01 · Discover
Publish once on EchoPM search
When a unit is live and searchable, it shows up where renters browse. Draft inventory stays private until you publish—no ghost listings, no separate marketing microsite.
30-day free trial
Bill only live units · Cancel anytime · No setup fees
Managers run listings, applications, leases, rent, and maintenance. Tenants search, apply, sign, and pay in the same product—not a bolted-on portal. Per live unit; no tenant portal fee. Not a full trust-accounting ledger.
30-day free trial
Bill only live units · Cancel anytime · No setup fees
30 days
Free trial
Per unit
Bill live doors only
One platform
for tenants and operators
<5 min
To create your org
One systemYour org on one side.
Your org on one side.
Applicants and leases on the other.
A unit opens, a household applies, you accept, and they join the lease list. Tenants share a PayLink outward so a parent can send funds back in — then that money pays the rent. Occupants post an open room on FreeSpace, then approve who joins as a co-tenant.
EchoPM sits between a property management organization and its renters. A vacancy is listed, a household applies and moves in, parents can pay from outside via PayLink, and occupants post an open room on FreeSpace. When the lease ends, the unit lists again.
4B listedVacancy is live on EchoPM searchDashboard
Your org
Applicants · leases
Riverside PM
2 occupied · 1 leasing
Unit 4AOccupied
Unit 4BLeasing
Unit 2AOccupied
Applicants
·
Inbox
Waiting for 4B
Active leases
·
Unit 4B
Vacant
Sam Rivera
Tenant · Unit 4A
Alex Chen
Tenant · Unit 2A
Built-in renter channelYour listings sit where
Your listings sit where
renters already apply and pay
EchoPM search is the front door. Tenants discover live units, apply for free, and keep signing and rent in one calm portal—so you are not bolting on a separate apply site.
02 · Apply
Free applications for tenants
Applicants submit on echopm.app. Your team reviews in the manager app—same application record through screening and lease.
03 · Stay
One portal through move-in
Sign, pay rent, and request maintenance in the same place. Simpler for tenants means fewer “what link was that?” tickets for you.
As more renters use EchoPM, your published units get more organic discovery—demand density grows with the shared marketplace, while you keep control of what goes live.
See how renters experience EchoPM search, then start your trial when you are ready to publish.
Platform in motion
See the workflows tenants and your team share
Leasing, rent, maintenance, documents, portfolio, and owners—shown as they run on both sides of the record. Every area has a deeper guide when you want the full walkthrough.
Leasing
From listing to signed lease—one connected flow
List units on EchoPM search, review applications, run screening, and move to lease without retyping between tools. Applicants track progress in the same platform.
- Free applications for tenants on your listings
- Screening and decisions on the same application record
- Optional verify-once flow for repeat applicants
Apply · Unit 4B
Tenant portalRiverside Apts
Unit 4B application
Full name
Employment
Income
Submit application
Same application
Applications
ManagerInbox · Riverside
J
Jordan Lee
Unit 4B · 2 bed
S
Sam Rivera
Unit 2A · Screening
Waiting for applicant
Same record updates both sides
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Why Choose EchoPMLess tool sprawl.
Less tool sprawl.
More occupied units.
Independent landlords, small shops, and growing teams get the same lease lifecycle—plus renters who can discover, apply, sign, and pay without a bolted-on portal. Same product as you scale doors and revenue.
Save Up To 75% of Your Time
Automate rent collection, owner payouts, late fees, lease renewals, and maintenance tracking. Landlords and PMs run portfolios in one place—and you can invite owners to Owner view when they need progress and stats on their properties.
Fill Vacancies Faster
List on EchoPM search, take free applications, run professional screening, and sign with a built-in terms library—listing to lease without a separate apply stack.
Scale Without Limits
Manage a growing portfolio in one place—from a handful of doors to hundreds. Same leasing, rent, and maintenance workflows as you add units.
Reduce Risk
Professional tenant screening, reusable lease terms with versioned snapshots, and in-app signing protect you from inconsistent paperwork and rework.
Tenants stay in one portal
Free applications, clear status, online rent, and maintenance requests in one place—simpler for renters, fewer support loops for your team.
Increase Cash Flow
Automatic late fees, reduced vacancy friction, and online collections on the same lease ledger boost your bottom line.
One Platform
For Every Property Type
Residential, commercial, corporate housing, and temporary stays—leasing, rent, and maintenance on the same live-unit platform.
Residential
Traditional Rentals
Tenant screening
Lease management
Rent collection
Maintenance
Features marked Coming soon are on our roadmap — we show them so you know where we're headed.
Who it fitsBuilt for operators
Built for operators
who actually run doors
Same platform whether you self-manage a few homes or run a growing shop—with paths for student housing and parent rent help when that is your market.
Included in EchoPM
Meet Ava
Operational depth—not a generic chatbot.Ava is built into EchoPM for your team. She pulls from your organization’s real data and tools—properties, units, leases, applications, maintenance, and financial snapshots—so answers and next steps stay grounded in how you actually run the business.
Portfolio
Portfolio-wide context
Questions tie back to your properties, units, tenants, and leases—not the open web. Ava reasons over what’s in EchoPM for your org.
Ava
Typically replies instantly • EchoPM
Step 1: Import Data
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PricingFrom $4.25 per live unit
From $4.25 per live unit
Same platform as you add doors
Bill only published units or units with a pending or active lease. Screening is optional and billed separately. 30-day trial. Card required to start. Billed only for live units.
