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Daily visibility into how every property is performing. For your entire multifamily team, from property managers to the CEO.

The Problem

95% compiling. 5% operating.

95%
  • Pulling reports from your PMS
  • Compiling data into spreadsheets
  • Reviewing numbers with no context. No trends, no benchmarks, no picture.
5%

Strategizing to improve performance

After all that, you have a pile of numbers. You still don't have the picture.

The Platform

What if the picture was already there?

Here's what that looks like. One connected story, told in seconds.

Occupancy

Occupancy is slipping. And it's getting worse.

5.7% below budget this month. Three straight months of decline. How do we get occupancy back up?

Current Occupancy

88.6%
5.7%vs. budget

Monthly Occupancy v. Budget

Actual
Budget
YTD Avg

Leasing

But the leasing funnel tells a different story.

Leads, tours, applications, leases. Every monthly target already hit. New residents are coming in.

Leasing Funnel

September 2026
TargetActual
Leads125
Leads137
Lead→Tour %35%
Lead→Tour %36%
Tours44
Tours49
Closing %40%
Closing %43%
Applications18
Applications21
Leases15
Leases18

Renewals

It's not leasing. It's the back door.

Renewal and retention percentage have fallen three straight months, both below the trailing average. Residents aren't renewing.

Sep Renewal %

47%

13.8%

vs. 11M Avg

Sep Retention %

40%

14.4%

vs. 11M Avg

T12 Renewal & Retention

Renewal %
Retention %
11M Avg

Lease Expirations

Seven move-outs this month. Six gave the same reason.

Rent increases. Residents are leaving because the rent strategy is too aggressive.

Sep Move-Outs

Rent increase (6)Relocating (1)
UnitResidentMove OutReason
204A. Martinez9/3/26Rent increase
118T. Williams9/7/26Rent increase
312J. Park9/10/26Rent increase
405M. Chen9/12/26Relocating
217R. Johnson9/15/26Rent increase
109S. Davis9/18/26Rent increase
331L. Wilson9/22/26Rent increase

That's the picture.

The problem is clear, the cause is clear, and now you act.

The Experience

One question answered in seconds. Hundreds more, already waiting.

See how every property is performing

Occupancy, leasing, rent, delinquency, financials. With context on every number.

Performance
Occupancy
92.0%
Avg Rent
$1,482
Trade Out
+1.2%
-0.8%
+0.4%
Leasing
Renewals
Maintenance
Delinquency
Charges
$142K
Collections
$138K
Delinquent
$4.2K
Delinquency %
2.9%
T12 Trends
Delinquency %
Resident Aging
Top Delinquent
Financial
NOI
$892K
Budget
$945K
Variance
-5.6%
NOI Trend
Line Items
Bad Debt
Per Unit

Every number has a layer underneath it

Drill from your portfolio down to a single unit, lease, or financial line item.

Trade Out
New Lease
+1.2%
14 Signed
Renewal
-0.8%
9 Signed
Total G/L
+0.4%
23 Signed
+3%+1%-1%-3%
JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb
New Lease
Renewal
Total
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Trade Out Details
UnitTypePriorCurrentChangeTrade Out
204New$1,450$1,525+$75+5.2%
118Rnwl$1,380$1,350-$30-2.2%
312New$1,620$1,695+$75+4.6%
405Rnwl$1,510$1,475-$35-2.3%
217New$1,340$1,410+$70+5.2%
109Rnwl$1,290$1,260-$30-2.3%
331New$1,580$1,650+$70+4.4%
Avg7 Leases$1,453$1,481+$28+0.4%

