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Re:Cribspot (YC W15) is a search engine for college housing by gatsby on Monday March 23, 2015 @03:59PM (#9253022)
Congrats on the launch!

Has it been challenging to get landlords to agree to a common rental application?

What's the plan to differentiate from companies like cozy.co in the application/leases/rent-payment space?

Re:Cribspot (YC W15) is a search engine for college housing by timjones on Monday March 23, 2015 @04:51PM (#9253287)
Thanks!

As with anything, it's been challenging for some and rather easy for others. Our success so far is partially due to the fact that we have existing relationships with a ton of landlords. They know we send them leads and already trust our brand.

Most landlords in our markets don't use much software. We're primarily renter-focused, starting with lightweight tools focused on helping smaller property managers. Again, our existing relationships and the fact that we're already generating a significant percentage of their leads really help our ability to get property managers on board.