METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APARTMENT RENTAL INSPECTIONS WITHOUT PRESENCE OF BROKERS OR RENTAL AGENTS

摘要

A system for facilitating real estate (RE) unit rentals by intermediating landlords and potential tenants (PT) and enabling RE unit inspections and viewing without requiring on-site landlord representatives. The system includes a master-server facility including software modules and databases for executing system algorithms that enable and control communications between landlord communication devices, PT devices and apartment devices including a remote door lock, cameras and movement sensors. The door lock is remotely-operable and wirelessly controlled. The apartment devices include communication and monitoring devices temporarily installed in the RE units to enable RE unit inspections and viewing. The software modules including at least: a) a unit listing software; b) a tenant liaison module; c) an inspection scheduling module; d) a door opening module that sends to the PT devices at least one activation code for the door lock; and e) a tenant present module that verifies that the potential tenant is located in proximity to the entry door.