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Financial Overview(Sep 26)
Sep 26 NOI
$140K
▼ 4.4%
MoM Change
-$3.8K
▼ 2.6%
T12 NOI
$1.69M
▼ 4.4%
Line ItemActualBudgetVar
Rental Income$196K$197K-0.6%
Econ Vacancies($10K)($3K)-236%
Util Reimburs$4K$3K+17%
Other Income$5K$3K+72%
Total Revenue$195K$201K-2.9%
Payroll$24K$25K+3.6%
G&A$8K$8K-10%
Marketing$2K$2K+9%
Contract Svcs$5K$4K-16%
Repairs & Maint$9K$7K-29%
Utilities$7K$6K-17%
Total Expenses$55K$54K-1.9%
NOI$140K$147K-4.4%
Performance Overview(Sep 26)
Occupancy
Current Occ
88.6%
▼ 5.7%
6 Wk Proj
87.2%
▼ 7.1%
11 Wk Pre
86.1%
▼ 8.2%
Leasing Funnel
125
137
35%
36%
44
49
18
21
15
18
Renewals
Renewal %
47%
▼ 13.8%
Retention
40%
▼ 14.4%
Executive Report
Properties Included
Elm Creek Apartments
Birchwood Residences
As of September 2026
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OpenSep 7 · Due soon
JR
Adjust renewal pricing at Elm Creek
2 comments
AK
Anna K.2h ago
7 move-outs this month, all cited rent increases. Can you revise the pricing by Monday?
JR
Jordan R.1h ago
On it. Will review rent comps and propose revised pricing, then mark this complete.

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Elm Creek occupancyShare
Why is occupancy down at Elm Creek, and what can we do to improve it?

Ruled out the leasing funnel, traced the decline to renewal move-outs

Short version: this isn’t a leasing problem the front door is fine. Occupancy sits at 88.6% against a 94.3% budget, a nine-unit gap that has been widening since July:

Occupancy, Sep MTD
88.6%
Budget
94.3%
Gap
−5.7 pts
Units short
9 of 158
ActualBudget12-month avg 92.5%
88%90%92%94%96%Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26

Pulled move-out reasons and compared renewal increases to market trade-out

Funnel, Sep MTDActualTarget
Leads137125
Tours4944
Applications2118
Leases1815

Leads, tours, and applications are all on target, so I ruled the funnel out first. The story is move-outs seven this month, six citing the rent increase. Renewal offers went out at 7%, against a trailing renewal average of about 4% well above what residents here had been accepting.

Worth flagging before it repeats: thirty leases expire in the next sixty days on the same 7% schedule, and four have already given notice three citing the increase. The six units vacated over the increase re-leased at an average of $92 below what those residents had been paying:

ExpirationsLeasesNotice givenCiting increase
October1832
November1211
Total3043

About three weeks before the October offers go final. Want me to create a task in RootSource so someone owns the renewal offer review before then?

Yes, assign it to Jordan with a due date of this Friday.

Created the task in RootSource

Done. Renewal offer review assigned to Jordan, due Friday, attached to the leases expiring.

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It checked the funnel first. You didn't even need to ask.

It builds the visuals you need to see the problem.

Proactive on its own, looking sixty days ahead.

The task lands back in RootSource.

You ask. It thinks like an operator.

Ask about one property or your whole portfolio, in plain English. RootSource AI starts from the picture that's already there, takes in the property's full context, connects occupancy to leasing to renewals to financials, and keeps going until it has the cause, what it cost, and what to do about it.

The Multifamily
Operator’s
Daily Playbook

Step-by-step scenarios for when a metric drops, that give you a clear answer on what’s driving it and how to improve it

Retention · Rent · Leasing · Occupancy · Trade-Out · Work Orders

The same framework top operators use every week
to improve property performance

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Retention · Operator Playbook

Renewal or Retention % is off. Why?

