 11:47 PM

Toilet is overflowing and it won't stop!!
Turn the valve behind the toilet, near the floor, clockwise until it stops. That shuts off the water.
Ok it stopped. Floor is a mess
Mike’s Plumbing has been dispatched and will text you in a few minutes.

Your view, next morning

Toilet overflow at 214 Maple Ave

Water off in 2 minutes. Mike’s Plumbing auto-dispatched. You weren’t needed.

How It Works

Step 1

Your Own Porter Number

  • Tenants and vendors text one number
  • Every message logged by property
  • No app to download
Step 2

Porter Answers First

  • Quick-fix tips, 24/7
  • Photos and details collected
  • Emergency safety steps
Step 3

Automatic Dispatch

  • Your trusted pros get the job automatically
  • No landlord in the loop
  • No reply? Backup is next
Step 4

Handled and Recorded

  • Vendor texts DONE, the cost, and a photo of the receipt
  • Cost logged to Schedule E, receipt filed to the property
  • Tax time: one Schedule E export for your accountant

Your view

214 Maple Ave · Property record

Built from texts
  • Oct 3

    No heat, Unit 2

    Fixed by tenant: thermostat batteries

    Self-fixed
  • Oct 9

    Kitchen sink leak, Unit 1

    Dispatched to Mike's Plumbing, accepted in 6 min

    Dispatched
  • Oct 10

    Mike's Plumbing: DONE $350

    Logged to Repairs, Schedule E line 14

    Recorded
  • Oct 12

    Rent reminder, Unit 2

    Sent by text, paid same day

    Rent

Schedule E, year to date

214 Maple Ave

Line 3 · Rents received
$49,500
Line 14 · Repairs
$2,140
Line 7 · Cleaning and maintenance
$610
Line 17 · Utilities
$1,280

Example property and figures.

One Price. Every Feature. Unlimited Units.

No unit tiers, no per-door pricing, no paid add-ons.

My former property manager

$240/mo

10% of $2,400 rent on my Rochester duplex, before repair markups

BETA: 10 SPOTS, FREE FOR LIFE

RentPorter beta

$0/mo, for life

$10/mo after the beta. Month to month, cancel anytime.

Everything included:

Tenant texts Vendor dispatch Rent reminders Applications Lease e-signature Schedule E books
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Property management company? Porter answers tenant texts across your whole portfolio and takes the 2am calls off your coordinators. Reach out about enterprise.

Why RentPorter exists

“I was paying a property manager to not represent my interests.”

I bought my first rental, a duplex 330 miles from where I live, fully intending to hire a property manager.

I self-managed at first. Most of the job was easier than I expected. Being on call from 330 miles away was not.

When my tenants moved out, I finally hired the property manager. I paid 10% of every month's rent for someone who didn't represent my interests. They rented the units below market, charged too much to turn them over, rarely communicated, and I never fully trusted what I was told.

So I built RentPorter: the help a property manager is supposed to give, working for you. It takes the late-night texts, gets your own vendors out, and puts every request and every dollar on the record where you can see it. You stay in charge of your property.

Your property. Your vendors. Your call.

Cameron, founder of RentPorter

Cameron

Founder, RentPorter. Owner of a duplex in Rochester, NY.

Built Around a Text Message

What you get that the app-based tools don’t.

Your tenant does not download anything

The app-based tools start every request with “open the app.” Plenty of tenants never will. Everyone already texts, including your contractors.

Leasing built in

Applications, screening records, and lease e-signature in the same place as your maintenance and books.

Your vendors, not a network

Outsourced repair networks send their contractor at their price. Porter sends the people you already trust.

Your rent stays yours

Tenants pay into your own Stripe, Zelle, or Venmo. No platform hold, no fee on your tenant.

Just closed on a new property? Build your bench before the first repair.

The worst time to find a plumber is when the pipe is already leaking.

1. Discover

Top-rated local pros for every trade near your property.

2. Reach out

Porter drafts the intro email. You review and send.

3. Qualify

Pre-written screening questions: license, insurance, references, response time, warranty. Pick a primary and a backup.

4. Automate

Turn on auto-dispatch for the ones you trust.

Stop Being On Call for Your Own Rentals

10 beta spots, free for life. Set up takes 5 minutes and you get your Porter number on the spot.

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