For affordable housing owners and developers

AI has forever changed affordable housing.

Agent Frank answers your leasing line day and night. Universal Housing lists your homes. Your team makes every decision.

Agent Frank is an AI leasing agent. He tells every caller he is an AI, helps them find a home that fits, and helps them start an application.

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Agent Frank

Incoming call · 2:14 AM

Sample call

Hi, I'm Frank, an AI leasing assistant for Maple Court. This call may be recorded. How can I help tonight?

I saw you have a two-bedroom. I work nights, can I still apply?

Absolutely. I can help you start your application right now. You can finish it and pay the fee online.

Eligibility explainedApplication startedCall logged

24/7

The leasing line is answered

2 languages

The renter site runs in English and Spanish

People decide

Every approval and every denial

One manager. The power of fifty.

Agent Frank takes the phone work off your community manager, so they can spend the day on residents and decisions.

Calls answered day and night

Frank picks up when your office is closed. No hold music.

An AI that says so

Frank tells every caller he is an AI and that the call may be recorded.

Applications started on the call

Frank explains eligibility, helps the caller pick a home, and starts the application. They finish and pay the fee online.

Your team decides

Frank prepares the file. A person makes every approval and every denial.

How it works

Frank answers. Universal lists. Your team decides.

01

Frank goes live on your leasing line

Callers reach an AI agent that says it is an AI, day and night.

02

Your homes are listed

Your communities appear on universalhousing.us, our renter marketplace, in English and Spanish.

03

Renters apply

Online, or started on a call with Frank. The application fee is paid online.

04

Your team decides

Frank prepares each file. A person approves or denies.

Renters delivered

Your homes, in front of renters.

Every Agent Frank community is listed on universalhousing.us. Renters search by city and bedrooms, see which homes are open, and apply from their phone.

Printed flyers and QR codes lead to the same place.

Visit universalhousing.us

Feature by feature

What Frank does today, and what is next.

Live todayIn pilot with our first partnerComing next
FeatureWhat happensStatus
Leasing and applicationsFrank takes the call, explains eligibility and starts the application. The renter finishes and pays the fee online.Live today
Listings and lease-upYour communities are listed on universalhousing.us. Flyers and QR codes bring renters straight to them.Live today
AvailabilityThe leasing line is answered day and night.Live today
DecisionsFrank prepares the file. A person approves or denies, every time.Live today
ScreeningIdentity, background and credit checks run through one pipeline. Exceptions go to a person.In pilot with our first partner
Maintenance requestsResidents call Frank, and he files the request for your team.In pilot with our first partner
Returning callersFrank remembers earlier calls, so nobody has to start over.In pilot with our first partner
Compliance recordKey steps are written to a log that is added to and never rewritten.In pilot with our first partner

The record

A record of every step that matters.

Key compliance steps, such as an application captured, a screening decision, and a lease signed, are written down as they happen. Entries are added and never rewritten, so you can show what happened and when.

A tamper-evident version, where each entry is locked to the one before it, is built and being switched on.

Humans where it matters

Frank prepares. People decide.

Frank never denies an application on his own. Medical debt or a past hardship can hide a great resident, so every exception goes to a person with the full file in front of them.

Your team reviews each file in the staff console and makes the call.

Built for your programs

Affordable housing, from day one.

Agent Frank is live in tax credit (LIHTC) communities today. He works alongside the property management system you already use.

LIHTCLive today

Planned, and not live yet.

These are being built. None of them is live today, and we will say plainly when each one is.

Coming next

One application for every property

Renters apply once and carry a pre-qualified profile, a Housing Passport, to every participating property. It needs a fair housing review before it launches.

Coming next

Texting

Frank texts renters links and reminders.

Coming next

Follow-up until the file is complete

Frank calls and emails, kindly and on time, until nothing is missing.

Coming next

Co-op advertising

Participating properties pool campaigns that bring renters to universalhousing.us.

Coming next

Rent payments

Residents pay by bank transfer, with reminders before the due date.

Coming next

Certifications and recertifications

Frank gathers household information and guides move-in, annual and interim recertifications.

Coming next

Notices

Rent increase and late notices, sent on the correct timeline.

Coming next

Video move-in and move-out

A video walkthrough at each end, compared side by side, so deposit decisions rest on evidence.

Coming next

Owner dashboard by voice

Ask for today's exceptions and hear the answer.

Coming next

More programs

Section 8, HOME, HUD 50059 and Rural Development.

Getting started

From a demo to Frank answering your phones.

1. Book a demo

We walk through your portfolio and programs together.

2. We load your properties

Units, rent schedules and program rules.

3. Frank goes live

Your leasing line routes to Frank, and your listings go up.

4. Your team decides

Your people handle approvals, exceptions and community.

We are live with our first partner, and booking demos for the next.

Owner questions

Does Frank replace my staff?

No. Frank takes the phone work. Your team handles decisions, exceptions and residents.

Who makes the final decision on applications?

A person, always. Frank prepares the file, and your team decides.

Do residents know they are talking to an AI?

Yes. Frank says he is an AI at the start of every call, and that the call may be recorded.

Can I keep my current property management software?

Yes. Frank works alongside the system you use today.

Your next property deserves an army.

One manager, a leasing line that never closes, and a marketplace that puts your homes in front of renters.

Book a demo