50 unitsunits
Draft and setup-only units are free until you publish or sign a lease.
4screens
Package
Optional. Complete is $47.49 per applicant with the EchoPM integration fee included.
Estimated monthly bill
$212.50
Including screening$402.46
50 units × $4.25 per unit = $212.50 / month
4 × Complete at $47.49 = $189.96 / month (screening only)
Volume tier: 1–99 units
Estimate uses your volume tier rate on billable units. Screening is optional—pick a package in the calculator (Checkr Tenant market rates plus a small EchoPM fee). Identity Protection is +$2.95 per screening.
You are not charged for units you're still setting up
- Draft and unpublished units: $0 platform fee
- Published units: count at your volume tier each billing period
- Pending or active leases: the unit counts while the lease runs (even if not published yet)
Payment Processing: 2.9% + $0.30 per online payment. EchoPM processing fee on successful online rent payments (card and ACH); deducted from net to the manager—not a tenant portal subscription
Tenant screening
Professional screening, built in
Integrated Checkr Tenant screening—managers order Starter, Essential, or Complete; optional Identity Protection add-on. Tenants complete consent in EchoPM.
Professional screening, powered by
Starter
$25+ feeper applicant
- Criminal background
- Sex offender registry
- Global watchlist
Essential
$35+ feeper applicant
- Everything in Starter
- Soft credit report + score
- Eviction history
Complete
$45+ feeper applicant
- Everything in Essential
- Income verification
- Assets & bank report
The fee covers integrating screening into EchoPM—ordering, results, and the application workflow.
Optional Identity Protection $2.95 — ID + selfie verification on any package. Market-rate Checkr add-on, billed separately.
Identity Protection is an optional add-on. You choose who pays per property—applicant, your organization, or either. Screening is optional for applicants; you pay for renewals when you request updated reports. Checkr may bill additional county or court pass-through fees beyond EchoPM list prices. How screening & FCRA roles work
Compare
How EchoPM stacks up
Why teams switch to EchoPM — published per-unit pricing, free tenant applications, and one record from apply to rent. Open any slide for sources and FAQs.
vs
EchoPM vs Buildium
Run EchoPM when you want tenants to apply free, pay only for live units, and keep apply-to-rent on one record. Buildium is a capable incumbent with flat monthly tiers—EchoPM is the rental OS you can actually start this week.
- Per-live-unit billing that drops as you grow — not a $62–$400 flat plan
- Tenants apply free on the same record they will sign and pay on
- Every tool at every volume tier; the rate changes, the product does not
TopicEchoPMBuildium
Platform price
Per live unit pricing — The rate drops as you add live doors. 30-day trial.
Essential from $62/month; Growth $192; Premium $400 (vendor pricing, May 2026)
What a unit costs
Only published units or units with a pending/active lease. Draft setup is $0.
Flat monthly plan; door count can change which tier you land in
Tenant applications
Free to apply on EchoPM search
Listings typically syndicated out; apply fees vary by workflow
Features by plan
All features at every volume tier — rate changes, tools do not
Some capabilities (unlimited e-sign, Open API, full AI) sit on higher plans
Accounting / trust accounting
Rental ops ledger, owner view, export to your accountant — not a full GL
Strong in-product accounting, including trust-accounting workflows
Listing syndication
Coming soon with major providers. Vacancies already publish on EchoPM search.
Zillow, Trulia, Apartments.com syndication is a core Buildium pitch
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Coming soon on the manager platformWhat's next in
What's next in
the manager app
Roadmap—not GA. Money and maintenance stay confirm-gated; your books stay in QuickBooks or Xero. We're also expanding how renters find you.
Sales-safe roadmap
Only items we're actively building. No ship dates—follow updates in the manager app.
Coming soon
Money inbox
Ramp-style capture for receipts and vendor bills—categorize by property, approve in one queue, then record to expenses. Not a full general ledger.
- Capture → confirm
- Vendor bills
- Expense ledger
Coming soon
Ava maintenance triage
Ava classifies tenant requests and photos into a draft work order. Your team confirms priority and assignment before anyone is notified—no silent dispatch.
- Draft work orders
- Photo intake
- Human confirm
Coming soon
Deeper QuickBooks / Xero sync
Connect today for mapped sync. Next: clearer account mapping, expense health, and retries so month-end cleanup stays with your bookkeeper—not a fake GL inside EchoPM.
- Mapped sync
- Expense COA
- Sync health
Coming soon
Listing syndication
Opt vacant units into major rental listing sites after partner approval—not live today. Publish on EchoPM for search and apply; use the export kit for other channels in the meantime.
- Major listing sites
- Opt-in vacancies
- Partner approval
Timeline varies—not a commitment date. Humans confirm money posts and maintenance dispatch.
FAQ
Questions property managers ask
Quick answers for operators evaluating EchoPM. Reach out for a walkthrough or with questions.
Get started
Ready to run leasing on EchoPM?
Start a 30-day free trial, request a walkthrough anytime, and run leasing, screening, and rent on one platform.
- 1
Create your organization
Sign up and start your trial—no setup fees and no platform fee while units are still in setup.
- 2
Add properties and publish when live
Import or configure your portfolio and connect payments. Bill only when units are published or under a pending or active lease.
- 3
Lease and collect on one platform
Tenants search and apply on EchoPM. Applications, screening, leases, and rent share one record your team actually uses.