PropDesk — Property management SaaS for small landlords

Challenge

Independent landlords managing 1–50 rental units are caught in a gap: enterprise property management software is too complex and expensive, while spreadsheets and manual processes simply don't scale. They need a solution powerful enough to handle the full property lifecycle — leases, maintenance, payments, inspections — yet simple enough to use without training. The result? Missed rent payments, delayed maintenance, lost paperwork, tenant frustration, and hours wasted on repetitive administrative tasks every week.

Solution

We built PropDesk as a comprehensive SaaS platform with four tailored dashboards for Landlords, Tenants, Contractors, and Administrators. The platform covers the full property lifecycle: property and unit management, full lease lifecycle from vacancy through move-out, Stripe-powered online rent collection with automated late fees and payment plans, maintenance tracking with priority-based routing to contractors, digital move-in/out inspections, vacancy listing and tenant onboarding, compliance and insurance tracking, and 5 automated daily jobs (rent reminders, late fee assessment, lease expiry alerts, maintenance auto-closure, and rent increases).

Result

Technical Architecture

Next.js App Router with React 19 server components. TypeScript strict mode across entire codebase. PostgreSQL with Prisma ORM (29 models). NextAuth.js JWT sessions with role-based middleware (4 roles). Stripe integration for PCI-compliant payments. Redis for rate limiting and caching. Zod runtime validation on every endpoint. Cloudinary for document/image storage. 5 automated daily cron jobs. shadcn/ui component library. Vitest for 932 unit tests + 92 e2e tests.