(DO IT NOW!!) Stessa, Cozy and Buildium are going to integrate!

[Caleb L.]

Hi,

Stessa is looking to integrate with Cozy and Buildium. And Stessa wanted me to ask what investors are looking for when they integrate with them. Cozy and Buildium would like to know too.

I'm collecting all of the requests from investors. And will send it to them within a week.

So, if there are any updates that you would like Cozy or Buildium to do, say so now. Or, what do you want to see after Stessa integrates with Cozy and Buildium?

(Your requests in this form will be sent to the developers of both Stessa, Cozy and Buildium, and will be considered as a possible update)

I don't work for any of these comapnies, if your wondering. I was just chatting with an employee of Stessa's, and convinced them to start integrating with these companies to enhance the investors experience on both Cozy and Buildium! 

Write away!

- Caleb 

[David Stumpf]

@Caleb L.   The only required fields are name, date of birth, and phone number.  The rest is optional.  The rest is my personal preferance: 

There is no "reason for moving" question. Most of the time the reason is BS but every once in a while you get the honest "being kicked out"

I require 5 years of address history on my application because previous landlords tend to be a more accurate reference rather than current landlords.  Cozy application recommends 2 year rental history. 

I like to ask for the employment address.  Sometimes when verifying that the applicant does not list his friend as a manager, I will to look up a phone number for a company. It would be impossible for a company that has multiple addresses.

I prefer to ask if they have any animals rather then pets.

The reference section is completely useless IMO. If an applicant can not find 2 people to say something nice about them, there will most likely be another reason to disqualify them.  It is a waste of time to contact anybody who is not a landlord or employer for a reference.

Possible Solutions:

Allow users to select required fields.  If there is no more info then name, phone, and DOB, I don't even need to look at it.

Allow users to make simple edits to the questions

Create a application setup for users. For Example: "How many years of rental history is required?" the application automatically requires retail history dates beginning at or before this date

Ways to improve even farther:

applicants able to upload ID, Pay stubs, etc. with applications