Both metrics tell you whether residents are staying or leaving. Follow each question below in order. When you find something, stop and act. If everything checks out, your operations are clean.
Metrics:RetentionTrade-OutMaintenanceGoogle Reviews
When to use this playbook
Current month renewal % or retention % is below your 12-month average or target
Renewal % or retention % has been dropping each month for the past few months
Projected renewal % for coming months is low vs. your 12-month average or target
If Retention % is your trigger but Renewal % looks fine: The difference is early move-outs, people leaving before their lease ends. When you get to R1, filter for early move-outs specifically. Their reasons may reveal different patterns than end-of-lease move-outs.
RetentionR1
Is there a common reason people are moving out?
Evaluate
Pull your notices to vacate over the past 1-3 months. Look at the move-out reasons. Is one reason showing up more than others?
While reviewing NTVs, also note:
Month-to-month volume spiking? People aren’t committing to a new lease. They’re keeping options open. That’s unpredictable occupancy risk.
Transfer volume elevated? Not necessarily bad. They’re staying retained, just moving units.
No common reason
Common reason found
What the concentrated reason tells you:
Rent increase: Your pricing may be pushing people out. Check renewal offers.
Competitor: Why are they choosing them? Rent? Location? Experience?
Job loss: Market/economic signal. Factor into strategy.
Personal reasons: Largely uncontrollable. If dominant, continue to R2.
RetentionR2
Are move-outs concentrated in one unit type?
Evaluate
Look at NTVs by unit type over past 1-3 months. Is one unit type over-represented?
No unit type stands out
One unit type stands out
What’s different about this unit type?
Occupancy by unit type: Is this unit type’s occupancy lower than the others?
Market rent & per SF: Is this unit type priced higher than similar unit types?
Effective rent & per SF: Same comparison.
Is market rent on this unit type too high relative to the others? If it’s a clear pricing outlier, decrease market rent on that unit type. If nothing jumps out, continue to R3.
Trade-OutR3
Has renewal trade-out been increasing?
Evaluate
Renewal trade-out %. Look at the 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month trend vs. your 12-month average. Has there been a sharp or steady increase?
Stable or declining
Increasing
Good revenue signal. You’re pushing rent on renewals and getting it. But if renewal % and/or retention % is also dropping, the rent push may be opening the back door. This is probably the most common hidden driver of move-outs. Sometimes a resident’s move-out reason will say “rent increase,” but more often they won’t admit it and give a different reason instead.
If occupancy is the priority over rent growth, reconsider the renewal offers you’re making. Soften them.
MaintenanceR4
Are work orders taking too long?
Evaluate
Avg work order completion time. Is it higher than your 12-month average or your target? Has completion time been getting worse? How many open work orders right now?
On track
Taking too long
Slow work order response directly impacts how residents feel about living at your property. It won’t show up overnight, but over time it pushes people to not renew.
See the Work Orders playbook at WO1 for the full diagnostic.
Google ReviewsR5
Are Google reviews revealing a pattern that could be driving move-outs?
Evaluate
Read your recent negative reviews. Is there a recurring theme? (slow maintenance, unit cleanliness, office staff, noise, etc.)
Pattern found
The recurring theme in your negatives is likely affecting both retention and your ability to attract new residents. Address the specific driver showing up in the reviews.
All clean
Operations ruled out
Your retention operation is healthy.
You’ve walked the full diagnostic and everything came back clean. That’s not a dead-end, that’s a finding. What you’re seeing is likely driven by something outside day-to-day operations.
Delinquency / evictions: Evictions are a quiet back door. They hurt retention numbers but won’t show up in any of the checks above.
Competition: Has a competitor renovated, a new deal in lease up, or started offering concessions?
Market shift: Is the local job market changing? Are people relocating? Is cost of living pushing residents out?
Stale target: Is the benchmark you’re measuring against still realistic? If conditions shifted, recalibrate.
Retention doesn’t fix in a week. But the diagnosis can start today.
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Frequently Asked Questions

RootSource gives your entire multifamily team, from property managers to the CEO, a clear picture of how every property in your portfolio is performing, updated daily. Occupancy, leasing, rent, delinquency, financials. Context on every number, drill-downs from the portfolio level to a single unit, and built-in reports and collaboration tools. The largest companies in multifamily have the infrastructure and dedicated teams to build this kind of visibility in-house. RootSource gives you the same capability. Purpose-built and maintained for you.

Your PMS holds the raw data. RootSource pulls it daily, cleans it through a proprietary process, and organizes it with context built in: budget comparisons, trailing averages, and trend direction on every number. Because the data is cleansed and structured, you can look back at any point in time and see exactly how a property was performing. This isn't your PMS data on a different screen. It's a connected picture you couldn't build from reports alone.

Two to three weeks. We handle the setup on our end and make sure everything looks right with your team before going live. Your day-to-day doesn't stop for this.

RootSource integrates with all major property management systems. Your leasing, operational, and financial data is pulled in automatically every day. No exports, no uploads, nothing manual.

Yes. Whether you're managing a handful of properties or hundreds, RootSource scales with your portfolio. Every property gets the same depth and context from day one.

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