What Happens After Adding Your First Property?

Congratulations! You successfully added your first property on the Properties pagePreview unavailable. When you create a property in Landager, your first unit is automatically created for you. If your property has multiple rentable spaces, you'll need to add the rest.

To make your dashboard fully functional, you need to take three key steps to set up your units, tenants, and leases.

Step 1: Define the Units

As explained in the Terminology GuidePreview unavailable, rent is tracked at the Unit level, not the Property level.

1. Click on the property you just created to open it.
2. Click Add Unit for each additional rentable space.
3. For each unit, enter:
   • Unit Number/Identifier (e.g., "101", "Suite A", "Basement")
   • Layout: Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Square Footage
   • Rent Amount and Currency
   • Status: Vacant, Occupied, or Maintenance
   • Optional Notes

Pro Tip: Input the rent amount for each unit now. It saves time later when creating leases.

Step 2: Add Tenants

With your units defined, head over to the TenantsPreview unavailable page.

1. Click Add Tenant.
2. Enter the tenant's personal details:
   • Full Name
   • Email and Phone
   • Assigned Unit
3. Add Emergency Contacts — you can add unlimited contacts per tenant, each with Name, Phone, and Email.
4. Optional: Instead of adding a tenant manually, you can generate an application link from the Screening tab to collect their details and documents. Approving their application will automatically create the tenant for you.

Step 3: Create a Lease

The Lease is the most important record — it connects a Tenant to a Unit and defines the financial terms.

1. Navigate to the LeasesPreview unavailable page.
2. Click Add Lease.
3. Select the Unit and Tenant.
4. Define the terms:
   • Start Date and End Date (leave end date empty for month-to-month)
   • Rent Amount and Security Deposit
   • Late Fees: Fixed Amount or Percentage
   • Rent Due Day: 1st through 31st (or use the account default)
5. Upload the Lease Document (signed agreement PDF, image, etc.).
6. Upload Unit Condition Photos (JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC — up to 30 MB total) to document the unit's starting condition. These photos protect you against security deposit disputes at move-out.

Check Your Dashboard

With a Property, Units, a Tenant, and an active Lease in place, your DashboardPreview unavailable comes alive:

• Total Properties and Units In Use update
• Active Tenants and Occupancy Rate reflect your new lease
• Rent Collected progress bar shows expected revenue
• Recent Activity Feed logs everything you just did

What's Next?

Your property is fully set up. From here you can:

• Log Rent PaymentsPreview unavailable as they come in (tenants are emailed a receipt automatically)
• Track ExpensesPreview unavailable and upload invoices for bookkeeping
• Create Maintenance RequestsPreview unavailable when repairs are needed
• Add VendorsPreview unavailable to your directory for contractor management

For multiple properties, use the Layer Cake MethodPreview unavailable to efficiently build out your entire portfolio.